Understand the characters and places and the role each plays in Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca.
Achilles
Aeolus
Agamemnon
Alcinous
Amphimedon
Amphinomous
Antinous
Aphrodite
Ares
Arete
Argos
Athena
Autolycus
Calypso
Charybdis
Cicones
Circe
Demodocus
Elpenor
Elysian Fields
Eumaeus
Euryalus
Eurycleia
Eurymachus
Helen
Helios
Hephaestus
Hermes
Ino
Irus
Laertes
Laestrygonians
Lotus-Eaters
Medon
Melanthius
Melantho
Menelaus
Mount Olympus
Nausicaa
Nestor
Peisistratus
Penelope
Phemius
Philoetius
Poseidon
Proteus
Scylla
Sirens
Sisyphus
Tantalus
Tiresias
Telemachus
Theoclymenus
Polyphemus
Zeus
Understand the geography of Odysseus’ journey and the events associated with each place.
Aeaea
Hades
Ithaca
Ogygia
Phaeacia
Pylos
Scheria
Sparta
Thrinacia
Troy
Important terms:
epithet
hubris
in medias res
moly
simile