WorksheetsOdyssey Characters
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
King of the Phaeacians, to whom Odysseus tells his story
Laertes
Alcinious
Aleous
Polyphemus
A goddess and enchantress who changes men into animals
Calypso
Scylla
Circe
Penelope
Goddess of war and wisdom
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
Penelope
Odysseus' father
Alcinious
Helios
Telemachus
Laertes
A sea goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for many years
Circe
Penelope
Helios
Calypso
A dangerous maelstrom (whirlpool)
Scylla
Charybdis
Poseidon
Sirens
Odysseus' son
Apollo
Laertes
Telemachus
Polyphemus
God of the sea and earthquakes
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
Hermes
Character who weaves a burial shroud by day and takes it apart by night
Penelope
Athena
Hera
Circe
Who is the swineherd that helps Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca?
Eumaeus
Eurycleia
Antinous
Eurymachus
Who is the god of the sea that makes Odysseus' journey difficult?
Zeus
Apollo
Poseidon
Hermes
Which goddess assists Odysseus on his journey home?
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Artemis
What is the name of Odysseus' wife?
Penelope
Helen
Calypso
Circe
Which creature did Odysseus encounter that had only one eye?
Siren
Cyclops
Hydra
Minotaur
God of music, poetry and prophecy
Helios
Apollo
Hermes
Zeus
The sun god
Apollo
Siren
Helios
Hermes
Messenger of the gods
Hermes
Helios
Apollo
Athena
People who offer a flower that makes men happy and lazy
Polyphemus
Apollo
Lotus Eaters
Sirens
What is the main character's name in The Odyssey?
Achilles
Hector
Odysseus
Zeus
