1.
Wife of Odysseus; Tricks suitors by weaving a shroud for Laertes then unweaving it
2.
Son of Odysseus; Obstacle to the suitors pursuing his mother Penelope; Goes off to search for his long lost father
3.
Hero of the epic; Great Greek warrior; Husband to Penelope; Father to Telemachus
4.
Rude suitor who blames Penelope for seducing him and the other suitors; Planned to have Telemachus killed; Killed by Odysseus in final book
5.
Swineherd; Loyal to Odysseus and his family; Meets and houses Odysseus, who is in disguise
6.
King of Sparta; Offers aid to Telemachus in his quest to find Odysseus
7.
Princess of the Phaeacians; Daughter to King Alcinous; Finds Odysseus, gives him food and clothes, and leads him back to the palace for aid
8.
King of the Phaecians; Notices Odysseus crying and stops the bard's song; Offers Odysseus a ship home after hosting him
9.
King of the gods; He allows Athena to intervene to help Odysseus
10.
Goddess of wisdom; Daughter to Zeus; Helps Odysseus and Telemachus by disguising herself
11.
Is sent to tell Calypso to release Odysseus; Shares the secret to overcoming Circe
12.
God of the winds; Gives Odysseus a bag of wind
13.
Beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus; Holds him prisoner on her island, Ogygia
14.
Feeds a potion to Odysseus' men to turn them into pigs
15.
God of the sea; Loathes Odysseus for blinding his son (The Cyclops)
16.
Owns the cattle that Odysseus's men are forbidden to eat, but eat anyway
17.
prophet who Odysseus travels down to the underworld to visit; Tells Odysseus how to get home and make things right with Poseidon; Gives the warning of Helios' cattle
