2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Antinous
Suitor Extraordinaire
12. Antinous- The Original Jerk
Antinous was one of Penelopes chief suitors.
He was also one of the meanest, most disliked, and was responsible
for all the suitors moving into Odysseus house.
Antinous even attempted to kill Odysseus son, Telemachus, upon
Telemachus return from Menelaus. Luckily however, Telemachus
avoided the trap.
Antinous is the first suitor to be slain. Odysseus shot him through
the throat with an arrow while Antinous was drinking.
Antinous had a complete disregard for the Greek rules of
hospitality, and, ironically, this was the reason he was killed.
When Odysseus came disguised as a beggar to his own house Antinous
turned him away, and this was an offense equal to blaspheming the
gods.
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14. Zeus married her to Hephaestus 15. Aphrodite was also known
as Kypris and Cytherea after the two places, Cyprus and Kythira,
which claim her birth. 16. She is characterized as vain,
ill-tempered, and easily offended. 17. Daughter of Zeus, king of
the gods. 18. She granted Paris protection and the most beautiful
mortal wife if he would chose her the most beautiful between her
and two other goddesses, Athena and Hera, and he did. 19. Aphrodite
had a festival of her own, the Aphrodisia, which was celebrated all
over Greece, but particularly in Athens and Corinth.Aphrodite
20. Calliope by Marcello Bacciarelli
Calliope (The Muse)
Calliope is the Muse of epic poetry
There are 9 Muses
The Muses are the goddesses of literature and poetry.
Calliopes name means beautiful voice.
21. Calypso
Calypso (also known as Atlantis) was a sea nymph who lived on the
island of Ogygia. She was the daughter of Tethys and Atlas. She was
confined to the island for supporting her father and the Titans
during the Titanomachy. After the last of Odysseus men had perished
at sea, Odysseus himself was washed ashore on Ogygia, where Calypso
became enamored of him, taking him as her lover and promising him
immortality if he would stay with her. She imprisoned Odysseus on
her island in order to make him her immortal husband. Eventually,
Athena asked Zeus to spare Odysseus ofhis torment on the island, as
he longs for his wife Penelope. Zeus releases Odysseus when he
sends Hermes to Ogygia to order Calypso to set Odysseus free. She
complied reluctantly, allowing Odysseus to construct a small boat
and set sail from the island. In her sadness she attempted suicide,
but she is thwarted by her own immortality. She bore Odysseus two
children, Nausithous and Nausinous.
22. Circe byNicole Schane
23. Her father was Helios, the god of the sun and owner of the land where Odysseus men ate cattle. 24. Her mother was Perse, an oceanid. 25. She was the sister of two kings of Colchis and of Pasipha, and the mother of Minotaur. 26. Circe transformed her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals through the use of her magical wand and potions. 27. Her daughter is Aega, the goddess of the sun. 28. Circe and Odysseus had a child together named Telegonus who later ruled over the Tyrsenians. 29. She is renowned for her knowledge of magic and poisonous herbs.