odyssey

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERSPRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

• the husband of Queen Penelope and the father of Prince Telemachus• a favorite of the goddess Athena• most renowned for his cunning

OdysseusOdysseus

• spends her days in the palace waiting for Odysseus who left for Troy twenty years earlier and never returned

PenelopePenelopePRINCIPAL CHARACTERSPRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

• a natural obstacle to the suitors desperately courting his mother• assisted by Athena

TelemachusTelemachusPRINCIPAL CHARACTERSPRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

• goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts• appears in disguise as Mentor

AthenaAthenaPRINCIPAL CHARACTERSPRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

MINOR CHARACTERSMINOR CHARACTERS

• ththe beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus’s crew into swine• Her island-home is Aeaea.

CirceCirce

• The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus• Her island-home is Ogygia.

CalypsoCalypsoMINOR CHARACTERSMINOR CHARACTERS

• imprisons Odysseus and his crew and tries to eat them all, but Odysseus blinds him, which angers Poseidon

PolyphemusPolyphemusMINOR CHARACTERSMINOR CHARACTERS

• the messenger of Zeus who helps Odysseus return to Ithaca

HermesHermesOTHER CHARACTERSOTHER CHARACTERS

TiresiasTiresias• tthe blind prophet whose help Odysseus seeks in the Underworld

EurycleiaEurycleia• The aged and loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies

• the loyal shepherd who helps Odysseus reclaim his throne

EumaeusEumaeusOTHER CHARACTERSOTHER CHARACTERS

AeolusAeolus• the god of winds who, according to the movie, is the cousin of Poseidon

Antinous and EurymachusAntinous and Eurymachus• two of Penelope’s suitors

TROY

ITHACA

LOTUS-EATERS

CYCLOPS

AEAEA

LAESTRYGONIANS

AEOLIA

HADES

MT. OLYMPUS

CICONES

OGYGIASIRENS

STRAITS OF MESSINA

ODYSSEY ACTIVITYODYSSEY ACTIVITYAnswer the following:Answer the following:

1. Creatures whose beautiful sound will draw all men unto them.

The SirensThe Sirens2. This person is Odysseus' loyal shepherd.

EumaeusEumaeus3. This girl found Odysseus by the river. She eventually took him to her father the king.

NausicaaNausicaa

4. This pattern story is about a man who came home from the war and was killed by his wife and her lover.

AgamemnonAgamemnon5. She proves to be an unfaithful servant of Odysseus.

MelantheMelanthe6. In what adventure does Odysseus not lose any men?

HadesHades

7. Who gives Odysseus an escort home to Ithaca?

The PhaeaciansThe Phaeacians8. Name one of the kings Telemachus goes to visit in search for news of his father.

Menelaus or NestorMenelaus or Nestor9. The closest relative whom Odysseus saw in the Underworld.

His mother, AnticleaHis mother, Anticlea10. How many suitors are alive at the end of "Odyssey"?

None / ZeroNone / Zero