Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Gods/Goddeses and Places
Gods and Goddeses
34
Literature
Undergraduate 1
08/23/2010

Additional Literature Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Agememnon
Definition
King of Mycenae,Greek leader at Troy muredered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthos on his return home, brother of Menelaus
Term
Aiaia
Definition
Circe's Island
Term
Ajax
Definition
Greek hero at Troy drowned on return trip after defying the gods.
Term
Aegisthus
Definition
Clytemnestra's lover, usurper of Agamemnon's throne at Mycenae
Term
Aiolos
Definition
King of the winds; gives Odysseus a bag of winds
Term
Acheans
Definition
Homer's name for the Greeks (as opposed to Trojans)
Term
Achilles
Definition
The greatest Greek warrior at Troy
Term
Alcinous
Definition
King of Phaecians, host to Odysseus;father of Nausicaa,husband of Arete
Term
Athena
Definition
Goddess of Wisdom Battle and womenly arts ; patron of Odysseus
Term
Elpenor
Definition
One of Odysseuss' crew falls of Circe's roof and dies
Term
Erebus
Definition
The dark land of the dead
Term
Eumaeus
Definition
Faithful swineheard of Odysseus
Term
Eupithes
Definition
Father of Antinous,killed Laertes
Term
Eurycleia
Definition
Old and faithful nurse to Odysseus
Term
Eurylochus
Definition
Second in commadn to Odysseus during his travels
Term
Eurymachus
Definition
Rational suitor to Penelope
Term
Eurynome
Definition
Housekeeper to Penelope
Term
Hades
Definition
God of the Underworld
Term
Halitherses
Definition
Old friend of Odysseus in Ithaca
Term
Helen
Definition
Wife of Menelaus;carried of to Troy by Paris, causing the Trojan War
Term
Helios
Definition
Sun god whose sacred cattle are eaten by Odysseus' crew
Term
Hera
Definition
Queen of the Gods, Wife of Zeus
Term
Hermes
Definition
Messenger to the Gods
Term
Ilium
Definition
Another name for Troy
Term
Iros
Definition
Beggar to Penelope's suitors, stirs up a fight with Odysseus
Term
Ithaca
Definition
Island home of Odysseus
Term
Calypso
Definition
Beautiful Nymph who detains Odysseus eight years at island of Ogygia
Term
Charydbis
Definition
A dangerous whirlpool Odysseus must sail by
Term
Laertes
Definition
Father of Odysseus
Term
Laistrygonians
Definition
Hostile giants who attack Odysseus and eat his men
Term
Mentes
Definition
Old friend of Odysseus one of Athena's disquises
Term
Ogygia
Definition
Island home of Calypso
Term
Polyphemus
Definition
Cyclops son of Poseidon blinded by Odysseus
Term
Theoclymenus
Definition
Fugitive who accompanies Telemachus home and interprets omens
Supporting users have an ad free experience!