The king of Phaeacia. Odysseus shares his adventures with the Alcinous's court.
Calypso
A beautiful goddess nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years.
Charybdis
A female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool.
Cicones
People living on the south western coast of Thrace, who battled Odysseus and his men on their journey home.
Circe
A witch goddess who turns Odysseus's men into swine
Erebus
A dark area of the underworld where the dead reside
Eurylochus
One of Odysseus's loyal crew member
Lotus Eaters
People who feed Odysseus's men with lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca
Phaeacia
An Island kingdom ruled by King Alcinous. The Phaeacians are shipbuilders and traders.
Polyphemus
A Cyclops blinded by Odysseus, the son of the sea god Poseidon. Cyclopes are a race of brutish one eyed giants who live solitary lives as shepards, supposedly on the island now known as Sicily.
Scylla
A female monster with six serpent heads, each head having a triple row of fangs.
Sirens
Sea nymphs whose beautiful and mysteries music lures sailors to steer their ships to the rocks.
Teiresias
A famous blind prophet from the city of Thebes. Odysseus meets him in the land of the dead(Erebus).