Thursday, October 4, 2012

The Odyssey - Book 2 Characters

Aegyptius: an old lord, one son sailed with Odysseus, he starts the assembly
Antinous: one of the suitors, he describes the tricks that Penelope used to deceive the suitors
Halitherses: an old warrior who interprets the sign of the eagle fighting
Eurymachus: another suitor who says that the suitors will stay until the queen chooses someone to marry
Mentor: an old friend of Odysseus, he was supposed to look after Odysseus's rule and house while he was gone
Leocritus: yet another suitor who breaks up the assembly and scoffs at Halitherses's and Menotr's support of Telemachus
The "old nurse": the nurse that raised Telemachus and urges him not to go on the journey

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