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Odyssey
Ὀδύσσεια grc Odyssea la
Epic poem attributed to Homer
- Also called the Odyssey, Homer's Odyssey, Hom. Od.
Overview
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Stories and families in it
Each on its own page, where this text is one account among others.
Who appears in it
Gods and people whose own records say they appear in this work.
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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 -
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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