Odyssey Characters Part 1

1. ODYSSEY
CHARACTERS
Part 1

2. ODYSSEUS
•Roman name
Ulysses
•King of Ithaca
•Known for his
intelligence
•Returning home
from the Trojan
War

3. CIRCE
•Sorceress
•Turns Odysseus’ men
into swine
•Romantically involved
with Odysseus
•Detains him for 1 year

4. CALYPSO
•Romantically involved
with Odysseus
•Held him captive on
her island for 7 years

5. POSEIDON
•Greek god of the
sea

6. ZEUS
•Supreme ruler of
the gods

7. AEOLUS
•Keeper of the winds
•Gives Odysseus a
sack of all the winds
that will keep him
from home

8. ATHENA
•Greek goddess of
wisdom & just war
•Assists Odysseus
during his journey
home

9. SIRENS
•Half-bird, half-
woman
•Their song lures
men to their
deaths
•Cause men to
crash their ships
into the rocks

10. CICONES
•Ambushed by Odysseus’ men

11. TELEMACHUS
•Son of Odysseus
•Helps Odysseus kill
the suitors