Odyssey — 7 karakter
Antinoos
The unofficial leader and most arrogant of the suitors occupying Penelopeia's palace. Son of Eupeithes. He respects neither the laws of hospitality nor fears the gods. He is the one who set the ambush to kill Telemakhos. He refuses bread to Odysseus, who comes to the palace disguised as a beggar, and instead throws a stool at him. Because of his arrogance and brutality, he is the first suitor killed, struck in the throat by Odysseus's arrow.
Athene
The flashing-eyed goddess is the daughter of Zeus. She is the goddess of wisdom, strategy, and the arts of war. She is Odysseus's greatest protector because she finds Odysseus's sharp wit and cunning close to her own nature. Throughout the epic, she directs the course of events, entering among mortals in the guise of Mentes, Mentor, or Telemakhos to give them advice and inspire courage. She plays a leading role in the defeat of the suitors in Ithaca and the restoration of peace on the island.
Eumaios
Odysseus's loyal swineherd. Although he was actually the son of an island king, he was kidnapped as a child, sold as a slave, and purchased by Laertes. Despite being raised in the palace, he has spent years looking after his master's swine in the mountains. When Odysseus returns after twenty years, he hosts him in his hut despite mistaking him for a beggar. He stands by his master in the war against the suitors.
Circe
A goddess and sorceress with beautiful braids, daughter of the Sun God Helios, living on the island of Aiaie. She is famous for turning strangers who land on her island into swine with her magical potion. She turns Odysseus's companions into swine as well, but falls in love with him after Odysseus remains immune to her magic thanks to the 'moly' herb given by Hermes. She hosts Odysseus and his men on her island for a year, then guides them on their departure by telling them they must descend into the underworld (Hades).
Odysseus
The rightful king of Ithaca, son of Laertes and Anticlea, and husband of Penelopeia. He stood out as the most cunning leader of the Achaeans in the Trojan War, and his return home after the ten-year war took another ten years due to the wrath of the god Poseidon. While struggling at sea against giants, sorcerers, and sea monsters, he lost all his companions. After twenty years, he arrives in Ithaca in the guise of a destitute beggar. His goal is not merely to survive, but to destroy the insolent suitors occupying his home and reclaim his family and kingdom. He overcomes all obstacles with his intelligence, patience, and oratorical skills.
Penelopeia
Queen of Ithaca, daughter of Icarius, and the loyal wife of Odysseus. She waited for him for 20 years after Odysseus left for Troy. Thinking Odysseus was dead, arrogant nobles from surrounding kingdoms occupied the palace to marry her and seize the throne. Since she lacked the physical strength to openly resist these tyrants, she developed cunning strategies worthy of her husband's 'metis' (intelligence). She stalled the suitors for three years by weaving a shroud for Laertes by day and unweaving it by night. Even when Odysseus returns, she does not abandon her caution; she is a woman clever enough to test her husband with the secret of their bed.
Telemakhos
He is the son of Odysseus and Penelopeia. He was still a baby when his father went to war. For twenty years, he grew up without a father, in the shadow of the tyrants who occupied his palace. Initially a helpless and passive youth, he takes action under Athene's guidance. He travels to Pylos and Sparta to get information about his father. Upon his return, he reunites with his father and bravely supports him in the slaughter of the suitors. Throughout the epic, he transforms from a naive child into a leader.