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10 Cards in this Set
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The protagonist of the Odyssey. He is a favorite of the goddess Athena, who often sends him divine aid, but a bitter enemy of Poseidon, who frustrates his journey at every turn.
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Odysseus
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Odysseus’s son.
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Telemachus
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Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus.
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Penelope
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Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts.
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Athena
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God of the sea
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Poseidon
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King of gods and men, who mediates the disputes of the gods on Mount Olympus.
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Zeus
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The loyal shepherd who, along with the cowherd Philoetius, helps Odysseus reclaim his throne after his return to Ithaca. Even though he does not know that the vagabond who appears at his hut is Odysseus, Eumaeus gives the man food and shelter.
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Eumaeus
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The most arrogant of Penelope’s suitors.
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Antinous
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A manipulative, deceitful suitor. Eurymachus’s charisma and duplicity allow him to exert some influence over the other suitors.
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Eurymachus
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Among the dozens of suitors, the only decent man seeking Penelope’s hand in marriage. Amphinomus sometimes speaks up for Odysseus and Telemachus, but he is killed like the rest of the suitors in the final fight.
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Amphinomus
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