Odyssey Books 1-12 Study Guide
Characters:
Odysseus
Telemachus
Penelope
Eurycleia
Eurymachus
Antinous
Poseidon
Polyphemos
Zeus
Hermes
Athena and her disguises
Nestor
Pisistratus
Agamemnon
Clytemnestra
Aegisthus
Orestes
Menelaus
Helen
Proteus
Calypso
Ino
Circe
Nausicaa
Alcinous
Arete
Demodocus
Aeolus
Persephone
Great Ajax
Little Ajax
Achilles
Helios
Tiresias
Anticleia
Laertes
Elpenor
Tantalus
Sisyphus
Scylla
Charybdis
The Sirens
Settings:
Ithaca
Sparta
Pylos
Phaecia/Scheria
Lycaedaemon
Ogygia
Underworld
Terms: Know the meaning and how it functions in the text (be able to provide examples)
Xenia
Hubris
Kleos
Nostos
Hermetic mind
Epiphet
Epic simile
Dramatic irony
Invocation
Enumeratio
En media res