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The Odyssey
Chapters 7-10
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Literature
Undergraduate 1
08/30/2009

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Eurymedusa
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Nausicaa's nurse
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Arete
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Queen, wife and niece of Alcinous
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Periboea
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Poseidon's wife
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Nausithous
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Poseidon's son, father of Alcinous
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Rhexenor
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Alcinous' brother, Arete's father
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Echeneus
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eldest lord in Phaeacia, suggested to the king they seat and feed Odysseus
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Laodamas
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King Alcinous' favorite son
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Pontonous
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herald of King Alcinous, poured wine
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Demodocus
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bard in Phaeacia, inspired by the Muse
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Laodamas, Halius, and Clytoneus
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sons of King Alcinous
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Broadsea
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mocked Odysseus when he didn't want to compete
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Hephaestus
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god of fire, wife Aphrodite cheated on him with Ares
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Circe
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nymph that held Odysseus captive, like Calypso
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Polyphemus
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Giant Cyclops that Odysseus blinded
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Telemus
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Cyclops said this prophet predicted Odysseus blinding him
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King Aeolus
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had 12 children married to one another, gave Odysseus sack of wind
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Laestrygonians and King Antiphates
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ate Odysseus' men, destroyed their ships
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Eurylochus
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led one of the teams at Circe's island, called out Odysseus, stayed behind when men went in to her home
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moly
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drug given to Odysseus by Hermes to fight off Circe's spells
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Persephone
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goddess who lives in House of Death
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Tiresias
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prophet in the House of Death
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Elpenor
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fell off Circe's roof and died
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ram and black ewe
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two animals Circe put on ship
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Aeaean island
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Circe's home
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