Polyphemus		Odysseus's son.
Odysseus		The protagonist of the Odyssey.
Tiresias		Odysseus's aging father
Goddess		King of gods and men, who mediates the disputes of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Penelope		Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus.
Lotus		The beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus's crew into swine when he lands on her island.
Athena		One who is greatly worshiped.
Homer		A woman who is praised looked highly up to.
Zeus		Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts.
Circe		The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her island-home of Ogygia.
God		A man of high ranking.
Poseidon		The famous war took place in this city.
Calypso		Aquatic plant.
Troy		The Author of "The Odyssey"
Laertes		One of the Cyclopes (uncivilized one-eyed giants) whose island Odysseus comes to soon after leaving Troy.
Noble man		A Theban prophet who inhabits the underworld.
Telemachus		God of the sea.