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-Characters are based on “The Odyssey (1997)” movie.
Odysseus - Main character; The Odyssey = Odusseia in Greek; circa 800-600 BC.
Penelope - Wife of Odysseus
Telemachus – son of Odysseus
Eumaeus – the loyal shepherd
Anticleia – is the mother of Odysseus who killed herself due to grief.
Eurycleia – is the Loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies.

Odysseus’ Men: • Perimedes – warrior who challenged and got eaten by Scylla. • Eurybates – loyal servant of Odysseus who followed him anywhere. • Polites – fat and greedy warrior who got turned into a swine. • Anticlus – curious warrior who opened the bag of winds. • Antiphus – Piper who was eaten by Polyphemus. • Eurylochus – best blacksmith and liar of Odysseus’ men.

Eurymachus – “head/lead” suitor, who had an affair w/ Melanthe.
Melanthe – sister of Melanthius, had an affair with Eurymachus.
Elatus – fat suitor of Penelope.
Antinous – most hated suitor of Penelope.
Athena- protector of Odysseus.
Mentor – Athena in disguise to guide Telemachus.
Laocoon – Soothsayer who got eaten by poseidon’s Serpent.
Circe - witch/sorceress who turned odysseus’ men into animals.
Moly – Antidote to Circe’s spells/potions
Aeolus – God of the Winds who provided Odysseus w/ the bag of winds.
Calypso – beautiful Nymph who falls inlove w/ Odysseus in her island of Ogygia.
Tiresias – Blind prophet of the Underworld.
Nausicaa – princess of the Phaeacians, found odysseus in the shores of Scherie/Scheria.
King Alcinous & Queen Arete of Phaeacians – parents of Nausicaa & offered odysseus hospitality.
Polyphemus – Cyclops; 3rd child of Poseidon who ate Antiphus.

• Day of Telemachus’ birth same as day of departure. • 10 years @ war, 10 years voyage home. • Photocopy: 7yrs on calypso’s island 1yr on circe’s o After Scylla and Charybdis, they landed on the island of Thrinacia where they hunted the cattle of Helios’ the sun god w/c resulted in a shipwreck that only odysseus survived. (then island of Calypso) o He was not recognized by eumaeus only by anticleia

1. The sea was blanketed w/ fog until they arrived to Cyclops Island 2. Aeolus God of the Winds; gave him winds. 3. Circe for 1 yr (5 years according to the movie). 4. River of fire to see Tiresias who instructed him on how to get home. 5. Then travelled towards the straights of Scylla and Charybdis. 6. Floated for 9 days until he reached Calypso’s island. 7. Was “set free” then got Shipwrecked at Scherie island where he was found by Nausicaa. 8. Given shelter by Phaeacians king and queen Alcinous and arête. 9. Taken home by the Phaeacians at night while he was sleeping. 10. Recognized by eumaeus then Telemachus, then eurycleia.

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