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odysseus
names, gods, wars, curses.
9
English
9th Grade
12/19/2012

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Term
odysseus
Definition

son of laertes

husband of penelope

father of telemachus

disowned the gods after the trojan war, was cursed by zeus to never get home and see his family of ithaca again

Term
penelope
Definition

wife of odysseus

mom of telemachus

 

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telemachus
Definition

son of odysseus

sailed to sparta seeking his father upon his return the suitors "wooing" his mom were trying to kill him when he gets home his dad is there and they plot to kill the suitors

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polyphemus
Definition

cannibal

cyclops

blinded by odysseus

son of poseidon

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poseidon
Definition

brother of zeus

son of cronus

cursed odysseus

 

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zeus
Definition

god of thunder

cant decide whether to help odysseus or kill him

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circe

 

Definition

a witch who has sex with odysseus

turns his men to pigs they are there for 5 years

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sirens
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