| ithaca | odysseus’ home |
| alcinous | the Phaeacian king who hosts Odysseus |
| poseidon | the only god who did not pity Odysseus |
| polyphemus | the cyclops blinded by Odysseus |
| hermes | the messenger of the gods also known as “the giant killer” |
| lotus | the flowery fruit that can make men forget their homes |
| laertes | father of Odysseus |
| eurymachus | prominent suitor who is the arch-enemy of Telemachus |
| circe | imprisoned Odysseus’ men in a pig sty before becoming his lover |
| elpenor | member of Odysseus’ who is encountered in the underworld |
| nausicaa | young daughter of Alcinous who is tall and beautiful as a goddess |
| charybdis | sucked down salt water exposing her interior vortex then vomited it up seething over like a cauldron over a blazing fire |
| sirens | Odysseus had to be tied down to listen to their song |
| hyperion | the god whose cattle was consumed by Odysseus’ crew |
| laestrygonians | giants who pelted rocks down on the ships of Odysseus’ expedition |
| nohbdy | person who claimed responsibility for the cyclops’ suffering |
| troy | where Odysseus’ journey home began |
| calypso | nymph, envied by the gods for living with a mortal, who delays Odysseus for seven years |
| pig | the kind of animal cared for by Eumaeus |
| moly | herb with black roots and a white blossom given to Odysseus by Hermes |
| athene | goddess who protects and helps Odysseus |
| scylla | creature with a dreadful bark, twelve feet, six scrawny necks and triple rows of fangs |
| cronos | father of Zeus |
| nestor | king of Pylos; the Gerenian Charioteer visited by Telemachus |
| penelope | wife of Odysseus |
| menelaus | husband of Helen and host of Telemachus |
| teiresias | bind Theban prophet from whom Odysseus sought advice in Hades |
| aeolus | gave Odysseus a leather bag containing the boisterous energies of the wind |
| helen | beautiful wife of Menelaus |
| son | relationship of Telemachus to Odysseus |
| hephaestus | god who is cuckolded by his wife Aphrodite and Ares |
| cicones | the people who were raided during odysseus’ first stop on his return from war |
The Odyssey crossword puzzle
April 18, 2020