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Penelope's servant and Odysseus' old nurse
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Eurycleia
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One of Odysseus' crew
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Eurylochus
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One of Penelope's suitors, an Ithacan noble
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Eurymachus
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Penelope's housekeeper
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Eurynome
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In early Greek mythology, the sun god
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Helios
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Odysseus' home, an island off the western coast of Greece
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Ithaca
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Odysseus' father
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Laertes
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Race of man-eating giants
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Laestrygonians
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King of Ithaca and hero of the Odyssey.
Latin version of his name = Ulysses
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Odysseus
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Odysseus' wife
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Penelope
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An island kingdom inhabited by seafarers and traders
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Phaeacia
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A Cyclops, son of Poseidon
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Polyphemus
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Greek god of the sea; identified with the Roman god Neptune
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Poseidon
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A dangerous rock in the Straits of Messina, personified as a female monster with six heads who devoured passing sailors.
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Scylla
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Sea nymphs who lured sailors to destruction with their songs.
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Sirens
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