Beautiful nymph-goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years. CiconesPeople living on the southwestern coast of Thrace who battled Odysseus and his men on their journey home Cyclops | CirceWitch-goddess who turns Odysseus men into pigs. ErebusDark area of the underworld where the dead reside. |
Cyclopes are a race of brutish one-eyed giants who live solitary lives as shepherd, supposedly on the island now known as Sicily. EurylochusOne of Odysseus' loyal crew. PhaeaciaIsland kingdom ruled by King Alcinous. The Phaeacians are shipbuilders and traders. ScyllaFemale monster with six serpent heads, each head having a triple row of fangs (thought to be a dangerous rock in the Strait of Messina). Teiresias | Lotus EatersPeople who feed Odysseus' men with lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca. PolyphemusThe Cyclops blinded by Odysseus; the son of the sea god Poseiden. SirensSea nymphs whose beautiful and mysterious music lures sailors to steer their ships toward the rocks. Thrinakia |
Famous blind prophet from the city of Thebes. Odysseus meets him in the Land of the Dead. | Island where the sun god Helios keeps this cattle. |