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