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Odyssey
Ὀδύσσεια grc Odyssea la
Epic poem attributed to Homer
- Also called the Odyssey, Homer's Odyssey, Hom. Od.
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ZeusGreek god of the sky and king of the gods -
Athenagoddess of wisdom and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology -
Poseidonone of the twelve Olympians presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses -
HermesOlympian god in Greek religion and mythology; the emissary and messenger of the gods; the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia -
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Odysseuslegendary Greek king of Ithaca -
Helen of Troydaughter of Zeus in Greek mythology -
EosGreek goddess of the dawn -
Circeenchantress-goddess in Greek mythology -
Penelopewife of Odysseus in Greek mythology -
Telemachusin Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, a character from Homer's "Odyssey" -
harpieshalf-human and half-bird personification of storm winds from Greek and Roman mythology generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens -
CalypsoOceanid of Greek mythology
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