Ægyptus’ son who hangs out with the Wooers.

____ speaks with the Council, explaining why he has called them together.

____ are ruining Telemachus’ home

A wooer

Questions Telemachus as to why he “puts them to shame.”

Blames Penelope for them being in the position.  He says all the wooers have asked her to marry one of them, but she never answers them.  She uses a “device” to keep the wooers waiting.

Penelope’s father

Antinous [an tin’ oo us] tells Telemachus to take his mother, Penelope, to Icarius’ home and let him, Icarius, give her away in marriage.

A man at the meeting of Telemachus and the wooers.

He is skilled in the signs made by birds.

He foresees the return of Odysseus

Old man

friend and companion of Odysseus

Spoke to the council - said Odysseus was a king, kind and gentle

Asks the council to help Telemachus.

Warns that something bad will happen to the wooers if they continue with their ways.

Would not be afraid of Odysseus returning to Ithaka.

The wooers outnumber Odysseus

Will not help Telemachus, but tells the other wooers to leave Telemachus, Halitherses [ha li thurs’ seez] and Mentor get a ship on their own.

But knew that Halitherese and Mentor could not help Telemachus get a ship since they were old.

King of Troy

Father of Hector and Paris

Son of Priam [pry’ um]

When ___ was young, a soothsayer told Priam that ___ would bring trouble upon Troy, so Priam had ___ sent away to be a shepherd

When ___ was older, he came upon a wedding feast.  The guests asked ___ to decide who should decide which goddess was “fairest,” Aphrodite, Athene, or Hera.

Each goddess tried to convince ___ to choose her: 

Son of Priam [pry’ um]

Commander in the city

Noble, generous, brave

Along with his father, Priam, ___ knew that Helen should be returned to Menelaus, but there were vain men in the council

King of Phthia [fie’ ya-- remember, rhymes with “pie”] 

Married to Thetis [thee’ tus], the river nymph

Father of Achilles

Married to Peleus [peel’ yus OR pell’ e us]

A river nymph

Mother of Achilles

Hero of far away land

Son of Peleus [peel’ yus OR pell’ e us] and Thetis [thee’ tus]

Fought in the war against Troy

An immortal

Not invited to Peleus [peel’ yus OR pell’ e us] and Thetis’ [thee’ tus] wedding

Goddess of Discord

wife of Zeus, the greatest of the gods

Wanted the apple that Eris threw into the game at the wedding feast, but didn’t get it.

Husband of Hera

the king of the gods

The fairest woman in the world

Married to King Menelaus

Paris fell in love with her

Aphrodite inspired Helen to fall in love with Paris

Paris stole her from the house of Menelaus and brought her into Troy

King of Mycenæ [my see’ nay]

Brother of Menelaus

Vowed to injure Troy because of Paris stealing Helen.

United kings and princes of Greece to fight Troy

Preparing his two children for marriage, the daughter in marriage to Achilles’ son, and his son, Megapenthes [meg a pen’ theez], for a bride

When Menelaus sees Telemachus, he knows that he is of the line of Kings.

Before Telemachus speaks, he is sure that it is Telemachus, the child of Odysseus

Menelaus’ son

A bride was being brought to him

The steward

Tells Menelaus that Telemachus is outside.  He asks Menelaus if he should welcome them, or send them away. Menelaus insists that ___ let Telemachus in.

She sees Telemachus and knows he is Odysseus’ son

A daughter of Proteus [proh’ tee us]

Tells Menelaus to speak with Proteus because he can help Menelaus off the island and can tell him what has happened to his men

Nymph (REMEMBER - nymphs are minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters)

Tells Menelaus how to ambush her father

The Ancient One of the Sea