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| Achaea A northern region of the Peloponnesian Peninsula; a general term for all of Greece |
Lattimore Achaia Fagles Achaea Loeb Achaea Fitzgerald Akhaia |
| Achaeans A general term for the Greeks of the Balkan mainland and the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Achaians Fagles Achaeans Loeb Achaeans Fitzgerald Akhaians |
| Acheron A river in the Underworld; Odysseus was required to go to the Acheron, where the rivers Pyriphlegethon and Kokytos flow into it, in order to consult with the dead seer Teiresias |
Lattimore Acheron Fagles Acheron Loeb Acheron Fitzgerald Sorrowing Waters |
| Achilles The most handsome and bravest warrior in the Greek army at the siege of Troy; the son of King Peleus and the Nereid, Thetis; Odysseus encountered the “shade” of Achilles when he went to the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Achilleus Fagles Achilles Loeb Achilles Fitzgerald Akhilleus |
| Adreste One of the handmaids of Helen; Alkippe and Phylo were the other two |
Lattimore Adreste Fagles Adreste Loeb Adraste Fitzgerald Adraste |
| Agamemnon The king of Mycenae and leader of the Achaean army at the siege of Troy; the son of Atreus and the brother of Menelaos; Agamemnon was killed after his return from Troy by his wife’s lover, Aegisthus |
Lattimore Agamemnon Fagles Agamemnon Loeb Agamemnon Fitzgerald Agamemnon |
| Agelaos The son of Damastor; Agelaos was one of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by Odysseus when he returned home to Ithaka |
Lattimore Agelaos Fagles Agelaus Loeb Agelaus Fitzgerald Agelaos |
| Aiaia The island inhabited by the beautiful nymph, Kirke; Odysseus was on Aiaia for seven years before Zeus forced Kirke to let him leave |
Lattimore Aiaia Fagles Aeaea Loeb Aeaea Fitzgerald Aiaia |
| Aeakus One of the many sons of Zeus; the father of Peleus and the grandfather of Achilles |
Lattimore Aiakos Fagles Aeacus Loeb Aeacus Fitzgerald Aiakos |
| Aias 1) The son of Telamon and one of the fiercest Achaean soldiers at the siege of Troy; after Achilles was killed at Troy, Odysseus and Aias argued over his armor but it was awarded to Odysseus; Aias was killed after leaving Troy by the god, Poseidon; when Odysseus encountered the “shade” of Aias in the Underworld, the dead hero would not even acknowledge Odysseus; 2) the son of Oileus and Eriopis and half-brother of Medon; also called Lesser Aias |
Lattimore Aias Fagles Ajax Loeb Aias Fitzgerald Aias |
| Aietes The brother of Kirke and the king of Kolchis, where the Golden Fleece was hidden |
Lattimore Aietes Fagles Aeetes Loeb Aeetes Fitzgerald Aietes |
| Aegae A city in the northern proton of the Peloponnesian Peninsula; after Poseidon shattered the small boat that Odysseus was in, he left the hero to drift in the open sea and made his way to his palace at Aegae |
Lattimore Aigai Fagles Aegae Loeb Aegae Fitzgerald Aigai |
| Aegisthus The son of Thyestes and the cousin of Agamemnon; when Agamemnon returned from the siege of Troy, Aegisthus killed him without the assistance of Klytemnestra; Aegisthus was later killed by Agamemnon’s son, Orestes |
Lattimore Aigisthos Fagles Aegisthus Loeb Aegisthus Fitzgerald Aigisthos |
| Aeolia The floating island of the lord of the Winds, Aeolus; Odysseus stayed for a month on Aeolia as the guest of Aeolus |
Lattimore Aiolia Fagles Aeolia Loeb Aeolia Fitzgerald Aiolia |
| Aeolus 1) The lord of the Winds; Odysseus spent a month on the island of Aeolia as the guest of Aeolus; finally Aeolus gave Odysseus a favorable wind to get him home but members of his crew disobeyed Aeolus’ instructions and they were blown back to Aeolia; Aeolus refused to assist them a second time; 2) the father of Kretheus; Odysseus met the wife of Kretheus, Tyro, at the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Aiolos Fagles Aeolus Loeb Aeolus Fitzgerald Aiolos |
| Aeson The son of Kretheus and Tyro; the brother of Pheres and Amythaon |
Lattimore Aison Fagles Aeson Loeb Aeson Fitzgerald Aison |
| Aetolia A coastal district in western Greece bounded by the river Achelous on the west and the Gulf of Patrae on the south |
Lattimore Aitolia Fagles Aetolia Loeb Aetolia Fitzgerald Aitolia |
| Aetolian From or of Aetolia, i.e. the coastal district in western Greece bounded by the river Achelous on the west and the Gulf of Patrae on the south |
Lattimore Aitolian Fagles Aetolian Loeb Aetolian Fitzgerald Aitolian |
| Aigyptios An elder of Ithaka who had been a hero in his younger days; when Telemachos called an assembly, Aigyptios was the first to speak; he showed respect for Telemachos and praise for their long absent king, Odysseus; Aigyptios had four sons: 1) Antiphos went with Odysseus to Troy but was killed by the Cyclops, Polyphemos, on the voyage home; 2) Eurynomos became one of the suitors of Penelope and was finally killed by Odysseus; the other two sons tended the estates of their father |
Lattimore Aigyptios Fagles Aegyptius Loeb Aegyptius Fitzgerald Aigyptios |
| Aigyptos The Nile river in Egypt |
Lattimore Aigyptos Fagles Nile Loeb Aegyptus Fitzgerald Nile |
| Aithon A false name assumed by Odysseus; while he was in disguise, Odysseus wanted to question Penelope so he used the name Aithon |
Lattimore Aithon Fagles Aethon Loeb Aethon Fitzgerald Aithon |
| Akastos The king of Doulichion in western Greece |
Lattimore Akastos Fagles Acastus Loeb Acastus Fitzgerald Akastos |
| Akroneos One of the young Phaiakian men who participated in the athletic contests given in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Akroneos Fagles Topsail Loeb Acroneus Fitzgerald Tipmast |
| Aktoris One of Penelope’s maids, i.e. a slave; Aktoris was given to Penelope by her father when she married Odysseus; Aktoris would guard the bedroom doors at night while Odysseus and Penelope slept |
Lattimore Actor’s daughter Fagles Actoris Loeb Actor’s daughter Fitzgerald Aktoris |
| Alektor A Spartan whose daughter married Menelaos’ son, Megapenthes; Megapenthes was the result of the union of Menelaos and a slave woman, not his wife, Helen |
Lattimore Alektor Fagles Alector Loeb Alector Fitzgerald Alektor |
| Alkandre The wife of King Polybos of Thebes, Egypt; while Menelaos and Helen were in Thebes, Alkandre gave Helen a golden distaff and a silver basket trimmed with gold |
Lattimore Alkandre Fagles Alcandre Loeb Alcandre Fitzgerald Alkandre |
| Alkimos The father of Odysseus’ most trusted advisor and teacher, Mentor |
Lattimore Alkimos Fagles Alcimus Loeb Alcimus Fitzgerald Alkimos |
| Alkinoos The king of the Phaiakians and father of Nausikaa and Laodamas; Alkinoos and his wife, Arete, welcomed Odysseus when he was washed ashore; they gave him many gifts and a ship to carry him home to Ithaka |
Lattimore Alkinoos Fagles Alcinous Loeb Alcinous Fitzgerald Alkinoos |
| Alkippe One of the handmaids of Helen; Adreste and Phylo were the other two |
Lattimore Alkippe Fagles Alcippe Loeb Alcippe Fitzgerald Alkippe |
| Alkmaeon The son of Amphiaraus and brother of Amphilochos |
Lattimore Alkmaion Fagles Alcmaeon Loeb Alcmaeon Fitzgerald Alkmaon |
| Alkmene The wife of Amphitryon and consort of Zeus; the mother of Herakles and Iphikles; while Amphitryon was away from home avenging the murder of his Alkmene’s brothers, Zeus disguised himself as Amphitryon and made Alkmene pregnant, their son was Herakles; Iphikles was the son of Alkmene and Amphitryon |
Lattimore Alkmene Fagles Alcmena Loeb Alkmene Fitzgerald Alkmene |
| Aloeus The husband of Iphimedeia and acknowledged father of the giants, Otos and Ephialtes |
Lattimore Aloeus Fagles Aloeus Loeb Aloeus Fitzgerald Aloeus |
| Alpheios The river on the Peloponnesian Peninsula which flows from Arkadia westward through the district of Elis and the plain of Olympia |
Lattimore Alpheios Fagles Alpheus Loeb Alpheus Fitzgerald Alpheios |
| Alybas The name of a town which Odysseus made up while he was in disguise and trying to get information from his father, Laertes |
Lattimore Alybas Fagles Roamer-Town Loeb Alybas Fitzgerald Rover’s Passage |
| Amnisos A port city on the island of Crete where Odysseus said he came from while he was pretending to be a man named Aithon |
Lattimore Amnisos Fagles Amnisus Loeb Amnisus Fitzgerald Amnisos |
| Amphialos A young man from Phaiakia who competed in the athletic contests held in honor of Odysseus; Amphialos won the jumping contest |
Lattimore Amphialos Fagles Seagirt Loeb Amphialus Fitzgerald Seabelt |
| Amphiaraus The son of Oikles and father of Amphilochus and Alkmaeon; Amphiaraus was one of the Seven Against Thebes where he died while trying to capture the city |
Lattimore Amphiaraos Fagles Amphiaraus Loeb Amphiaraus Fitzgerald Amphiaraos |
| Amphilochus The son of Amphiaraus and brother of Alkmaeon |
Lattimore Amphilochos Fagles Amphilochus Loeb Amphilochus Fitzgerald Amphilokhos |
| Amphimedon One of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by Telemachos; after his death, Amphimedon met the “shade” of Agamemnon in the Underworld and told him how Penelope had tricked the suitors by pretending to weave a shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes, and how, when Odysseus came home, he outwitted the suitors and then killed them |
Lattimore Amphimedon Fagles Amphimedon Loeb Amphimedon Fitzgerald Amphimedon |
| Amphinomos One of the suitors of Penelope; the son of Nisos from Doulichion; of all the suitors, Penelope liked Amphinomos best; when Odysseus returned to his home in disguise, he advised Amphinomos to leave before justice was meted out to the reckless suitors but Amphinomos ignored the warning and was killed by Telemachos |
Lattimore Amphinomos Fagles Amphinomus Loeb Amphinomus Fitzgerald Amphinomos |
| Amphion 1) The husband of Niobe; Amphion and his brother, Zethos, were sons of Zeus and Antiope; Amphion presumably built the foundations and bulwarks of the city of Thebes by moving the stones with the enchanting music from his kithara; 2) the king of Orchomenos; the son of Iasos and the father of Chloris |
Lattimore Amphion Fagles Amphion Loeb Amphion Fitzgerald Amphion |
| Amphithea The wife of Autolykos and mother of Antikleia; the grandmother of Odysseus |
Lattimore Amphithea Fagles Amphithea Loeb Amphithea Fitzgerald Amphithea |
| Amphitrite A Nereid; one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris; collectively called the Daughters of the Sea |
Lattimore Amphitrite Fagles Amphitrite Loeb Amphitrite Fitzgerald Amphitrite |
| Amphitryon The husband of Alkmene and father of Iphikles; while Amphitryon was away from home avenging the murder of his Alkmene’s brothers, Zeus disguised himself as Amphitryon and made Alkmene pregnant, their son was Herakles; Iphikles was the son of Alkmene and Amphitryon |
Lattimore Amphitryon Fagles Amphitryon Loeb Amphitryon Fitzgerald Amphitryon |
| Amythaon The son of Tyro and Kretheus; the brother of Aeson and Pheres |
Lattimore Amythaon Fagles Amythaon Loeb Amythaon Fitzgerald Amythaon |
| Anabesineus A young man from Phaiakia who competed in the athletic contests held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Anabasineos Fagles Swing-Aboard Loeb Anabesineus Fitzgerald Boardalee |
| Anchialos 1) A young man from Phaiakia who competed in the athletic contests held in honor of Odysseus; 2) the father of Mentes; the goddess, Athene, assumed the guise of Mentes to secretly speak to Telemachos in front of the suitors of Penelope |
Lattimore Anchialos Fagles Surf-at-the-Beach Loeb Anchialus Fitzgerald Beacher |
| Andraemon The father of the Achaean soldier, Thoas |
Lattimore Andraimon Fagles Andraemon Loeb Andraemon Fitzgerald Andraimon |
| Antikleia The daughter of Autolykos and the wife of Laertes; the mother of Odysseus; when Odysseus was at the entrance to the Underworld, he saw the “shade” of Antikleia |
Lattimore Antikleia Fagles Anticleia Loeb Anticleia Fitzgerald Antikleia |
| Antiklos One of the Achaean soldiers who was hiding in the Wooden Horse when it was used to gain entry to the city of Troy |
Lattimore Antiklos Fagles Anticlus Loeb Anticlus Fitzgerald Antiklos |
| Antilochos An Achaean soldier; one of the sons of Nestor; Antilochos was killed by Memnon at the siege of Troy |
Lattimore Antilochos Fagles Antilochus Loeb Antilochus Fitzgerald Antilokhos |
| Antinoos The son of Eupeithes; Antinoos was one of the suitors of Penelope and was the first to be killed by Odysseus in the final confrontation with the suitors |
Lattimore Antinoos Fagles Antinous Loeb Antinous Fitzgerald Antinoos |
| Antiope The daughter of the river god, Asopos, and the consort of Zeus; Antiope’s sons, Amphion and Zethos, built the foundations of the city of Thebes |
Lattimore Antiope Fagles Antiope Loeb Antiope Fitzgerald Antiope |
| Antiphates 1) The king of the giant cannibals, the Laistrygones, encountered by Odysseus; 2) the son of Melampous; Antiphates was the brother of Mantios and the father of Oikles |
Lattimore Antiphates Fagles Antiphates Loeb Antiphates Fitzgerald Antiphates |
| Antiphos 1) The son of Aigyptios; Antiphos accompanied Odysseus to Troy but was killed by the Cyclops, Polyphemos, on the voyage home; 2) one of the elders of Ithaka and a trusted friend of Odysseus |
Lattimore Antiphos Fagles Antiphus Loeb Antiphus Fitzgerald Antiphos |
| Apeire The home of the elderly chamber attendant of Nausikaa, Eurymedusa |
Lattimore Apeire Fagles Apiraea Loeb Apeire Fitzgerald (Not mentioned by name) |
| Apheidas A name used by Odysseus while hiding his true identity from his father, Laertes |
Lattimore Apheidas Fagles Unsparing Loeb Apheidas Fitzgerald King Allwoes |
| Aphrodite The goddess of Love; the wife of Hephaistos; Aphrodite was caught being unfaithful to her husband while she cavorted with the god of War, Ares, and was humiliated in front of the other Immortals |
Lattimore Aphrodite Fagles Aphrodite Loeb Aphrodite Fitzgerald Aphrodite |
| Apollon The son of Zeus and Leto and the brother of Artemis; when Odysseus returned to Ithaka, he attacked and killed the suitors on a festival day of Apollon |
Lattimore Apollo Fagles Apollo Loeb Apollo Fitzgerald Apollo |
| Arcturus The constellation of the Great Bear; also called the Wagon and Wain |
Lattimore Bear Fagles Great Bear or Wagon Loeb Bear Fitzgerald Great Bear or Wain |
| Ares The god of War; he was caught in an ingenious trap when he entered the bed of the wife of Hephaistos, Aphrodite; Ares and the goddess of Love were humiliated in front of the other Immortals when Hephaistos demanded an adulterers fee |
Lattimore Ares Fagles Ares Loeb Ares Fitzgerald Ares |
| Arete The daughter of Rhexenor and queen of the Phaiakians; Arete was the wife of King Alkinoos and the mother of Nausikaa and Laodamas |
Lattimore Arete Fagles Arete Loeb Arete Fitzgerald Arete |
| Arethusa A spring on the island of Ithaka; the goddess Athene instructed Odysseus to go to Arethusa where he was to meet the swineherd, Eumaios |
Lattimore Arethousa Fagles Arethusa Loeb Arethusa Fitzgerald Arethousa |
| Aretos One of the sons of Nestor |
Lattimore Aretos Fagles Aretus Loeb Aretus Fitzgerald Aretos |
| Argeiphontes An epithet for the god, Hermes, meaning Slayer of Argos; Argos was the many-eyed creature who was set to watch over the Heifer-Maiden, Io |
Lattimore Argeiphontes Fagles Giant Killer Loeb Argeiphontes Fitzgerald Argeiphontes |
| Argives A general term for the Greeks who laid siege to the city of Troy |
Lattimore Argives Fagles Argives Loeb Argives Fitzgerald Argives |
| Argo The name of the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in their quest for the Golden Fleece; the craft was inspired by the goddess, Athene, and built by a man named Argos; the name, Argo, literally means, Swift |
Lattimore Argo Fagles Argo Loeb Argo Fitzgerald Argo |
| Argos - the place A district in the northwestern portion of the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Argos Fagles Argos Loeb Argos Fitzgerald Argos |
| Argos - the dog The faithful dog of Odysseus who recognized his master after Odysseus had been gone for twenty years |
Lattimore Argos Fagles Argos Loeb Argus Fitzgerald Argos |
| Ariadne The daughter of King Minos of the island of Crete; the Athenian hero, Theseus, took Ariadne from her home but abandoned her on the island of Dia where she was killed by the goddess, Artemis; Odysseus encountered the “shade” of Ariadne when he was at the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Ariadne Fagles Ariadne Loeb Ariadne Fitzgerald Ariadne |
| Arkeisios A son of Zeus and the father of Laertes and grandfather of Odysseus |
Lattimore Arkeisios Fagles Arcesius Loeb Arceisius Fitzgerald Arkesios |
| Arnaios The name of the beggar, Iros; he was called Iros (the masculine form of the name Iris) because he earned his bread by being a messenger and was thus compared, insultingly, to the messenger of the Immortals, Iris; he was beaten and broken by Odysseus for his insults and abuse |
Lattimore Arnaios Fagles Arnaeus Loeb Arnaeus Fitzgerald Arnaios |
| Artakia A spring on the island of Lamos; Odysseus’ men encountered the daughter of the king of the giant people known as the Laistrygones at the well-spring of Artakia |
Lattimore Artakie Fagles Artacia Loeb Artacia Fitzgerald Artakia |
| Artemis The daughter of Zeus and Leto; Artemis is the sister of Apollon; after the daughter of King Minos of Crete, Ariadne, was abandoned on the island of Dia, Artemis killed her |
Lattimore Artemis Fagles Artemis Loeb Artemis Fitzgerald Artemis |
| Asopos 1)The name of a river in Boeotia; 2) a river god; the father of Antiope |
Lattimore Asopos Fagles Asopus Loeb Asopus Fitzgerald Asopos |
| Arybas A wealthy man from Sidon; Arybas was the father of the nurse who was taken prisoner by pirates and, in exchange for her freedom, promised to kidnap young Eumaios and let the pirates sell him as a slave; after many years of slavery, Eumaios became a swineherd for Odysseus |
Lattimore Arybas Fagles Arybas Loeb Arybas Fitzgerald Arubas |
| Asphalion The attendant who served Menelaos at his home in Sparta when Telemachos called on the king for news of his father, Odysseus |
Lattimore Asphalion Fagles Asphalion Loeb Asphalion Fitzgerald Asphalion |
| Asteris A small island between Ithaka and Samos (Same) where the suitors hid to ambush Telemachos when he sailed back to Ithaka |
Lattimore Asteris Fagles Asteris Loeb Asteris Fitzgerald Asteris |
| Athene The daughter of Zeus; goddess of Wisdom; she was the constant defender and protector of Odysseus and Telemachos |
Lattimore Athene Fagles Athena Loeb Athene Fitzgerald Athena |
| Athens The largest city in Attica |
Lattimore Athens Fagles Athens Loeb Athens Fitzgerald Attika |
| Atlas A son of the Titan, Iapetos, and the Okeanid, Klymene; Atlas is the father of the nymph, Kalypso, who held Odysseus captive on her island |
Lattimore Atlas Fagles Atlas Loeb Atlas Fitzgerald Atlas |
| Atreus One of the sons of Pelops and Hippodamia; Atreus was king of Mycenae and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaos |
Lattimore Atreus Fagles Atreus Loeb Atreus Fitzgerald Atreus |
| Atrytone Another name for the goddess, Athene; the name literally means, Unwearied or Tireless One |
Lattimore Atrytone Fagles Tireless One, Athena Loeb Atrytone Fitzgerald Unwearied Child of Royal Zeus |
| Autolykos The father of Antikleia and maternal grandfather of Odysseus |
Lattimore Autolykos Fagles Autolycus Loeb Autolycus Fitzgerald Autolycus |
| Autonoe One of the handmaids of Penelope; Melantho and Hippodamia were the other two |
Lattimore Autonoe Fagles Autonoe Loeb Autonoe Fitzgerald Autonoe |
| Boethoos The father of one of the attendants of Menelaos, Eteoneus |
Lattimore Boethoos Fagles Boethous Loeb Boethoos Fitzgerald Not Named |
| Bootes The constellation; when Odysseus was freed from the island of the nymph, Kalypso, he steered his small boat by constellations such as Bootes, Orion, the Pleiades and the Bear |
Lattimore Bootes Fagles Plowman Loeb Bootes Fitzgerald Plowman |
| Chalkis A place of indeterminate location mentioned during the travels of Telemachos; possibly on the western coast of the Greek mainland or a stream on the western Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Chalkis Fagles Chalcis Loeb Chalcis Fitzgerald Khalkis |
| Charybdis A daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Poseidon (lord of the Sea); Charybdis would alternately suck down the waters into her maw and then spew them out causing gigantic waves; passing ships were in double jeopardy as they passed Charybdis because in order to avoid the surging waters, they had to sail dangerously close to the six-headed monster, Skylla, who occupied the other side of the Strait of Messina |
Lattimore Charybdis Fagles Charybdis Loeb Charybdis Fitzgerald Kharybdis |
| Chios A Greek island in the Aegean Sea near the central-western coast of Asia Minor |
Lattimore Chios Fagles Chios Loeb Chios Fitzgerald Khios |
| Chloris The youngest daughter of Amphion and Niobe and the only one to survive the wrath of Apollon and Artemis when Niobe insulted Leto by bragging that she had many children and Leto had only two; Chloris married Neleus and became the queen of Pylos; she and Neleus had three sons and one daughter: Nestor, Chromios, Periklymenos and beautiful Pero |
Lattimore Chloris Fagles Chloris Loeb Chloris Fitzgerald Khloris |
| Chromios A son of Neleus and Chloris; Chromios was the brother of Nestor, Periklymenos and beautiful Pero |
Lattimore Chromios Fagles Chromius Loeb Chromius Fitzgerald Khromios |
| Crete A large island south of the Peloponnesian Peninsula in the Aegean Sea; Crete was the domain of Idomeneus |
Lattimore Crete Fagles Crete Loeb Crete Fitzgerald Krete |
| Cyclops The one-eyed creatures encountered by Odysseus and his crew; the Cyclops, Polyphemos, trapped and ate several of Odysseus’ men before they could blind him and make their escape |
Lattimore Cyclopes Fagles Cyclops Loeb Cyclops Fitzgerald Kyklops |
| Cyprus An island in the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea |
Lattimore Cyprus Fagles Cyprus Loeb Cyprus Fitzgerald Kypros |
| Damastor The father of one of the suitors of Penelope, Agelaos |
Lattimore Damastor Fagles Damastor Loeb Damastor Fitzgerald Damastor |
| Danaans A name used to denote all Greeks |
Lattimore Danaans Fagles Danaans Loeb Danaans Fitzgerald Danaans |
| Deiphobos One of the sons of King Priam of Troy; after the death of Hector, Deiphobos commanded the Trojan army and after the death of Alexandros (Paris), he became the consort of Helen |
Lattimore Deiphobos Fagles Deiphobus Loeb Deiphobus Fitzgerald Deiphobos |
| Delos The smallest of the islands known as the Kyklades Group; located southeast of the Greek mainland in the Aegean Sea; Delos was the birthplace of Apollon and Artemis |
Lattimore Delos Fagles Delos Loeb Delos Fitzgerald Delos |
| Demeter The goddess of the harvest; the consort of Zeus and the mother of Persephone; Demeter is the sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Histiaia and Hera; Demeter was also the consort of Iasion |
Lattimore Demeter Fagles Demeter Loeb Demeter Fitzgerald Demeter |
| Demodokos The blind singer of the Phaiakians; when the Muse gave him the gift of song, she took away his sight |
Lattimore Demodokos Fagles Demodocus Loeb Demodocus Fitzgerald Demodokos |
| Demoptolemos One of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by Odysseus |
Lattimore Demoptolemos Fagles Demoptolemus Loeb Demoptolemus Fitzgerald Demoptolemos |
| Deukalion The father of Idomeneus and the king of the island of Crete |
Lattimore Deukalion Fagles Deucalion Loeb Deucalion Fitzgerald Deukalion |
| Dia A Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea; the largest island in the Kyklades Group; Dia is also known as Naxos |
Lattimore Dia Fagles Dia Loeb Dia Fitzgerald Dia |
| Diokles The son of Ortilochos; Diokles was the king of Pherae, which is located between Pylos and Sparta on the Peloponnesian Peninsula; when Telemachos was seeking news of his father, Odysseus, Diokles offered the hospitality of his home |
Lattimore Diokles Fagles Diocles Loeb Diocles Fitzgerald Diokles |
| Diomedes The son of Tydeus and one of the Achaean commanders at the siege of Troy |
Lattimore Diomedes Fagles Diomedes Loeb Diomedes Fitzgerald Diomedes |
| Dionysos The god of wine; also called Bacchus; the son of Zeus and Thyone (a.k.a. Semele) |
Lattimore Dionysos Fagles Dionysus Loeb Dionysus Fitzgerald Dionysos |
| Dmetor The son of Iasos and king of the island of Cyprus |
Lattimore Dmetor Fagles Dmetor Loeb Dmetor Fitzgerald Dmetor |
| Dodona The site of the most ancient oracle of Zeus; Dodona is located in the northwestern province of Epirus |
Lattimore Dodona Fagles Dodona Loeb Dodona Fitzgerald Dodona |
| Dolios An aged manservant of Penelope who was given to her as a wedding gift from her father; Dolios was working on an orchard wall on the estate of Laertes when Odysseus visited there; Dolios was the father of Melanthios and Melantho, who were also slaves of Odysseus |
Lattimore Dolios Fagles Dolius Loeb Dolius Fitzgerald Dolios |
| Dorians A group of people who are commonly thought to be the peaceful, pre-historical conquerors of Greece; Odysseus mentioned that he encountered the Dorians while he was on the island of Crete |
Lattimore Dorians Fagles Dorians Loeb Dorians Fitzgerald Dorians |
| Doulichion A large island near Ithaka |
Lattimore Doulichion Fagles Dulichion Loeb Dulichion Fitzgerald Doulikhion |
| Dymas The father of one of Nausikaa’s friends; the goddess Athene took the guise of Dymas’ daughter when she wanted to speak to Nausikaa |
Lattimore Dymas Fagles Dymas Loeb Dymas Fitzgerald Dymas |
| Echeneos The oldest of the Phaiakian elders; when King Alkinoos met Odysseus, it was Echeneos who chided the king for not being more gracious to their guest |
Lattimore Echeneos Fagles Echeneus Loeb Echeneus Fitzgerald Ekheneos |
| Echephron One of the sons of Nestor |
Lattimore Echephron Fagles Echephron Loeb Echephron Fitzgerald Ekhephron |
| Echetos A renowned tyrant; when the suitors were trying to get the disguised Odysseus and the scoundrel Iros to fight, Antinoos threatened to send Iros to Echetos where he was sure to be maimed and tortured |
Lattimore Echetos Fagles Echetus Loeb Echetus Fitzgerald Ekhetos |
| Egypt The land divided by the river Nile in northeastern Africa; after Menelaos and Helen left Troy, they were blown off course and landed in Egypt |
Lattimore Egypt Fagles Egypt Loeb Egypt Fitzgerald Egypt |
| Eidothea A sea nymph; the daughter of the Old Man of the Sea, Proteus; Menelaos encountered Eidothea after he left Troy; she advised Menelaos to catch Proteus while he was sleeping if he wanted the Old Man to help him find his way back to Sparta |
Lattimore Eidothea Fagles Eidothea Loeb Eidothea Fitzgerald Eidothea |
| Eileithyia The goddess of Childbirth; in one of his pretended adventures, Odysseus said that he was on the island of Crete and that there was a cave of Eileithyia near Amnisos |
Lattimore Eileithyia Fagles Childbirth Loeb Eileithyia Fitzgerald Eileithuia |
| Elatos One of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by the swineherd, Eumaios, in the final confrontation between those loyal to Odysseus and the suitors |
Lattimore Elatos Fagles Elatus Loeb Elatus Fitzgerald Elatos |
| Elatreus One of the young Phaiakians who participated in the athletic contest held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Elatreus Fagles Rowhard Loeb Elatreus Fitzgerald Sparwood |
| Elis An ancient country in northwestern Greece on the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Elis Fagles Elis Loeb Elis Fitzgerald Elis |
| Elpenor The companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell from the roof of the palace of the Dread Goddess, Kirke; when Odysseus went to the entrance of the Underworld to seek the advice of the seer, Teiresias, he encountered Elpenor’s “shade” and was moved to promise “the barrow and the burial” for his fallen companion |
Lattimore Elpenor Fagles Elpenor Loeb Elpenor Fitzgerald Elpenor |
| Elysian Fields The final home of Menelaos as promised by the Old Man of the Sea, Proteus; Menelaos was not going to die in Argos but be taken to the limits of the earth and dwell in the Elysian Fields where he would live in perpetual contentment |
Lattimore Elysian Field Fagles Elysian Fields Loeb Elysian plain Fitzgerald Elysion |
| Enipeus The god of a river in Thessaly; he was the most handsome of all the rivers; the lord of the Sea, Poseidon, took the likeness of Enipeus when he seduced Tyro |
Lattimore Enipeus Fagles Enipeus Loeb Enipeus Fitzgerald Enipeus |
| Eos The goddess of the Dawn; when Hermes conveyed the message from Zeus to the nymph, Kalypso, to release Odysseus, she used Eos as an example of an Immortal who was allowed to make a mortal their consort |
Lattimore Dawn Fagles Dawn Loeb Dawn Fitzgerald Dawn |
| Epeians The people of Elis on the northwestern Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Epeians Fagles Epeians Loeb Epeians Fitzgerald Epeioi |
| Epeios The man credited with building the Wooden Horse which was used to trick the Trojans and allow the Achaeans to conquer the city |
Lattimore Epeios Fagles Epeus Loeb Epeus Fitzgerald Epeios |
| Eperitos A pseudonym used by the disguised Odysseus when he questioned his father, Laertes |
Lattimore Eperitos Fagles Man of Strife Loeb Eperitus Fitzgerald Quarrelman |
| Ephialtes The giant son of Poseidon (lord of the Sea) and Iphimedeia; Ephialtes and his brother, Otos, were both killed by Apollon when they threatened to pile the mountains Ossa and Pelion against Mount Olympos and attack Zeus and the other Immortals |
Lattimore Ephialtes Fagles Ephialtes Loeb Ephialtes Fitzgerald Ephialtes |
| Ephyre A place of undetermined location; Ephyre is mentioned twice in The Odyssey and, both times, is associated with poison; the goddess, Athene, said that Odysseus had gone to Ephyre to try and get poison for the tips of his arrows and spears; the suitors were worried that Telemachos would go to Ephyre and bring back a poison to put in their wine or food |
Lattimore Ephyre Fagles Ephyra Loeb Ephyre Fitzgerald Ephyre |
| Epikaste The mother of Oedipus; Odysseus saw the “shade” of Epikaste when he was at the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Epikaste Fagles Epicaste Loeb Epicaste Fitzgerald Epikaste |
| Erebos Another name for the Underworld; the dark place where the dead reside |
Lattimore Erebos Fagles Erebus Loeb Erebus Fitzgerald Erebos |
| Erechtheus The mythical king of Attica; his name literally means, The Render |
Lattimore Erechtheus Fagles Erechtheus Loeb Erechtheus Fitzgerald Erekhtheus |
| Erembians The name of a people probably located in northern Africa; Menelaos encountered the Erembians after he left Troy and made his way back to Sparta |
Lattimore Eremboi Fagles Erembians Loeb Erembi Fitzgerald (Not Mentioned by name) |
| Eretmeus One of the young Phaiakians who participated in the athletic games held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Eretmeus Fagles Stroke-Oar Loeb Eretmeus Fitzgerald Pullerman |
| Eriphyle The wife of Amphiaraus; when Odysseus was at the entrance to the Underworld, he saw the “shade” of Eriphyle; she is referred to as “the hateful” because she accepted gold for the life of her husband |
Lattimore Eriphyle Fagles Eriphyle Loeb Eriphyle Fitzgerald Eriphyle |
| Erymanthos A mountain in the northwestern part of the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Erymanthos Fagles Erymanthus Loeb Erymanthus Fitzgerald Erymanthos |
| Erinys The goddess of Fury; the punisher of the unfaithful |
Lattimore Erinys Fagles Fury Loeb Erinys Fitzgerald Fury |
| Eteoneus The attendant of Menelaos who announced the arrival of Telemachos and Peisistratos at Sparta |
Lattimore Eteoneus Fagles Eteoneus Loeb Eteoneus Fitzgerald Eteoneus |
| Eteokretans A people of the island Crete, i.e. the True Cretans |
Lattimore Eteokretans Fagles Native Cretans Loeb Native Cretans Fitzgerald Kretan Hillman |
| Ethiopians A “divided” people said to live at the rising and setting of the sun; Poseidon is the only Immortal mentioned in relation to the Ethiopians |
Lattimore Aithiopians Fagles Ethiopians Loeb Ethiopians Fitzgerald Sun Burnt Races |
| Euanthes The father of one of Odysseus’ companions, Maron |
Lattimore Euanthes Fagles Euanthes Loeb Euanthes Fitzgerald Euanthes |
| Euboea The long, narrow island located close to the eastern coast of mainland Greece in the western Aegean Sea; the island borders the coast of Greece from Athens, in the south, to Thermopylae in the north |
Lattimore Euboia Fagles Euboea Loeb Euboea Fitzgerald Euboia |
| Euenor A native of Ithaka and the father of Leokritos |
Lattimore Euenor Fagles Euenor Loeb Evenor Fitzgerald Euenor |
| Eumaios The swineherd of Odysseus; Eumaios was kidnapped as a child and finally forced into slavery, he was none the less devoted to Odysseus and fought valiantly to help Odysseus kill the suitors and reclaim his property |
Lattimore Eumaios Fagles Eumaeus Loeb Eumaeus Fitzgerald Eumaios |
| Eumelos The brother-in-law of Penelope and husband of Iphthime |
Lattimore Eumelos Fagles Eumelus Loeb Eumelus Fitzgerald Eumelos |
| Eupeithes The father of Antinoos; Eupeithes was killed in the final confrontation with the suitors by Odysseus’ father, Laertes |
Lattimore Eupeithes Fagles Eupithes Loeb Eupeithes Fitzgerald Eupeithes |
| Euryades One of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by Telemachos |
Lattimore Euryades Fagles Euryades Loeb Euryades Fitzgerald Euryades |
| Euryalos One of the young Phaiakians; Euryalos insulted Odysseus before he knew his true identity; Euryalos said that Odysseus looked more like a man of business and profits than a man of action |
Lattimore Euryalos Fagles Broadsea Loeb Euryalus Fitzgerald Seareach |
| Eurybates The herald of Odysseus; while still in disguise, Odysseus had a conversation with Penelope and described Eurybates to convince her that he had once met Odysseus |
Lattimore Eurybates Fagles Eurybates Loeb Eurybates Fitzgerald Eurybates |
| Eurydamas One of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by Odysseus |
Lattimore Eurydamas Fagles Eurydamas Loeb Eurydamas Fitzgerald Eurydamas |
| Eurydike The wife of Nestor and daughter of Klymenos |
Lattimore Eurydike Fagles Eurydice Loeb Eurydice Fitzgerald Eurydike |
| Eurykleia An attendant of Penelope and the nurse of Odysseus and Telemachos; King Laertes paid twenty oxen for Eurykleia when she was a young woman but, at the time of this story, she was an old woman; when Odysseus returned to Ithaka in disguise, Eurykleia recognized him by the scar on his leg that he had incurred as a young man |
Lattimore Eurykleia Fagles Eurycleia Loeb Eurycleia Fitzgerald Eurykleia |
| Eurylochos One of the crewmen who accompanied Odysseus to and from Troy; when they reached the island of the Dread Goddess, Kirke, Eurylochos led twenty men to explore the dangerous terrain; when they encountered Kirke, she turned most of the men into swine; Eurylochos returned to the ship to tell Odysseus what had happened; after leaving the island of Kirke, Eurylochos and Perimedes lashed Odysseus to the mast of the ship so that he could hear the voices of the Sirens and not be driven to madness and hurt himself or the ship |
Lattimore Eurylochos Fagles Eurylochus Loeb Eurylochus Fitzgerald Eurylokhos |
| Eurymachos One of the more aggressive suitors of Penelope; the son of Polybos; Eurymachos was finally killed by Odysseus |
Lattimore Eurymachos Fagles Eurymachus Loeb Eurymachus Fitzgerald Eurymakhos |
| Eurymedon The king of an ill fated race of Giants; the father of Periboia and the ancient ancestor of the Phaiakians |
Lattimore Eurymedon Fagles Eurymedon Loeb Eurymedon Fitzgerald Eurymedon |
| Eurymedusa An old servant assigned to princess Nausikaa of the Phaiakians; Eurymedusa was taken as a prize from her home in Apeire and given to King Alkinoos; he, in turn, gave Eurymedusa to his daughter Nausikaa |
Lattimore Eurymedousa Fagles Eurymedusa Loeb Eurymedusa Fitzgerald Eurymedousa |
| Eurymos The father of Telemos; Telemos was a prophet who told the Cyclopes, Polyphemos, that a man named Odysseus would blind him; Polyphemos was expecting a large and bold man and, when Odysseus refused to identify himself by name, Polyphemos was completely unprepared for an attack and thus the prophecy came true |
Lattimore Eurymos Fagles Eurymus Loeb Eurymus Fitzgerald Eurymos |
| Eurynome The elderly servant of Penelope who made no secret of her contempt for the suitors who were such unruly guests |
Lattimore Eurynome Fagles Eurynome Loeb Eurynome Fitzgerald Eurynome |
| Eurynomos One of the suitors of Penelope; Eurynomos was one of the sons of Aigyptios; his brother, Antiphos, went to Troy with Odysseus and was eaten by the Cyclops, Polyphemos, on the voyage home; Eurynomos was a good fighter but when Odysseus confronted him in the final battle the goddess, Athene, deflected Eurynomos’ spear and allowed Odysseus to kill him |
Lattimore Eurynomos Fagles Eurynomus Loeb Eurynomus Fitzgerald Eurynomos |
| Eurypylos The son of Telephos; Eurypylos was killed at Troy by Achilles’ son, Neoptolemus |
Lattimore Eurypylos Fagles Eurypylus Loeb Eurypylus Fitzgerald Eurypulos |
| Eurytion One of the Centaurs who ravaged the home of Peirithoos in the war between between the Lapithae and the Centaurs; Eurytion got drunk and was so stupefied that he was captured and had his ears and nose cut off |
Lattimore Eurytion Fagles Eurytion Loeb Eurytion Fitzgerald Eurytion |
| Eurytos The father of Iphitos and the king of Oichalia; Eurytos was killed by Apollon for flaunting his archery skills |
Lattimore Eurytos Fagles Eurytus Loeb Eurytus Fitzgerald Eurytos |
| Gaia The goddess, Earth; mentioned in The Odyssey as the mother of Tityos |
Lattimore Gaia Fagles Earth Loeb Earth Fitzgerald Earth |
| Geraistos The landmark on the island of Euboia where Nestor landed in rough seas; he made a sacrifice to Poseidon at Geraistos and the god gave him favorable winds to his home at Pylos |
Lattimore Geraistos Fagles Geraestus Loeb Geraestus Fitzgerald Geraistos |
| Gerenian An epithet of the aged warrior, Nestor |
Lattimore Gerenian Fagles Nestor the noble charioteer Loeb Gerenian Fitzgerald Nestor of Gerenia |
| Gorgon One of the three sisters known as Gorgons; each had snakes sprouting from her head and body; Medusa is usually considered to be The Gorgon; one look at a Gorgon would turn any living creature to stone |
Lattimore Gorgon Fagles Gorgon Loeb Gorgon Fitzgerald Gorgon |
| Gortyn A city on the island of Crete |
Lattimore Gortys Fagles Gortyn Loeb Gortyn Fitzgerald Gortyn |
| Graces The Charites; the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome; their names are Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Festivity), and Thalia (Rejoicing) |
Lattimore Graces Fagles Graces Loeb Graces Fitzgerald Graces |
| Gyrae A landmark somewhere in the Aegean Sea where Poseidon drove Aias’ ship onto the rocky shore; Poseidon did not intend to kill Aias but the angry hero began raving against the Immortals and Poseidon splintered off a piece of the Gyrean rocks with his trident and sent Aias to the bottom of the sea where he died |
Lattimore Gyrai Fagles Gyrae Loeb Gyrae Fitzgerald Gyrai |
| Hades The lord of the Underworld; the son of of the Titans, Kronos and Rheia; Hades is one of the Olympians gods and is the brother of Zeus, Poseidon, Histia, Demeter and Hera |
Lattimore Hades Fagles Death Loeb Hades Fitzgerald Hades |
| Halios A Phaiakian; one of the sons of King Alkinoos who competed in the athletic games held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Halios Fagles Halius Loeb Halius Fitzgerald Halios |
| Halitherses One of the elders of Ithaka; Halitherses was the son of Mastor and gifted in reading the prophetic signs of birds; when two eagles began fighting in the sky above the assembled men of Ithaka, Halitherses predicted that Odysseus would soon return and bring doom to the suitorss |
Lattimore Halitherses Fagles Halitherses Loeb Halitherses Fitzgerald Halitherses |
| Harpies Okypete and Aello; the winged women who were sent to torment the blind seer, Phineus, on the island of Thynia; Okypete and Aello are the daughters of Thaumas and Elektra |
Lattimore Stormwinds Fagles Whirlwinds Loeb Harpies Fitzgerald Whirlwinds |
| Hebe The goddess of Youth; the daughter of Hera and Zeus; Hebe married Herakles after he became immortal |
Lattimore Hebe Fagles Hebe Loeb Hebe Fitzgerald Hebe |
| Helen Helen of Argos; the daughter of Zeus and Leda; when Helen was a young woman and ready to marry, she had many suitors; Helen’s stepfather, Tyndareus, made all the suitors swear that they would respect her final choice and come to her defense if she was ever taken from her rightful husband; Helen married Menelaos and lived in Sparta until she was induced by Aphrodite to leave Menelaos and go to Troy with Alexandros (Paris); true to their oath, the suitors gathered an army and attacked Troy |
Lattimore Helen Fagles Helen Loeb Helen Fitzgerald Helen |
| Helios The Sun; when Odysseus and his men landed on the island of Thrinakia where Helios pastured his flocks, they ignored the warning of the prophet, Teiresias, and the goddess, Kirke, and feasted on the oxen and sheep; for this transgression, Zeus smashed their ship in the middle of the sea where all were drowned, except Odysseus |
Lattimore Helios Fagles Helios Loeb Helios Fitzgerald Helios |
| Hellas The land of Greece |
Lattimore Hellas Fagles Hellas Loeb Hellas Fitzgerald Hellas |
| Hellespont The ancient Greek name for the Dardanelles Strait which separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey |
Lattimore Hellespont Fagles Hellespont Loeb Hellespont Fitzgerald Helle’s waters |
| Hephaistos The lame son of the goddess, Hera; artificer of the Olympians and husband of Aphrodite; when Ares and Aphrodite were having a secret affair, Hephaistos devised a clever trap and made Aphrodite’s infidelity known to all the Immortals |
Lattimore Hephaistos Fagles Hephaestus Loeb Hephaestus Fitzgerald Hephaistos |
| Hera One of the six original Olympians, i.e. a daughter of Kronos and Rheia; Hera is the wife (and sister) of Zeus and considered to be the queen of the Immortals; Hera is the sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Histia, Demeter and Hades |
Lattimore Hera Fagles Hera Loeb Hera Fitzgerald Hera |
| Herakles The son of Zeus and Alkmene; killer of Iphitos; Herakles was immortalized after his mortal death and married the goddess of Youth, Hebe |
Lattimore Herakles Fagles Heracles Loeb Heracles Fitzgerald Herakles |
| Hermes The wing-shod messenger of the Olympians; the son of Zeus and the nymph, Maia; Hermes assisted Odysseus when he encountered the Dread Goddess, Kirke; Hermes showed Odysseus a secret plant which would make him immune to Kirke’s drugs; Zeus sent Hermes to the nymph, Kalypso, to demand that she release Odysseus and allow him resume his journey home |
Lattimore Hermes Fagles Hermes Loeb Hermes Fitzgerald Hermes |
| Hermione The only child of Menelaos and Helen; after the birth of Hermione, the Immortals denied Helen any more children |
Lattimore Hermione Fagles Hermione Loeb Hermione Fitzgerald Hermione |
| Hippodamia One of the handmaids of Penelope; Autonoe and Melantho were the other two |
Lattimore Hippodameia Fagles Hippodamia Loeb Hippodamia Fitzgerald Hippodamia |
| Hippotades The father of the lord of the Winds, Aeolus |
Lattimore Hippotas Fagles Hippotas Loeb Hippotades Fitzgerald Hippotades |
| Hylakos A name that Odysseus made up as his grandfather |
Lattimore Hylakos Fagles Hylax Loeb Hylax Fitzgerald Hylakos |
| Hypereia The former home of the Phaiakians; Hypereia was located too near the home of the Cyclopes and the Phaiakians were forced to relocate because the Cyclopes were too overbearing |
Lattimore Hypereia Fagles Hypereia Loeb Hypereia Fitzgerald Hypereia |
| Hyperesia The home of the prophet Polypheides |
Lattimore Hyperesia Fagles Hyperesia Loeb Hyperesia Fitzgerald Hyperesia |
| Hyperion A name used as an epithet of the the Sun, Helios, and also as the father of Helios |
Lattimore Hyperion Fagles Hyperion Loeb Hyperion Fitzgerald Sunset |
| Iardanos A river on the island of Crete; the home of the Kydonians |
Lattimore Iardanos Fagles Iardanus Loeb Iardanus Fitzgerald Iardanos |
| Iasian Argos A term used in referring to the land of Argos |
Lattimore Iad Argos Fagles Ionian Argos Loeb Iasian Argos Fitzgerald land of Argos |
| Iasion A lover of the goddess, Demeter; Zeus objected to the relationship and struck Iasion down with a thunderbolt |
Lattimore Iasion Fagles Iasion Loeb Iasion Fitzgerald Iasion |
| Iasos 1) The father of Amphion and the grandfather of Chloris; when Odysseus was at the entrance to the Underworld, he encountered the “shade” of Chloris; 2) a name that Odysseus made up; Odysseus said that Iasos was the father of Dmetor |
Lattimore Iasos Fagles Iasus Loeb Iasus Fitzgerald Iasos |
| Idomeneus The son of Deukalion; Idomeneus was the lord of the island of Crete and one of the Achaean heroes during the Trojan War |
Lattimore Idomeneus Fagles Idomeneus Loeb Idomeneus Fitzgerald Idomeneus |
| Ikarios The father of Penelope and Tyndareus |
Lattimore Ikarios Fagles Icarius Loeb Icarius Fitzgerald Ikarios |
| Ikmalios The craftsman who built the chair that Penelope sat upon; the chair was inlaid with silver and ivory |
Lattimore Ikmalios Fagles Icmalius Loeb Icmalius Fitzgerald Ikmalios |
| Ilion A name for the city of Troy |
Lattimore Ilion Fagles Ilium Loeb Ilium Fitzgerald Ilion |
| Ilos The son of Mermeros |
Lattimore Ilos Fagles Ilus Loeb Ilus Fitzgerald Ilos |
| Ino A sea goddess who rescued Odysseus from drowning by giving him a magic veil that would keep him afloat in the raging sea; Ino had once been a mortal but, for unknown reasons, was made into a sea-goddess; she was called Leukothea, i.e. the White Goddess; she is the daughter of Kadmos and Harmonia and the sister of Thyone (a.k.a. Semele), Agaue, Polydoros and Autonoe |
Lattimore Ino Fagles Ino Loeb Ino Fitzgerald Ino |
| Iolkos The kingdom of Pelias in Thessaly |
Lattimore Iolkos Fagles Iolcos Loeb Iolcos Fitzgerald Iolkos |
| Iphikles The son of Alkmene and Amphitryon; the half-brother of Herakles |
Lattimore Iphikles Fagles Iphiclus Loeb Iphicles Fitzgerald Iphiklos |
| Iphimedeia The mother of the giants, Otos and Ephialtes |
Lattimore Iphimedeia (text); Imphimedeia (index) Fagles Iphimedeia Loeb Iphimedeia Fitzgerald Iphimedeia |
| Iphitos The son of Eurytos; Iphitos inherited a bow from his father and gave it to Odysseus when they met as young men; Iphitos was killed by Herakles and, in honor of the needless death of his friend, Odysseus did not take the bow with him to Troy but left it at his home on Ithaka; when Odysseus returned home in disguise, he challenged the suitors to string the magnificent bow but none were strong enough to attach the bowstring; Odysseus put the string in the notch and proceeded to kill the suitors |
Lattimore Iphitos Fagles Iphitus Loeb Iphitus Fitzgerald Iphitos |
| Iphthime The wife of Eumelos and the sister of Penelope; Athene assumed the guise of Iphthime to speak to Penelope in a dream and assure the troubled woman that the Immortals were watching over her son and husband |
Lattimore Iphthime Fagles Iphthime Loeb Iphthime Fitzgerald Iphthime |
| Iros The by-name of the beggar, Arnaios; he was called Iros (the masculine form of the name Iris) because he earned his bread by being a messenger and was thus compared, insultingly, to the messenger of the Immortals, Iris; he was beaten and broken by Odysseus for his insults and abuse |
Lattimore Iros Fagles Irus Loeb Irus Fitzgerald Iros |
| Ismaros A city in Thrace where Odysseus and his crew made their first landing after sailing from Troy; Ismaros was the home of the Kikones; Odysseus killed the men, looted the city and enslaved the women |
Lattimore Ismaros Fagles Ismarus Loeb Ismarus Fitzgerald Ismaros |
| Ithaka One of the Ionian Islands off the western coast of Greece in the Ionian Sea; the island home of Odysseus |
Lattimore Ithaka Fagles Ithaca Loeb Ithaca Fitzgerald Ithaka |
| Ithakos One of the builders of a well on the island of Ithaka; Neritos and Polyktor also participated in the construction of the well, which was very ornate with a circle of trees and an altar for the nymphs |
Lattimore Ithakos Fagles Ithacus Loeb Ithacus Fitzgerald Ithakos |
| Itylos The son of Zethos and the nightingale, Prokne; he was killed by his mother in a fit of madness |
Lattimore Itylos Fagles Itylus Loeb Itylus Fitzgerald Itylos |
| Jason Leader of the Argonauts and beloved by the goddess Hera |
Lattimore Jason Fagles Jason Loeb Jason Fitzgerald Ieson |
| Kadmeians The people of King Kadmos, the legendary founder of the city of Thebes |
Lattimore Kadmeians Fagles Cadmus’ people Loeb Cadmeians Fitzgerald (Not mentioned by name) |
| Kadmos The son of Agenor and the brother of the maiden, Europa, and the blind seer, Phineus; with his wife, Harmonia, Kadmos had five children: Autonoe, Ino, Agaue, Polydoros and Thyone (a.k.a. Semele) |
Lattimore Kadmos Fagles Cadmus Loeb Cadmus Fitzgerald Kadmos |
| Kalypso A nymph; following the deaths of his crewmates, Odysseus was washed ashore on Kalypso’s island, Ogygia; after Odysseus had been with Kalypso for seven years, Zeus sent Hermes to order Kalypso to free Odysseus and send him on his way home; Kalypso and Odysseus had three sons: Nausithoos, Nausinoos and Telegonos |
Lattimore Kalypso Fagles Calypso Loeb Calypso Fitzgerald Kalypso |
| Kassandra The daughter of King Priam of the city of Troy; Kassandra was given the power of prophecy by Apollon but, when she rejected his romantic advances, he cursed her so that no one would believe her prophecies; after the fall of Troy, Kassandra was taken as a concubine by Agamemnon and, when he returned home after the Trojan War, she was murdered by Agamemnon’s wife, Klytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus |
Lattimore Kassandra Fagles Cassandra Loeb Cassandra Fitzgerald Kassandra |
| Kastor 1) The son of Leda and Zeus; the brother of Polydeukes, Klytemnestra and Helen; 2) a name made up by Odysseus while he was in disguise; Odysseus pretended that Kastor was his father when he was talking to the swineherd, Eumaios |
Lattimore Kastor Fagles Castor Loeb Castor Fitzgerald Kastor |
| Kaukonians A group or tribe of people from the southwestern Peloponnesian Peninsula near the city of Pylos; Athene, disguised as Mentor, announced that she was on her way to visit the Kaukonians to collect a old and large debt |
Lattimore Kaukones Fagles Cauconians Loeb Cauconians Fitzgerald Kaukonians |
| Kephallenians The people of the island of Kephallenia which is located west of the island of Ithaka; the Kephallenians were subjects of Odysseus |
Lattimore Kephallenians Fagles Cephallenian Loeb Cephallenians Fitzgerald Kephallenia |
| Keteians The nationality of the soldiers who were commanded by Eurypylos during the Trojan War |
Lattimore Keteians Fagles Ceteans Loeb Ceteians Fitzgerald Keteians |
| Kikonians The people of Ismaros in Thrace; Odysseus sacked their city, killed their people, took their possessions and enslaved their women |
Lattimore Kikonians Fagles Cicones Loeb Cicones Fitzgerald Kikones |
| Kimmerians A community and people near the entrance to the Underworld; the land is always shrouded in fog and Helios, the Sun, never shows his light on the Kimmerians |
Lattimore Kimmerians Fagles Cimmerians Loeb Cimmerians Fitzgerald Men of Winter |
| Kirke The Dread Goddess; the daughter of Helios, the Sun, and the Okeanid, Perseis; when Odysseus and his crew landed on Kirke’s island, Aiaia, many of the men were drugged and turned to swine by Kirke; Hermes gave Odysseus an antidote for Kirke’s drugs and he was able to subdue the goddess and force her to restore his men to their human form |
Lattimore Circe Fagles Circe Loeb Circe Fitzgerald Kirke |
| Kleitos The son of Mantios who was abducted by the goddess, Eos (the Dawn), because he was so handsome |
Lattimore Kleitos Fagles Clitus Loeb Cleitus Fitzgerald Kleitos |
| Klymene A woman Odysseus encountered at the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Klymene Fagles Clymene Loeb Clymene Fitzgerald Klymene |
| Klymenos The father of Nestor’s wife, Eurydike |
Lattimore Klymenos Fagles Clymenus Loeb Clymenus Fitzgerald Klymenos |
| Klytemnestra The daughter of Tyndareus and Leda; Klytemnestra was the sister of Kastor and Polydeukes and half-sister of Helen; when her husband, Agamemnon, returned from the Trojan War, he was ambushed and killed by Klytemnestra’s lover, Aegisthus; Klytemnestra then killed Agamemnon’s captive concubine, Kassandra |
Lattimore Klytaimestra Fagles Clytemnestra Loeb Clytemnestra Fitzgerald Klytaimnestra |
| Klytios The father of the friend and companion of Telemachos, Peiraios |
Lattimore Klytios Fagles Clytius Loeb Clytius Fitzgerald Klytios |
| Klytoneos One of the sons of King Alkinoos and Queen Arete of Phaiakia |
Lattimore Klytoneos Fagles Clytoneus Loeb Clytoneus Fitzgerald Klytoneus |
| Knossos The principal city of the island of Crete and the home of King Minos |
Lattimore Knossos Fagles Cnossos Loeb Cnossus Fitzgerald Knossos |
| Kokytos One of the rivers of the Underworld which branches off from the river, Styx |
Lattimore Kokytos Fagles River of Tears Loeb Cocytus Fitzgerald Wailing |
| Krataios The mother of the six-headed monster, Skylla |
Lattimore Krataiis Fagles Brute Force Loeb Crataeis Fitzgerald Blind Force |
| Kreon The father of the ill-fated wife of Herakles, Megara |
Lattimore Kreion Fagles Creon Loeb Creon Fitzgerald Kreon |
| Kretheus The son of Aeolus and husband of Tyro; Odysseus met the shade of Tyro in the Underworld and she told him of her love for the river Enipeus; Poseidon (lord of the Sea) took the guise of Enipeus and mated with Tyro; from their union Pelias and Neleus were born but Kretheus and Tyro were the parents of Aeson, Pheres and Amythaon |
Lattimore Kretheus Fagles Cretheus Loeb Cretheus Fitzgerald Kretheus |
| Kronos The son of Ouranos (the Heavens) and Gaia (Earth); one of the Titans and father of the Olympians |
Lattimore Kronos Fagles Cronus Loeb Cronos Fitzgerald Kronos |
| Krounoi A place on the western coast of the Greek mainland opposite the island of Ithaka |
Lattimore Krounoi Fagles The Springs Loeb Crouni Fitzgerald Krounoi |
| Ktesios The father of the swineherd, Eumaios |
Lattimore Ktesios Fagles Ctesius Loeb Ctesius Fitzgerald Ktesios |
| Ktesippos One of the suitors of Penelope; Ktesippos was killed by the oxherd, Philoitios |
Lattimore Ktesippos Fagles Ctesippus Loeb Ctesippus Fitzgerald Ktesippos |
| Ktimene The younger sister of Odysseus |
Lattimore Ktimene Fagles Ctimene Loeb Ctimene Fitzgerald Ktimene |
| Kydonians A group of people who live on the island of Crete |
Lattimore Kydonians Fagles Cydonians Loeb Cydonians Fitzgerald Kydonians |
| Kyllene A mountain in Arkadia; the birthplace of the god, Hermes |
Lattimore Kyllene Fagles Cyllene Loeb Cyllenian Fitzgerald Kyllene |
| Kythera An island south of the Peloponnesian Peninsula near the Gulf of Lakonia |
Lattimore Kythera Fagles Cythera Loeb Cythera Fitzgerald Kythera |
| Kythereia An epithet for the goddess of Love, Aphrodite, meaning Lady of (the island) Kythera |
Lattimore Kythereia Fagles Goddess of Love Loeb Cytherea Fitzgerald Kythereia |
| Laerkes The goldsmith from Pylos; Nestor had Laerkes cover the horns of the bull that was to be sacrificed to the goddess, Athene, with gold |
Lattimore Laerkes Fagles Laerces Loeb Laerces Fitzgerald Laerkes |
| Laertes The father of Odysseus; the son of Arkeisios and the grandson of Zeus; Laertes was the husband of Antikleia; during the final battle with the suitors, Athene invigorated Laertes so that he could fight alongside the younger men |
Lattimore Laertes Fagles Laertes Loeb Laertes Fitzgerald Laertes |
| Laistrygones The giant cannibals encountered by Odysseus and his shipmates; the giants stood on the cliffs and hurled boulders at the helpless sailors when they tried to escape; only the ship that Odysseus commanded was able to survive the attack of the Laistrygones and make it open water, all the other ships were sunk and the sailors drowned |
Lattimore Laistrygones Fagles Laestrygonians Loeb Laestrygonians Fitzgerald Laistrygon |
| Lakedaemon A name for Sparta and its environs |
Lattimore Lakedaimon Fagles Lacedaemon Loeb Lacedaemon Fitzgerald Lakedaimon |
| Lamos The name of the citadel of the giant cannibals, the Laistrygones |
Lattimore Lamos Fagles Lamus Loeb Lamus Fitzgerald Lamos |
| Lampetia A nymph; the daughter of Helios and Nearea; the sister Phaethousa; Lampetia and her sister tend the flocks of their father on the island of Thrinakia |
Lattimore Lampetia Fagles Lampetie Loeb Lampetia Fitzgerald Lampetia |
| Lampos One of the chariot horses of Eos (the Dawn); her other horse was named Phaethon |
Lattimore Lampos Fagles Blaze Loeb Lampus Fitzgerald Firebright |
| Laodamas A young Phaiakian; the son of King Alkinoos |
Lattimore Laodamas Fagles Laodamas Loeb Laodamas Fitzgerald Laodamas |
| Lapithae The people of King Peirithoos; the Centaur, Eurytion, got drunk and attacked the Lapithae, he started an unending feud between the Lapithae and the Centaurs |
Lattimore Lapithai Fagles Lapiths Loeb Lapiths Fitzgerald Lapithai |
| Leda The wife of Tyndareus; the mother of Kastor, Polydeukes and Klytemnestra; Leda was also the consort of Zeus, Helen was the result of their union |
Lattimore Leda Fagles Leda Loeb Leda Fitzgerald Leda |
| Lemnos An island in the northern Aegean Sea favored by Hephaistos; after Hephaistos caught his wife, Aphrodite, being unfaithful with Ares (god of War), he retreated to Lemnos |
Lattimore Lemnos Fagles Lemnos Loeb Lemnos Fitzgerald Lemnos |
| Leodes One of the suitors of Penelope; Leodes had prophetic abilities but that did not prevent his death at the hands of Odysseus; when Odysseus’ bow was brought out for the suitors to try, Leodes was the first to try, and fail, to string the bow |
Lattimore Leodes Fagles Leodes Loeb Leiodes Fitzgerald Leodes |
| Leokritos One of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by Telemachos |
Lattimore Leokritos Fagles Leocritus Loeb Leocritus Fitzgerald Leokritos |
| Lesbos An island in the Aegean Sea close to Asia Minor; Odysseus wrestled, and defeated, a man named Philomeleides on Lesbos during the Trojan War |
Lattimore Lesbos Fagles Lesbos Loeb Lesbos Fitzgerald Lesbos |
| Leto The consort of Zeus and the mother of Apollon and Artemis |
Lattimore Leto Fagles Leto Loeb Leto Fitzgerald Leto |
| Leukothea A sea goddess who rescued Odysseus from drowning by giving him a magic veil that would keep him afloat in the raging sea; she had once been a mortal named Ino but, for unknown reasons, was transformed into a sea-goddess; she was thereafter called Leukothea, i.e. the White Goddess; she is the daughter of Kadmos and Harmonia; the sister of Thyone (a.k.a. Semele), Agaue, Polydoros and Autonoe |
Lattimore Leukothea Fagles Leucothea Loeb Leucothea Fitzgerald Leukothea |
| Libya The name given to all of northern Africa west of Egypt |
Lattimore Libya Fagles Libya Loeb Libya Fitzgerald Libya |
| Lotus Eaters A group of people who existed in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by eating the fruit of the lotus plant; after leaving the island of the sorceress Kirke, Odysseus found himself in the land of the Lotus Eaters; after several of his men had eaten the lotus, Odysseus fled so that no one else would eat the lotus fruit and forget the way home |
Lattimore Lotus Eaters Fagles Lotus-Eaters Loeb Lotus-eaters Fitzgerald Lotos Eaters |
| Maia One of the seven daughters of Atlas known as the Pleiades; Maia was the consort of Zeus and the mother of Hermes; she lived in a cave on Mount Kyllene in Arkadia |
Lattimore Maia Fagles Maia Loeb Maia Fitzgerald Maia |
| Maira One of the women Odysseus encountered at the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Maira Fagles Maera Loeb Maera Fitzgerald Maira |
| Malea A cape on the southeastern tip of the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Maleia Fagles Malea Loeb Malea Fitzgerald Malea |
| Mantios The son of Melampous and brother of Antiphates; the father of Polypheides and Kleitos and grandfather of the wanderer that Telemachos met in Pylos, Theoklymenos |
Lattimore Mantios Fagles Mantius Loeb Mantius Fitzgerald Mantios |
| Marathon An area north of Athens crossed by the goddess Athene on her way to Athens from Scheria |
Lattimore Marathon Fagles Marathon Loeb Marathon Fitzgerald Marathon |
| Maron The priest of Apollon who gave Odysseus the potent black wine he used to subdue the Cyclops, Polyphemos; Maron was the son of Euanthes and lived in the grove of Phoibos Apollon on the river Ismaros |
Lattimore Maron Fagles Maron Loeb Maron Fitzgerald Maron |
| Mastor The father Halitherses; Halitherses was an elder of Ithaka who was gifted in reading the prophetic signs of birds |
Lattimore Mastor Fagles Mastor Loeb Mastor Fitzgerald Mastor |
| Medon The servant and herald of Odysseus who remained on the island of Ithaka when Odysseus went to Troy; Medon was not killed with the other servants when Odysseus returned home |
Lattimore Medon Fagles Medon Loeb Medon Fitzgerald Medon |
| Megapenthes The son of Menelaos and an unnamed slave woman; after Menelaos’ wife, Helen, had one daughter, Herminie, the Immortals denied her any more children |
Lattimore Megapenthes Fagles Megapenthes Loeb Megapenthes Fitzgerald Megapenthes |
| Megara The daughter of Kreion and the wife of Herakles; when Odysseus was at the entrance to the Underworld, he saw the “shade” of Megara |
Lattimore Megara Fagles Megara Loeb Megara Fitzgerald Megare |
| Melampous Melampous was the seer who wanted to marry the daughter of Neleus, Pero, but when he tried to steal the cattle of Iphikles as her dowry, he was captured and forced to serve as a prophet for Iphikles for one full year; upon returning to Pylos with the cattle of Iphikles, Melampous married Pero and had two sons, Antiphates and Mantios; Melampous was the ancestor of the wanderer that Telemachos encountered named, Theoklymenos |
Lattimore Melampous Fagles Melampus Loeb Melampus Fitzgerald Melampous |
| Melaneus The father of one of the suitors of Penelope, Amphimedon; Amphimedon was killed by Telemachos |
Lattimore Melaneus Fagles Melaneus Loeb Melaneus Fitzgerald Melaneus |
| Melanthios The son of Dolios and father of Penelope’s handmaid, Melantho; Melanthios was a goatherd on the island of Ithaka under the authority of Odysseus; Melanthios incorrectly assumed that Odysseus would never return home and began to do the bidding of the suitors as they squandered Odysseus’ property; when Odysseus returned in disguise, Melanthios kicked him and finally guaranteed his own death when he sided with the suitors in the final battle with Odysseus, Telemachos and the loyal servants |
Lattimore Melanthios Fagles Melanthius Loeb Melantheus and Melanthius Fitzgerald Melanthios |
| Melantho The daughter of the disloyal goatherd, Melanthios; Melantho was one of the handmaids of Penelope; Melantho was the secret lover of the suitor, Eurymachos, and when she scolded the disguised Odysseus she angered Penelope;Hippodamia and Autonoe were Penelope’s other two handmaids |
Lattimore Melantho Fagles Melantho Loeb Melantho Fitzgerald Melantho |
| Memnon One of the Achaean soldiers at the siege of Troy; Memnon was inside the Wooden Horse that was used to trick the Trojans to gain entry to the city |
Lattimore Memnon Fagles Memnon Loeb Memnon Fitzgerald Memnon |
| Menelaos The king of Sparta and the husband of Helen; Menelaos was the son of Atreus and the brother of Agamemnon; when Telemachos went in search of news of his long overdue father, Odysseus, he visited Menelaos and was told of the Trojan War and his father’s role in the victory |
Lattimore Menelaos Fagles Menelaus Loeb Menelaus Fitzgerald Menelaos |
| Menoetius The father of the Achaean soldier, Patroklos |
Lattimore Menoitios Fagles Menoetius Loeb Menoetius Fitzgerald (Not mentioned by name) |
| Mentes The son of Anchialos; the goddess, Athene, assumed the guise of Mentes to secretly speak to Telemachos in front of the suitors of Penelope |
Lattimore Mentes Fagles Mentes Loeb Mentes Fitzgerald Mentes |
| Mentor The tutor and companion of Odysseus and his son, Telemachos; the goddess, Athene, took the guise of Mentor to influence and encourage Telemachos |
Lattimore Mentor Fagles Mentor Loeb Mentor Fitzgerald Mentor |
| Mermeros The father of Ilos; the goddess, Athene, mentioned him when she spoke of Odysseus and his many travels |
Lattimore Mermeros Fagles Mermerus Loeb Mermerus Fitzgerald Mermeris |
| Mesaulios The servant of the swineherd, Eumaios; when Odysseus went to Eumaios’ house, Mesaulios served the two men their meal |
Lattimore Mesaulios Fagles Mesaulius Loeb Mesaulius Fitzgerald Mesaulios |
| Messene A city on the southwestern Peloponnesian Peninsula under the control of the Spartans |
Lattimore Messene Fagles Messene Loeb Messene Fitzgerald Messenia |
| Mimas A rugged headland on the coast of Asia Minor opposite the island of Chios |
Lattimore Mimas Fagles Mimas Loeb Mimas Fitzgerald Mimas |
| Minos The son of Zeus and Europa; Minos was the king of the island of Crete and, after his death, became a judge in the Underworld |
Lattimore Minos Fagles Minos Loeb Minos Fitzgerald Minos |
| Minyan The descendants of Minyas; a man or woman from Orchomenos in eastern-central Greece |
Lattimore Minyan Fagles Minyan Loeb Minyae Fitzgerald Minyai |
| Moulius The companion of Amphinomos; a hero in his own right and called the “Doulichian Herald” |
Lattimore Moulios Fagles Mulius Loeb Mulius Fitzgerald Moulios |
| Muse Any one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (Memory); they provide divine inspiration for all creative arts |
Lattimore Muse Fagles Muse Loeb Muse Fitzgerald Muse |
| Mycenae A city in Argolis on the Peloponnesian Peninsula; the home and capitol of Agamemnon |
Lattimore Mykene Fagles Mycenae Loeb Mycenae and Mycene Fitzgerald Mykenai |
| Myrmidons The inhabitants of the island of Aegina which is located in the Saronic Gulf mid-way between Attica on mainland Greece and Argolis on the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
Lattimore Myrmidons Fagles Myrmidons Loeb Myrmidons Fitzgerald Myrmidons |
| Naubolos A Phaiakian; the father of Euryalos |
Lattimore Naubolos Fagles (see book 8, lines 130-139) Loeb Naubolus Fitzgerald Launching Master |
| Nausikaa A young Phaiakian woman; the daughter of King Alkinoos and Queen Arete; Nausikaa found Odysseus on the beach and took him to her parents as a supplicant |
Lattimore Nausikaa Fagles Nausicaa Loeb Nausicaa Fitzgerald Nausikaa |
| Nausithoos The founder of the Phaiakian settlement in Scheria; Nausithoos led the migration to Scheria when the Phaiakians were forced to leave their home in Hypereia because of the Cyclopes became too overbearing; Nausithoos was the son of Poseidon and the father of Rhexenor and Alkinoos |
Lattimore Nausithoos Fagles Nausithous Loeb Nausithous Fitzgerald Nausithoos |
| Nauteus A young Phaiakian man who participated in the athletic contests held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Nauteus Fagles Seaman Loeb Nauteus Fitzgerald Hullman |
| Nearea The wife of Helios (the Sun) and mother of the nymphs, Phaethousa and Lampetia, who tended the flocks of their father on the island of Thrinakia |
Lattimore Neaira Fagles Nearea Loeb Nearea Fitzgerald Neaira |
| Neion A mountain on the island of Ithaka; another name for Mount Neritos |
Lattimore Neion Fagles Nion Loeb Neion Fitzgerald Mount Neion |
| Neleus The son of Poseidon and Tyro; the father of Nestor and former king of Pylos |
Lattimore Neleus Fagles Neleus Loeb Neleus Fitzgerald Neleus |
| Neoptolemus The son of Achilles; when Odysseus met the “shade” of Achilles at the entrance to the Underworld, he gave a full account of Neoptolemus and his bravery at the final battle for the city of Troy |
Lattimore Neoptolemos Fagles Neoptolemus Loeb Neoptolemus Fitzgerald Neoptolemos |
| Nerikos A city on the Greek mainland; when Odysseus’ father, Laertes, was preparing to fight the suitors, he wished that he still had the strength that he had when, as a younger man, he attacked the citadel of Nerikos |
Lattimore Nerikos Fagles Nericus Loeb Nericus Fitzgerald Nerikos |
| Neritos A mountain on the island of Ithaka; another name for Mount Neion |
Lattimore Neritos Fagles Mount Neriton Loeb Neriton Fitzgerald Mount Neion |
| Neritus One of the builders of a well on the island of Ithaka; Ithakos and Polyktor also participated in the construction of the well, which was very ornate with a circle of trees and an altar for the nymphs |
Lattimore Neritos Fagles Neritus Loeb Neritus Fitzgerald Neritos |
| Nestor The king of Pylos; Nestor distinguished himself as a brave fighter and wise advisor during the siege of Troy; when Telemachos was seeking news of his father, Odysseus, he visited Nestor |
Lattimore Nestor Fagles Nestor Loeb Nestor Fitzgerald Nestor |
| Nisos The king of Doulichion and the father of one of the suitors of Penelope, Amphinomos |
Lattimore Nisos Fagles Nisus Loeb Nisus Fitzgerald Nisos |
| Noemon The son of Phronios; the goddess, Athene, took the guise of Telemachos and persuaded Noemon to provide a ship so that Telemachos could travel and seek news of his father, Odysseus |
Lattimore Noemon Fagles Noemon Loeb Noemon Fitzgerald Noemon |
| Odysseus The king of the island of Ithaka and the only son of Laertes and Antikleia; Odysseus was the husband of Penelope and the father of Telemachos; The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus after he left Troy and faced ten years of wandering before he was able to return home and forcibly reclaim his kingdom from the suitors who sought to marry his presumed widow; during his travels, Odysseus faced many dangers, fathered several children and went to the entrance of the Underworld |
Lattimore Odysseus Fagles Odysseus Loeb Odysseus Fitzgerald Odysseus |
| Ogygia The island of the nymph, Kalypso, where Odysseus was detained until Zeus intervened and allowed him to resume his journey home; the location of Ogygia is unknown but assumed to be somewhere in the far western Mediterranean Sea |
Lattimore Ogygia Fagles Ogygia Loeb Ogygia Fitzgerald Ogygia |
| Oedipus The legendary king of the city of Thebes who inadvertently killed his father and married his mother |
Lattimore Oidipodes Fagles Oedipus Loeb Oedipodes Fitzgerald Oidipous |
| Oikles The son of Antiphates and father of Amphiaraus; Amphiaraus was one of the Seven Against Thebes where he died while trying to capture the city |
Lattimore Oikles Fagles Oicles Loeb Oicles Fitzgerald Oikleies |
| Oinops The father of one of the suitors of Penelope, Leodes |
Lattimore Oinops Fagles Oenops Loeb Oenops Fitzgerald Oinops |
| Okeanos The Ocean; Okeanos is the origin and destination of all rivers |
Lattimore Ocean Fagles Ocean Loeb Oceanus Fitzgerald Ocean |
| Okyalos One of the young Phaiakian men who participated in the athletic contest held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Okyalos Fagles Riptide Loeb Ocyalus Fitzgerald Tiderace |
| Olympos The mountain in northeastern Thessaly which is the home of the Immortals under the aegis of Zeus |
Lattimore Olympos Fagles Olympus Loeb Olympus Fitzgerald Olympos |
| Onetor The father of the helmsman of Menelaos, Phrontis |
Lattimore Onetor Fagles Onetor Loeb Onetor Fitzgerald Onetor |
| Ops The father of the house servant, Eurykleia; King Laertes paid Ops twenty oxen for Eurykleia when she was a young woman but, when Odysseus returned home she was quite old |
Lattimore Ops Fagles Ops Loeb Ops Fitzgerald Ops |
| Orchomenos A city in eastern-central Greece; ruled by the Minyans |
Lattimore Orchomenos Fagles Orchomenos Loeb Orchomenus Fitzgerald Orkhomenos |
| Orestes The son of Agamemnon and Klytemnestra |
Lattimore Orestes Fagles Orestes Loeb Orestes Fitzgerald Orestes |
| Orion The most renowned hunter of all time; Orion was the consort of Eos (Dawn) but was finally killed by Artemis for his egotistical boasting and senseless killing; after his death, he was placed in the sky as a constellation; when Odysseus was freed from the island of the nymph, Kalypso, he steered his small boat by constellations such as Orion, the Pleiades, Bootes and the Bear |
Lattimore Orion Fagles Orion Loeb Orion Fitzgerald Orion |
| Ormenos The father of Ktesios and grandfather of Odysseus’ faithful swineherd, Eumaios |
Lattimore Ormenos Fagles Ormenus Loeb Ormenus Fitzgerald Ormenos |
| Orsilochos The son of Idomeneus; Odysseus told the disguised goddess, Athene, that he had killed Orsilochos while he was on the island of Crete |
Lattimore Orsilochos Fagles Orsilochus Loeb Orsilochus Fitzgerald Orsilokhos |
| Ortygia 1) The place, of undetermined location, where the goddess, Artemis, killed the renowned hunter, Orion; 2) an island north of the island of Syria |
Lattimore Ortygia Fagles Ortygia Loeb Ortygia Fitzgerald Ortygia |
| Ossa - the Mountain A mountain in Thessaly; the giants, Otos and Ephialtes, were thwarted in their attempt to pile Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion on top of one another to reach Mount Olympos and the abode of the Olympian Immortals |
Lattimore Ossa Fagles Ossa Loeb Ossa Fitzgerald Ossa |
| Ossa - the Immortal Rumor; the messenger of Zeus |
Lattimore Rumor Fagles Rumor Loeb Rumor Fitzgerald (Not mentioned by name) |
| Otos The giant son of Poseidon (lord of the Sea) and Iphimedeia; Otos and his brother, Ephialtes, were both killed by Apollon when they threatened to pile the mountains Ossa and Pelion against Mount Olympos in order to attack Zeus and the other Immortals |
Lattimore Otos Fagles Otus Loeb Otus Fitzgerald Otos |
| Ouranos The Heavens; the son of Gaia (Earth) |
Lattimore heavens Fagles Sky Loeb Heaven Fitzgerald sky |
| Paieon The immortal healer from Mount Olympos; when Telemachos was the guest of Menelaos and Helen, she put a potion in the wine to ease the sorrows of the two anguished men; the drug came from Egypt; the Egyptian men were all doctors and had many such drugs because they were descendants of Paieon |
Lattimore Paieon Fagles The Healing God Loeb Paeeon Fitzgerald Paian |
| Pallas A name for the goddess, Athene; her name is often rendered as Pallas Athene or simply Pallas |
Lattimore Pallas Fagles Pallas Loeb Pallas Fitzgerald Pallas |
| Pandareos The father of the “greenwood nightingale”; her name was Prokne and she sang a mournful song because she had murdered her son, Itylos, in a fit of madness; Pandareos had other daughters too; they were orphaned as children and raised by Aphrodite, Artemis and Athene; while Aphrodite was asking Zeus to arrange marriages for the girls, the storm winds carried them away and delivered them into the hands of the Furies |
Lattimore Pandareos Fagles Pandareus Loeb Pandareus Fitzgerald Pandareos |
| Panopeus A city in Phokis; as the goddess, Leto, was traveling through Panopeus, she was manhandled by Gaia’s son, Tityos; he was punished by having vultures eat his liver as he lay sprawled in the Underworld |
Lattimore Panopeus Fagles Panopeus Loeb Panopeus Fitzgerald Panopeus |
| Paphos The place (or city) on the island of Cyprus where Aphrodite retreated after she had been caught being unfaithful to her husband, Hephaistos; once she was inside her sacred precinct, the Graces bathed her in ambrosial oil |
Lattimore Paphos Fagles Paphos Loeb Paphos Fitzgerald Paphos |
| Parnassos Mount Parnassos; a mountain in central Greece north of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi |
Lattimore Parnassos Fagles Parnassus Loeb Parnassus Fitzgerald Parnassos |
| Patroklos The son of Menoetius and lifelong companion of Achilles; Patroklos was killed by Hector at Troy |
Lattimore Patroklos Fagles Patroclus Loeb Patroclus Fitzgerald Patroklos |
| Peiraios The son of Klytios; Peiraios was a native of Ithaka and a companion of Telemachos when he went to Pylos to seek news of his long lost father, Odysseus; upon returning home from Pylos, Telemachos requested that Peiraios take the stranger, Theoklymenos, into his home and treat him like an honored guest |
Lattimore Peiraios Fagles Piraeus Loeb Peiraeus Fitzgerald Peiraios |
| Peirithoos King of the Lapithae and companion of the Athenian hero, Theseus; when Odysseus was at the entrance to the Underworld, he was disappointed that he did not get to see Peirithoos and Theseus; when the Centaur, Eurytion, got drunk and disrupted Peirithoos’ household, Peirithoos had him mutilated by cutting off his ears and nose, thus causing an everlasting feud between men and Centaurs |
Lattimore Peirithoos Fagles Pirithous Loeb Peirithous Fitzgerald Peirithoos |
| Peisandros The son of Polyktor; one of the suitors of Penelope who was killed by the oxherd, Philoitios |
Lattimore Peisandros Fagles Pisander Loeb Peisander Fitzgerald Peisandros |
| Peisenor 1) The father of Ops and the grandfather of the elderly servant, Eurykleia; 2) a herald on the island of Ithaka; when Telemachos rose to speak to the assembly, Peisenor placed the scepter in his hands to signify Telemachos’ authority |
Lattimore Peisenor Fagles Pisenor Loeb Peisenor Fitzgerald Peisenor |
| Peisistratos One of the sons of King Nestor; Peisistratos accompanied Telemachos to Sparta as his traveling companion |
Lattimore Peisistratos Fagles Pisistratus Loeb Peisistratus Fitzgerald Peisistratos |
| Pelasgians A people encountered by Odysseus while he was on the island of Crete |
Lattimore Pelasgians Fagles Pelasgians Loeb Pelasgians Fitzgerald Pelasgians |
| Peleus The mortal husband of the Nereid, Thetis, and the father of Achilles |
Lattimore Peleus Fagles Peleus Loeb Peleus Fitzgerald Peleus |
| Pelias The son of Poseidon and Tyro; the brother of Neleus and king of Iolkos |
Lattimore Pelias Fagles Pelias Loeb Pelias Fitzgerald Pelias |
| Pelion Mount Pelion; a wooded mountain in Thessaly located near the eastern coast of the mainland; Mount Pelion was the original home of the Centaurs; the giants, Otos and Epilates died in their efforts to pile Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion on top of one another to reach Mount Olympos and the abode of of the Olympian Immortals |
Lattimore Pelion Fagles Pelion Loeb Pelion Fitzgerald Pelion |
| Penelope The daughter of Ikarios of Sparta; the faithful wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachos; her name literally means Weaver; while Odysseus was thought to be lost after the Trojan War, she delayed the choice of a new husband by saying that she would not make a decision until she had woven a funeral shroud for Odysseus’ aged father, Laertes; each day she would weave the shroud and each night she would undo a portion of that days work; the trick worked well enough to delay her irascible suitors until Odysseus returned home to reclaim his wife and property |
Lattimore Penelope Fagles Penelope Loeb Penelope Fitzgerald Penelope |
| Periboia The daughter of the Giant, Eurymedon; Periboia was the consort of Poseidon (lord of the Sea) and the mother of the first king of the Phaiakians, Nausithoos |
Lattimore Periboia Fagles Periboea Loeb Periboea Fitzgerald Periboia |
| Periklymenos One of the sons of Neleus and Chloris; Periklymenos was the brother of King Nestor of Pylos |
Lattimore Periklymenos Fagles Periclymenus Loeb Periclymenus Fitzgerald Periklymenos |
| Perimedes One of the crewmen who sailed with Odysseus when he left Troy; Perimedes and Eurylochos lashed Odysseus to the mast of the ship so that he could hear the voices of the Sirens and not be driven to madness and hurt himself or the ship |
Lattimore Perimedes Fagles Perimedes Loeb Perimedes Fitzgerald Perimedes |
| Pero The daughter of Neleus and Chloris and the wife of the seer, Melampous |
Lattimore Pero Fagles Pero Loeb Pero Fitzgerald Pero |
| Perse A nymph; the consort of Helios (the Sun) and the mother of the Dread Goddess, Kirke, and King Aietes |
Lattimore Perse Fagles Perse Loeb Perse Fitzgerald Perse |
| Persephone The daughter of Zeus and Demeter; the wife of Hades; when Odysseus was at the entrance to the Underworld, he was afraid that Persephone would appear in her terrible beauty |
Lattimore Persephone Fagles Persephone Loeb Persephone Fitzgerald Persephone |
| Perseus One of the sons of the king of Pylos, Nestor |
Lattimore Perseus Fagles Perseus Loeb Perseus Fitzgerald Perseus |
| Phaethon One of the chariot horses of the goddess of the Dawn, Eos; her other horse was named Lampos |
Lattimore Phaethon Fagles Aurora Loeb Phaethon Fitzgerald Daybright |
| Phaethousa A nymph; the daughter of Helios (the Sun) and Nearea; Phaethousa and her sister, Lampetia, tend the flocks of their father on the island of Thrinakia |
Lattimore Phaethousa Fagles Phaethusa Loeb Phaethusa Fitzgerald Phaethousa |
| Phaiakia The kingdom of Alkinoos and Arete where Odysseus found sanctuary after losing his entire crew at sea; the Phaiakians gave Odysseus passage home to the island of Ithaka |
Lattimore Phaiakia Fagles Phaeacia Loeb Phaeacia Fitzgerald Phaiakia |
| Phaiakians The people of Phaiakia; a race founded by Nausithoos, a son of the lord of the Sea, Poseidon; when Odysseus arrived at Phaiakia, the people were ruled by King Alkinoos and Queen Arete; after a brief stay, the Phaiakians gave Odysseus passage home to the island of Ithaka |
Lattimore Phaiakians Fagles Phaeacians Loeb Phaeacians Fitzgerald Phaiakians |
| Phaidimos The king of the Sidonians; when Telemachos was in Sparta seeking help from Menelaos, he was given a treasured mixing bowl which Phaidimos had once given to Menelaos |
Lattimore Phaidimos Fagles Phaedimus Loeb Phaedimus Fitzgerald Phaidimos |
| Phaedra The doomed wife of Theseus; Odysseus saw Phaedra while he was at the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Phaidra Fagles Phaedra Loeb Phaedra Fitzgerald Phaidra |
| Phaistos A city on the island of Crete; after Menelaos sailed from Troy, his fleet was divided by treacherous winds sent by Zeus; part of the fleet was forced onto the rocks near Phaistos and the rest were eventually driven to Egypt |
Lattimore Phaistos Fagles Phaestos Loeb Phaestus Fitzgerald Phaistos |
| Pharos An Egyptian island near the Nile delta where Menelaos was able to capture the Old Man of the Sea, Proteus; Menelaos aroused the sympathy of Proteus’ daughter, Eidothea, and she told him how he could catch Proteus and induce him to answer questions |
Lattimore Pharos Fagles Pharos Loeb Pharos Fitzgerald Pharos |
| Pheai A place in Elis on the Greek mainland near the island of Ithaka |
Lattimore Pheai Fagles Pheae Loeb Pheae Fitzgerald Pheai |
| Pheidon A king of the Thesprotians; in one of his false explanations, Odysseus claimed to have been the guest of Pheidon |
Lattimore Pheidon Fagles Phidon Loeb Pheidon Fitzgerald Pheidon |
| Phemios A singer at Odysseus’ home on the island of Ithaka; Phemios was the son of Terpias; he sang for the suitors but his life was spared when Odysseus returned home and killed all those who had betrayed his trust |
Lattimore Phemios Fagles Phemius Loeb Phemius Fitzgerald Phemios |
| Pherae The home of Diokles; Pherae is located between Pylos and Sparta on the Peloponnesian Peninsula; when Telemachos was seeking news of his father, Odysseus, Diokles offered the hospitality of his home |
Lattimore Pherai Fagles Phera Loeb Pherae Fitzgerald Pherai |
| Pherai The home of Penelope’s brother-in-law, Eumelos; Pherai is located in Thessaly |
Lattimore Pherai Fagles Pherae Loeb Pherae Fitzgerald Pherai |
| Pheres The son of Kretheus and Tyro; the brother of Aeson and Amythaon |
Lattimore Pheres Fagles Pheres Loeb Pheres Fitzgerald Pheres |
| Philoitios A herdsman on the island of Ithaka; Philoitios was a servant of Odysseus and helped Odysseus and Telemachos kill the suitors |
Lattimore Philoitios Fagles Philoetius Loeb Philoetius Fitzgerald Philoitios |
| Philoktetes The son of Poias; Philoktetes was the second best archer at the siege of Troy, surpassed only by Odysseus |
Lattimore Philoktetes Fagles Philoctetes Loeb Philoctetes Fitzgerald Philoktetes |
| Philomeleides A wrestler on the island of Lesbos who was bested by Odysseus; when Telemachos visited Menelaos in Sparta, Menelaos recounted the story of how Odysseus defeated Philomeleides |
Lattimore Philomeleides Fagles Philomelides Loeb Philomeleides Fitzgerald Philomeleides |
| Phoenicia A nation on the coast of Syria on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea |
Lattimore Phoenicia Fagles Phoenicia Loeb Phoenicia Fitzgerald Phoinikia |
| Phoenicians Renowned seafarers from Phoenicia on the coast of Syria; the Phoenicians traded in slaves and cargo |
Lattimore Phoenicians Fagles Phoenicians Loeb Phoenicians Fitzgerald Phoinikians |
| Phoibos An epithet for the god Apollon meaning Pure or Bright |
Lattimore Phoibos Fagles Phoebus Loeb Phoebus Fitzgerald Apollo |
| Phorkys The son of Pontus (the Sea) and Gaia (Earth) and the brother of Thaumas and Eurybia; Phorkys is the father of the nymph, Thoosa; Thoosa was the consort of Poseidon (lord of the Sea) which would make Phorkys the grandfather of the Cyclops, Polyphemos; when Odysseus returned to his island home of Ithaka, the Phaiakians put him ashore in a secluded harbor sacred to Phorkys and he hid the treasure the Phaiakians had given him in a nearby cave sacred to the nymphs of the Wellspring |
Lattimore Phorkys Fagles Phorcys Loeb Phorcys Fitzgerald Phorkys |
| Phronios The father of Noemon; when the goddess, Athene, disguised herself as Telemachos, she asked Noemon to provide a fast ship so that the real Telemachos could go in search of news of his father, Odysseus |
Lattimore Phronios Fagles Phronius Loeb Phronius Fitzgerald Phronios |
| Phrontis The son of Onetor; Phrontis was the helmsman of Menelaos as he sailed home from Troy; when their ship reached Cape Sunium, Apollon shot Phrontis with an arrow and killed him |
Lattimore Phrontis Fagles Phrontis Loeb Phrontis Fitzgerald Phrontis |
| Phthia The home of Achilles; an area of southern Thessaly in the domain of Peleus |
Lattimore Phthia Fagles Phthia Loeb Phthia Fitzgerald Phthia |
| Phylake The home of Iphikles in Thessaly; when the seer, Melampous, tried to steal the cattle of Iphikles, he was held captive for one year so that he could provide Iphikles with prophecies; after the year was over, Melampous was freed from his servitude and he promptly stole Iphikles’ cattle and used them as dowry for the lovely daughter of Neleus, Pero |
Lattimore Phylake Fagles Phylace Loeb Phylace Fitzgerald Phylake |
| Phylakos A former ruler in Thessaly; when the seer, Melampous, tried to steal the cattle of Iphikles, he was held captive in the stronghold of Phylakos |
Lattimore Phylakos Fagles Phylacus Loeb Phylacus Fitzgerald Phylakos |
| Phylo One of the handmaids of Helen; Adreste and Alkippe were the other two |
Lattimore Phylo Fagles Phylo Loeb Phylo Fitzgerald Phylo |
| Pieria A mountainous area north of Mount Olympos in Thessaly; when Zeus sent Hermes to liberate Odysseus from the nymph, Kalypso, he launched himself into the sky from Pieria |
Lattimore Pieria Fagles Pieria Loeb Pieria Fitzgerald Pieria |
| Pleiades The constellation; when Odysseus was freed from the island of the nymph, Kalypso, he steered his small boat by constellations such as the Pleiades, Bootes, the Bear and Orion |
Lattimore Pleiades Fagles Pleiades Loeb Pleiades Fitzgerald Pleiades |
| Poias The father of the famed archer, Philoktetes |
Lattimore Poias Fagles Poias Loeb Poias Fitzgerald Poias |
| Polites One of the shipmates of Odysseus; when Odysseus’ men encountered the Dread Goddess, Kirke, Polites was transformed into a swine |
Lattimore Polites Fagles Polites Loeb Polites Fitzgerald Polites |
| Polybos 1) The father of the suitor, Eurymachos; Eurymachos was killed by Odysseus; 2) an Egyptian; the king of Thebes who entertained Menelaos and Helen while they were in Egypt; 3) the Phaiakian craftsman who made the red ball that Halios and Laodamas used in a dance to entertain Odysseus; 4) one of the suitors of Penelope; Polybos was killed by the swineherd, Eumaios |
Lattimore Polybos Fagles Polybus Loeb Polybus Fitzgerald Polybos |
| Polydamna The wife of the Egyptian, Thon; while Menelaos and Helen were in Egypt, Polydamna gave Helen the drug which she later administered to Menelaos and Telemachos to ease their sorrows |
Lattimore Polydamna Fagles Polydamna Loeb Polydamna Fitzgerald Polydamna |
| Polydeukes The son of Leda and Tyndareus; the brother of Kastor and Klytemnestra and half-brother of Helen; after death, Zeus made Kastor and Polydeukes immortal with the condition that while one of them lived on the surface of the earth, the other would reside in the Underworld |
Lattimore Polydeukes Fagles Polydeuces Loeb Polydeuces Fitzgerald Polydeukes |
| Polykaste The youngest daughter of Nestor; while visiting Nestor in Pylos, Telemachos was bathed by Polykaste before being entertained by Nestor and his sons |
Lattimore Polykaste Fagles Polycaste Loeb Polycaste Fitzgerald Polykaste |
| Polyktor One of the builders of a well on the island of Ithaka; Ithakos and Neritos also participated in the construction of the well, which was very ornate with a circle of trees and an altar for the nymphs |
Lattimore Polyktor Fagles Polyctor Loeb Polyctor Fitzgerald Polyktor |
| Polyneos A Phaiakian; the son of Tekton and the father of Amphialos |
Lattimore Polyneos Fagles Greatfleet Loeb Polyneus Fitzgerald Grandfleet |
| Polypemon A name made up by Odysseus when he was still in disguise and speaking with his father, Laertes; Polypemon was, according to Odysseus, the father of a man named Apheidas |
Lattimore Polypemon Fagles King Pain Loeb Polypemon Fitzgerald King Allwoes |
| Polypheides The son of the seer, Mantios, and father of the wanderer Theoklymenos |
Lattimore Polypheides Fagles Polyphides Loeb Polypheides Fitzgerald Polypheides |
| Polyphemos The Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus; Polyphemos was the son of the nymph, Thoosa and Poseidon (lord of the Sea); when Polyphemos captured and ate several of Odysseus’ crewmen, Odysseus tricked him into drinking a potent wine and then blinded him while he was unconscious; for harming his son, Poseidon punished Odysseus with ten years of wandering before he could return to his home and family |
Lattimore Polyphemos Fagles Polyphemus Loeb Polyphemus Fitzgerald Polyphemos |
| Polytherses The father of the suitor, Ktesippos; Ktesippos was killed by the oxherd, Philoitios |
Lattimore Polytherses Fagles Polytherses Loeb Polytherses Fitzgerald (Not mentioned by name) |
| Ponteus One of the young Phaiakian men who participated in the athletic games held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Ponteus Fagles Breaker Loeb Ponteus Fitzgerald Bluewater |
| Pontonoos A Phaiakian; the herald of King Alkinoos |
Lattimore Pontonoos Fagles Pontonous Loeb Pontonous Fitzgerald Pontonoos |
| Poseidon One of the Olympian Immortals; the lord of the Sea; Poseidon is the son of Kronos and Rheia and brother of Zeus, Hades, Histia, Demeter and Hera; when Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son, Polyphemos, the enraged god punished Odysseus with ten years of hardship before he could return to his home and family |
Lattimore Poseidon Fagles Poseidon Loeb Poseidon Fitzgerald Poseidon |
| Pramnian Wine When some of Odysseus’ shipmates encountered the Dread Goddess, Kirke, she mixed a potion with barley, cheese, pale honey and Pramnian Wine to turn the men into swine |
Lattimore Pramneian Wine Fagles Pramnian Wine Loeb Pramnian Wine Fitzgerald Pramnian Wine |
| Priam The last king of the city of Troy |
Lattimore Priam Fagles Priam Loeb Priam Fitzgerald Priam |
| Prokris One of the “shades” that Odysseus encountered when he was at the entrance to the Underworld |
Lattimore Prokris Fagles Procris Loeb Procris Fitzgerald Prokris |
| Proreus One of the young Phaiakian men who participated in the athletic games held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Proreus Fagles Bowsprint Loeb Proreus Fitzgerald Shearwater |
| Proteus The Old Man of the Sea; an ancient sea god and a thane of Poseidon (lord of the Sea); the son of Okeanos (Ocean) and Tethys; Proteus was noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy; when Menelaos and his crewmen were stranded on the Egyptian island of Pharos, he aroused the sympathy of Proteus’ daughter, Eidothea; she told Menelaos how he could catch Proteus and induce him to answer questions; Menelaos did as she suggested and caught Proteus unawares; Menelaos asked about his companions who had fought with him at Troy and in which direction he should travel in order to reach his kingdom; Proteus complied |
Lattimore Proteus Fagles Proteus Loeb Proteus Fitzgerald Proteus |
| Prymneus One of the young Phaiakian men who participated in the athletic games held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Prymneus Fagles Sternman Loeb Prymneus Fitzgerald Sternman |
| Psyrios An island in the Aegean Sea north of the island of Chios |
Lattimore Psyrios Fagles Psyrie Loeb Psyria Fitzgerald Psyria |
| Pylos The home of Nestor located on the southwestern coast of the Peloponnesian Peninsula; Telemachos visited Pylos when he was seeking news of his father, Odysseus |
Lattimore Pylos Fagles Pylos Loeb Pylos Fitzgerald Pylos |
| Pyriphlegethon One of the rivers of the Underworld |
Lattimore Pyriphlegethon Fagles River of Fire Loeb Pyriphlegethon Fitzgerald Burning |
| Pytho The sanctuary of Apollon on the slopes of Mount Parnassos |
Lattimore Pytho Fagles Pytho Loeb Pytho Fitzgerald Pytho |
| Rhadamanthys The son of Zeus and Europa; after his death, Rhadamanthys dwelled in the home of the Blessed Dead, the Elysian Fields |
Lattimore Rhadamanthys Fagles Rhadamanthys Loeb Rhadamanthus Fitzgerald Rhadamanthos |
| Rheithron A harbor on the island of Ithaka where the disguised goddess, Athene, said that she had anchored her ship |
Lattimore Rheithron Fagles Rithron Cove Loeb Rheithron Fitzgerald Reithron Bight |
| Rhexenor The brother of the king of the Phaiakians, Alkinoos; Rhexenor and Alkinoos were the sons of the founder of the Phaiakian settlement in Scheria, Nausithoos; Rhexenor was the father of the queen of the Phaiakians, Arete |
Lattimore Rhexenor Fagles Rhexenor Loeb Rhexenor Fitzgerald Rhexenor |
| Roving Rocks Two monstrous rocks in the sea which Odysseus had to pass after surviving the temptation of the Sirens; the Dread Goddess, Kirke, told Odysseus that, in a generation past, the Argonauts were the only ones to pass safely through the Roving Rocks but now they were stationary and housed the six-headed monster, Skylla |
Lattimore Roving Rock and Rovers Fagles Clashing Rocks Loeb Planctae Fitzgerald Prowling Rocks or Drifters |
| Salmoneus The father of Tyro; Tyro was the mother (by the lord of the Sea, Poseidon) of Pelias and Neleus |
Lattimore Salmoneus Fagles Salmoneus Loeb Salmoneus Fitzgerald Salmoneus |
| Same A large island in the domain of Odysseus located off the western coast of the island of Ithaka; Same is sometimes called Samos |
Lattimore Same or Samos Fagles Same Loeb Same or Samos Fitzgerald Same |
| Scheria The home of the Phaiakians; Nausithoos led the migration when the Phaiakians were forced to leave their home in Hypereia because of the Cyclopes became too overbearing |
Lattimore Scheria Fagles Scheria Loeb Scheria Fitzgerald Skheria |
| Sicilian The people of the island of Sicily; referred to as slavers when the suitors of Penelope suggested that the disguised Odysseus would fetch a good price from the Sicilians |
Lattimore Sicilian Fagles Sicilian Loeb Sicilian Fitzgerald Sikel |
| Sidon A city of the Phoenicians located on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean Sea in what is now Lebanon |
Lattimore Sidon and Sidonia Fagles Sidon Loeb Sidon Fitzgerald Sidon |
| Sidonians The people of the city of Sidon located on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean Sea in what is now Lebanon |
Lattimore Sidonians Fagles Sidonians Loeb Sidonians Fitzgerald Sidonians |
| Sikania A place invented by Odysseus while he was in disguise and talking with his father, Laertes |
Lattimore Sikania Fagles Sicily Loeb Sicania Fitzgerald Sikania |
| Sintians Inhabitants of the island of Lemnos who were noted for their savage or raucous speech; when Aphrodite and Ares were having a secret love affair, Aphrodite told Ares that her husband, Hephaistos was visiting the Sintians |
Lattimore Sintians Fagles Sintians Loeb Sintians Fitzgerald Sintian |
| Sirens Sea nymphs who are part woman and part bird and inhabit the island of Anthemoessa; the Sirens lure mariners with their seductive singing to the rocky shore where the heedless sailors die in their wrecked ships; the Dread Goddess, Kirke, warned Odysseus about the irresistible lure of the Sirens so when he came near their island, he had his sailors put wax in their ears so that they could not hear the enchanted singing but he had himself lashed to the mast and did not plug his ears so that he could hear the Siren’s song |
Lattimore Sirens Fagles Sirens Loeb Sirens Fitzgerald Seirenes |
| Sisyphus A son of Aeolus and the ruler of the city of Corinth; noted for his cleverness; when Sisyphus was finally taken to the Underworld, he was punished by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope where it always escaped him and would roll down the slope again; Sisyphus would begin the task again and thus continues forever |
Lattimore Sisyphos Fagles Sisyphus Loeb Sisyphus Fitzgerald Sisyphos |
| Skylla Skylla and Charybdis are almost always mentioned together because they live on opposite sides of the Straits of Messenia between Italy and the island of Sicily; Skylla is a six-headed, snake-like monster that will swoop down and snatch sailors from the decks of passing ships |
Lattimore Skylla Fagles Scylla Loeb Scylla Fitzgerald Skylla |
| Skyros An island in the western Aegean Sea; the largest island of the Northern Sporades group; Skyros is located near the eastern coast of mainland Greece and northeast of the large island of Euboea; Odysseus brought the son of Achilles, Neoptolemus, from Skyros for the final battle of the siege of Troy |
Lattimore Skyros Fagles Scyros Loeb Scyros Fitzgerald Skyros |
| Solymoi A people of the mountainous region in Lykia in Asia Minor; as Poseidon (lord of the Sea) was flying from the land of the Ethiopians, he passed over the high ground of the Solymoi and was angered to see Odysseus nearing the island of the Phaiakians; Poseidon staggered the sea with his trident and splintered Odysseus’ small boat |
Lattimore Solymoi Fagles Solymi Loeb Solymi Fitzgerald Mountains of Asia |
| Sparta A city in southern Greece on the Peloponnesian Peninsula; the primary city of the district of Lakonia; located by the river Eurotas and originally settled by the Dorians; Sparta was the principal city in the domain of Menelaos |
Lattimore Sparta Fagles Sparta Loeb Sparta Fitzgerald Sparta |
| Stratios One of the sons of Nestor |
Lattimore Stratios Fagles Stratius Loeb Stratius Fitzgerald Stratios |
| Styx Although she is called The Oath River, Styx is actually an Okeanid, i.e. one of the three thousand daughters of Okeanos (Ocean) and Tethys; Styx resides near the halls of Hades and Persephone and is also called The Hateful because she is the body of water in the Underworld over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon and by which the Immortals swear their most solemn oaths |
Lattimore Styx Fagles Styx Loeb Styx Fitzgerald Styx |
| Sunium Cape Sunium; a cape in east-central Greece, southeast of Athens at the tip of the peninsula of Attica; after Menelaos sailed from Troy, Apollon killed his helmsman, Phrontis, as their ship rounded Cape Sunium |
Lattimore Sounion Fagles Sounion Loeb Sunium Fitzgerald Sunion |
| Swift Islands Probably the islands in the Ionian Sea known as the Echinades |
Lattimore Pointed Islands Fagles Jagged Islands Loeb swift islands Fitzgerald running pack of islets |
| Syria The home of the swineherd, Eumaios; the location of Syria is not known and whether it is an island or a country is also disputed |
Lattimore Syria Fagles Syrie Loeb Syria Fitzgerald Syrie |
| Tantalos One of the “shades” that Odysseus encountered when he was at the entrance to the Underworld; Tantalos was condemned to suffer eternal hunger and thirst by having to stand in a pool of water that was overhung with fruit trees; the water would recede when he tried to bend and drink and the fruit trees would always be just out of his reach |
Lattimore Tantalos Fagles Tantalus Loeb Tantalus Fitzgerald Tantalos |
| Taphians The people of the land of Taphos which is assumed to be located on, or near, the western coast of Greece; the goddess, Athene, disguised herself as a man named Mentes who was a leader of the Taphians; the swineherd, Eumaios, bought his slave, Mesaulios, from the Taphians |
Lattimore Taphians Fagles Taphians Loeb Taphians Fitzgerald Taphians |
| Taygetos A mountain range in Lakedaimon in which the goddess, Artemis, dances |
Lattimore Taygetos Fagles Taygetus Loeb Taygetus Fitzgerald Taygetos |
| Teiresias A blind prophet from the city of Thebes; after Teiresias died, the nymph, Kirke, advised Odysseus to go to the entrance to the Underworld evoke the “shade” of Teiresias so that he might tell Odysseus how to find his way home; Teiresias told Odysseus that his homecoming would be fraught with hardships but that he would eventually overcome the wrath of Poseidon (lord of the Sea) and return to his home on the island of Ithaka |
Lattimore Teiresias Fagles Tiresias Loeb Teiresias Fitzgerald Teiresias |
| Tekton A Phaiakian elder; the father of Polyneos and grandfather of Amphialos |
Lattimore Tekton Fagles Shipwrightson Loeb Tecton Fitzgerald Shipwrightson |
| Telamon The grandson of Zeus and Aegina; most notably, the father of Aias, who was commonly known as Telamonian Aias |
Lattimore Telamon Fagles Telamon Loeb Telamon Fitzgerald Telamon |
| Telemachos The son of Odysseus and Penelope; not knowing whether his father was dead or alive after a twenty year absence, Telemachos went to Sparta and Pylos for the advice of Menelaos and Nestor; Telemachos always had the protection and guidance of the goddess, Athene; when his father returned home, Telemachos helped him kill the suitors of Penelope |
Lattimore Telemachos Fagles Telemachus Loeb Telemachus Fitzgerald Telemakhos |
| Telemos The son of Eurymos; Telemos was a prophet who told the Cyclopes, Polyphemos, that a man named Odysseus would blind him; Polyphemos was expecting a large and bold man but when Odysseus refused to identify himself by name, Polyphemos was completely unprepared for an attack and thus the prophecy came true |
Lattimore Telemos Fagles Telemus Loeb Telemus Fitzgerald Telemos |
| Telephus The father of the young man, Eurypylos, who was killed at Troy by Achilles’ son, Neoptolemus |
Lattimore Telephos Fagles Telephus Loeb Telephos Fitzgerald Telephos |
| Telepylos The city of the Laistrygones; the Laistrygones were the giant cannibals encountered by Odysseus and his shipmates; the giants stood on the cliffs and hurled boulders at the helpless sailors when they tried to escape; only the ship that Odysseus commanded was able to survive the attack of the Laistrygones and make it open water, all the other ships were sunk and the sailors drowned |
Lattimore Telepylos Fagles Telepylus heights Loeb Telepylus Fitzgerald Laistrygonian heights |
| Temese A place mentioned by the goddess, Athene, when she was disguised as Mentes, leader of the Taphians |
Lattimore Temese Fagles Temese Loeb Temesa Fitzgerald Temese |
| Tenedos An island in the Aegean Sea near the entrance to the Dardanelles; after the Greeks had reduced Troy to ashes, they made preparations to return the their homes; the Greek commander, Agamemnon, stayed at Troy and tried, unsuccessfully, to appease the goddess, Athene, with sacrifices for the desecration of her temple but the other warriors left Troy as quickly as possible and made their sacrifices on Tenedos |
Lattimore Tenedos Fagles Tenedos Loeb Tenedos Fitzgerald Tenedos |
| Terpias The father of the singer, Phemios |
Lattimore Terpias Fagles Terpis Loeb Terpes Fitzgerald Terpis |
| Thebes 1) A city in Egypt were Menelaos and Helen were entertained by King Polybos; 2) a city in Boeotia, the home of the Kadmeians |
Lattimore Thebes Fagles Thebes Loeb Thebes Fitzgerald Thebes |
| Themis One of the Titans, i.e. one of the children of Gaia (Earth) and Ouranos (the Heavens); the goddess of Law and Order |
Lattimore Themis Fagles Themis Loeb Themis Fitzgerald Holy Justice |
| Theoklymenos The son of Polypheides; a wanderer from Argos who was befriended by Telemachos |
Lattimore Theoklymenos Fagles Theoclymenus Loeb Theoclymenus Fitzgerald Theoklymenos |
| Theseus Theseus was the son of the legendary Athenian king, Aegeus and his consort, Aethra of Troezen; Theseus took the daughter of King Minos, Ariadne, from her home on the island of Crete but abandoned her on the island of Dia where she was killed by the goddess, Artemis |
Lattimore Theseus Fagles Theseus Loeb Theseus Fitzgerald Theseus |
| Thesprotians The people of Thesprotia which is located in northwestern Greece; Odysseus claimed to have washed ashore on Thesprotia and was cared for by King Pheidon |
Lattimore Thesprotians Fagles Thesprotians Loeb Thesprotians Fitzgerald Thesprotians |
| Thetis A Nereid; one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris; collectively called the Daughters of the Sea; Thetis was the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles |
Lattimore Thetis Fagles Thetis Loeb Thetis Fitzgerald Thetis |
| Thoas The son of Andraimon; Thoas commanded the Aitolians at the siege of Troy; while still in disguise, Odysseus reminisced about the Trojan War and how he had warmed himself with the cloak that Thoas had put aside when he went as a messenger to Agamemnon |
Lattimore Thoas Fagles Thoas Loeb Thoas Fitzgerald Thoas |
| Thon An Egyptian; the husband of Polydamna; while Menelaos and Helen were in Egypt, Polydamna gave Helen the drug she administered to Menelaos and Telemachos to ease their sorrows |
Lattimore Thon Fagles Thon Loeb Thon Fitzgerald Thon |
| Thoon One of the young Phaiakian men who participated in the athletic contests held in honor of Odysseus |
Lattimore Thoon Fagles Racing-the-Wind Loeb Thoon Fitzgerald Runningwake |
| Thoosa A sea-nymph; the daughter of Phorkys and the consort of Poseidon (lord of the Sea); Thoosa was the mother of the Cyclops, Polyphemos |
Lattimore Thoosa Fagles Thoosa Loeb Thoosa Fitzgerald Thoosa |
| Thrace A region on northern Greece mainland bordering the northern-most part of the Aegean Sea; the largest province in ancient Greece |
Lattimore Thrace Fagles Thrace Loeb Thrace Fitzgerald Thrace |
| Thrasymedes One of the sons of Nestor |
Lattimore Thrasymedes Fagles Thrasymedes Loeb Thrasymedes Fitzgerald Thrasymedes |
| Thrinakia The sacred island of Helios (the Sun) where his herds of cattle, sheep and oxen are pastured; the undying herds are attended by the nymphs, Lampetia and Phaethousa; Odysseus and his men were warned by the Dread Goddess, Kirke, that if they ate the herds of Helios all but Odysseus would be killed before they could reach their homes; finally, hunger drove them to desperation and they sealed their doom by killing and eating the forbidden animals |
Lattimore Thrinakia Fagles Thrinacia Loeb Thrinacia Fitzgerald Thrinakia |
| Thyestes The brother of Atreus and father of the murderer of Agamemnon, Aegisthus |
Lattimore Thyestes Fagles Thyestes Loeb Thyestes Fitzgerald Thyestes |
| Tithonos The husband of Eos, the Dawn |
Lattimore Tithonos Fagles Tithonus Loeb Tithonus Fitzgerald Tithonos |
| Tityos One of the sons of Gaia (Earth); when Odysseus was at the entrance to the Underworld, he saw Tityos as he was being tormented; Tityos had manhandled Leto and Zeus inflicted a severe and eternal punishment; Tityos was stretched over nine acres of land and vultures were eternally tearing at his liver |
Lattimore Tityos Fagles Tityus Loeb Tityus Fitzgerald Tityos |
| Tritogeneia A name given to Athene because, after she sprang from Zeus’ head, she was taken to the Libyan lake, Trito, and nurtured by the nymphs of the lake; in this way she is also referred to as Tritonian Athene |
Lattimore Tritogeneia Fagles Zeus’ Daughter, the Glorious One Loeb Tritogeneia Fitzgerald The Glorious Daughter of Zeus |
| Trojans The people of the city of Troy |
Lattimore Trojans Fagles Trojans Loeb Trojans Fitzgerald X |
| Troy An ancient Greek city in Asia Minor in the province of Mysia between the rivers Skamandros and Simoeis; located near the coast of the Aegean Sea; Troy was at the center of the ten year siege by the Achaeans for the return of the wife of King Menelaos, Helen |
Lattimore Troy Fagles Troy Loeb Troy Fitzgerald Troy |
| Tydeus The son of Oineus and the father of Diomedes |
Lattimore Tydeus Fagles Tydeus Loeb Tydeus Fitzgerald (Not mentioned by name) |
| Tyndareus The husband of Leda and the father of Kastor, Polydeukes and Klytemnestra; Tyndareus was Helen’s stepfather; when Helen was a young woman and ready to marry, she had many suitors; Tyndareus made all the suitors swear that they would respect her final choice and come to her defense if she was ever taken from her rightful husband; Helen married Menelaos and lived in Sparta until she was induced by Aphrodite to leave Menelaos and go to Troy with Alexandros (Paris); true to their oath, the suitors gathered an army and attacked Troy |
Lattimore Tyndareos Fagles Tyndareus Loeb Tyndareus Fitzgerald Tyndareus |
| Tyro The daughter of Salmoneus and husband of Kretheus; Odysseus met the “shade” of Tyro in the Underworld and she told him of her love for the river Enipeus; Poseidon took the guise of Enipeus and from their union Pelias and Neleus were born; Kretheus and Tyro were the parents of Aeson, Pheres and Amythaon |
Lattimore Tyro Fagles Tyro Loeb Tyro Fitzgerald Tyro |
| Zakynthos An island south of the island of Ithaka in the domain of Odysseus |
Lattimore Zakynthos Fagles Zacynthus Loeb Zacynthus Fitzgerald Zakynthos |
| Zethos The father of Itylos and consort of the nightingale, Prokne; Itylos was killed by his mother in a fit of madness |
Lattimore Zethos Fagles Zethus Loeb Zethus Fitzgerald Zethos |
| Zeus The son of Kronos and Rheia; the king of the Olympian Immortals; Zeus is the brother of Hades, Poseidon, Histia, Demeter and Hera |
Lattimore Zeus Fagles Zeus Loeb Zeus Fitzgerald Zeus |
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