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| goddess of inspiration, daughter of Zeus |
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| the Sun god, can see everything, father of Kirke, owns cattle that Odysseus’ crew slaughters, hot axe thunderbolt |
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| most powerful god, husband of Hera, father of most gods, son of Kronos |
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| beautiful, immortal, nymph that wants Odysseus, daughter of Atlas, stays on island and lets Odysseus go |
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| father of Telemakhos, king of Ithaka, son of Laertes and Antikleia, main character of poem |
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| water god, didn’t like Odysseus because he poked out his son's eye, father of Polyphemos, “god of earthquake”, “the Earthshaker” |
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| killed by Orestes, stole Agamemnon’s wife and killed him |
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| father of Orestes, brother of Menelaos, true husband of Klytaimnestra, killed by Aigisthos, warns Odysseus that the same thing might happen to him |
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| son of Agamemnon and Klytaimnestra, exiled for seven years, killed Aigisthos and Klytaimnestra |
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| messenger god, “runner”, son of Zeus, gives Odysseus molu to protect him from Kirke’s spell |
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| the grey-eyed goddess, felt sorry for Odysseus, helps Telemakhos, very clever and good with disguise (Mentor, Mentes, etc.) |
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| a family friend of Odysseus, Taphian captain, son of Ankhialos, ruler of Taphos, first disguise of Athena’s |
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| purchased Eurykleia, Odysseus’ father |
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| prince of Ithaka, son of Odysseus, very welcoming and hospitable |
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| mother of Telemakhos, wife of Odyseuss, has many suitors, daughter of Ikarios, wise |
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| sage, old friend of Odysseus’, lord of Gerenia, father of Antilokhos and Peistratos |
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| red-haired king, brother of Agamemnon, husband of Helen, father of Megapenthes and Hermione, a hard worker, fought in the war alongside Odysseus, son of Atreus |
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| minstrel, son of Terpis, spared from death by Odysseus |
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| Eupeithes’ son, one of Penelope’s suitors, insults/abuses Odysseus when he is disguised as a beggar, the worst suitor, 1st suitor to die |
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| son of Polybos, a suitor of Penelope, insults/abuses Odysseus when he is disguised as a beggar, 2nd suitor to die |
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| daughter of Ops, servant who loves Telemakhos, old, recognizes Odysseus by his scar while she is washing the “beggar” |
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| a seer, predicts that Odysseus is near and the suitors will face a “bloody doom” |
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| an old friend of Odysseus’ family, a disguise of Athena’s |
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| Nestor’s son, prince of Pylos |
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| originally wife of Agamemnon, left him for Aigisthos, killed by Orestes, mother of Orestes |
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| wife of Menelaos, “face that launched a thousand ships”, never had any children, walked around Trojan horse and almost gave away the Greeks |
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| the pale-gold goddess, took Helen away from Menelaos, wife of Hephaistos, cheats on him with Ares, daughter of Zeus |
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| a goldsmith/silversmith, marries to Aphrodite, traps her and her lover in chains and bring gods to laugh at them |
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| a crier, tells Penelope that the suitors are going to try to kill Telemakhos, spared from death by Telemakhos |
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| father of Nausikaa, Halios, and Klytoneus, son of Nausithoos, his family is kin of immortals, king of Phaiakians |
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| daughter of Alkinoos and Arete, offered in marriage to Odysseus, helps Odysseus meet her parents and get home |
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| Alkinoos’ wife and niece, mother of Nausikaa, Halios, and Klytoneus |
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| enchantress, turns Odysseus’ men into pigs, eventually helps Odysseus, lives in Aiaia, sister of Aietes, daughter of Helios and Perse, divine beauty |
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| son of Poseidon, a Kyklops, traps and eats most of Odysseus’ men until his eye is stabbed out, asks Poseidon to make sure that Odysseus never gets home |
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| king of Aiolia Island, the god of wind, has six sons and six daughters, hosts Odysseus for a month, gives him a bag of wind, is friendly the first time, when Odysseus returns he is not so friendly |
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| a Laistrygon, a cannibal, eats some of Odysseus’ men |
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| a member of Odysseus’ crew, chosen to explore Kirke’s island, mutinous, holds Odysseus down as they pass the Seirenes |
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| dead Prince of Thebes, prophesizes that Odysseus still has hard times ahead, tells him he must plant an oar in the ground as a tribute to Poseidon |
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| the youngest member of Odysseus’ crew, dies from falling off a roof while drunk, requests an honorable burial |
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| Odysseus’ mother, died of loneliness for Odysseus |
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| a horrible, six-headed monster, has tentacles, eats six men from every ship |
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| makes a huge storm and a whirlpool |
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| swineherd that helps Odysseus and Telemakhos, almost like a father to Telemakhos |
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| the nicest, best suitor of Penelope’s, doesn’t really want to kill Telemakhos, son of Nisos Aretiades, is eventually killed by Telemakhos (3rd suitor to die) |
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| a shepherd, taunts Odysseus when he is disguised as a beggar, a traitor – gets weapons for the suitors to fight with |
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| Odysseus’ old dog that dies when he returns home |
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| the disguise of Odysseus when he is a beggar, son of Deukalion |
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1. HERO
2. large setting
3. deeds of great valor/superhuman strength
4. gods intervene
5. objectivity*
6. begin with theme
7. MUSE
8. the begging is IN MEDIA RES - in the middle of things
9. long, formal speeches - not normal dialouge
10. epic similie
11. epithets
12. action is about episodes important to nation's history
13. stock phrases
14. parallel episodes |
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MUSE
- a Greek goddess of inspiration
- Calliope
- muse of epic poetry |
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EPIC SIMILIE
- ex: Odysseus -> lion
- Primary object = the thing being compared
- Secondary object = the thing that describes the p.o. |
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EPISODES IMPORTANT TO NATION'S HISTORY
- kings
- huge wars |
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STOCK PHRASES
- "dawn's fingers rose"
- "broad backed sea"
- repeated phrases not especially associated with any particular character
- descirbe important ideas/past events |
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PARALLEL EPISODES
- Agamemnon + Agisthos/Odysseus/Telemakhos/Hephaistos |
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