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| Protagonist of the Odyssey; Brave and clever soldier who fought in the Trojan War and now is trying to sail home to Ithica |
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| Goddess of War and Wisdom who helps Odysseus on his journey; also daughter of Zeus |
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| Beautiful witch-goddess who turned Odysseus's men into swine on her island of Aeaea; daughter of Helios |
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| Odysseus's son; he is looking for his father |
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| Odysseus's wife; waiting for Odysseus to return back home to Ithaca |
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| God of the Sea; enemy of Odysseus because Odysseus blinded his son Polyphemus; his epithet is the "Earth-Shaker" |
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| Most powerful of all the Gods; sometimes he helps Odysseus, sometimes he hinders him |
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| Beautiful nymph-goddess who falls in love with Odysseus and keeps him prisoner on her island for 7 years |
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| Son of Poseidon; Brutish one-eyed Cyclops who tries to eat Odysseus and his shipmates, but Odysseus blinds him and escapes |
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| A dead and blind prophet who lives in the Underworld; Odysseus comes to him for advice and Tiresias warns Odysseus about the dangers that await him |
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| King of the Phaeacinians; he offers Odysseus hospitality when Odysseus lands on his island; in exchange, Odysseus tells him the story of his adventures |
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| Messenger god sent by Zeus to order Calypso to release Odysseus from captivity |
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| God of the Winds; gives Odysseus a bag of winds to help him sail home safely |
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| A tribe of men living in the town of Ismara who fight with Odysseus's men |
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| People who eat lotuses and feed them to Odysseus and his men; the lotuses make his men forget their goal of returning home |
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| One of Odysseus's shipmates; he leads an expedition of 23 men onto Circe's island |
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