(In order of appearance, some unimportant names are left out)
The Muses: the nine goddesses for inspiration
Calypso: Atlas's daughter, she keeps Odysseus on her island
Odysseus: the main character in the story, who fought in the Trojan War, and was delayed on his way home
Poseidon: the god of the sea, brother of Zeus
The Sungod: More commonly known as Apollo, god of the sun, brother of Artemis, son of Zeus
Aegisthus: killed by Orestes for stealing his mother while his father was at the Trojan War
Orestes: the killer of Aegisthus
Zeus: the king of the gods, lord of the skies
Hermes: the messenger god, son of Zeus
Athena: goddess of wisdom, daughter of Zeus, sprung clad in armor from Zeus's forehead
Polyphemus: a cyclops son of Poseidon, blinded by Odysseus
Mentes: Lord of the Taphians, old family friend to Odysseus, Athena impersonated him to visit Telemachus
Prince Telemachus: the son of Odysseus and Penelope
Penelope: the wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus
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