PenelopePenelope is Odysseus's intelligent and faithful wife. During his absence, she keeps her suitors at bay until she is eventually reunited with him.
EurymachusEurymachus is the son of Polybus. He is an Ithacan nobleman and one of the two leading suitors of Penelope.
EurynomeEurynome is Penelope's housekeeper and waiting woman
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TelemachusTelemachus is Odysseus's son who is devoted to taking care of Ithaca while his Father is away. He has trouble protecting his mother, Penelope, from her suitors.
AntinousThe most arrogant of Penelope's suitors. Antinous leads the campaign to have Telemachus killed. He is the first to die when Odysseus returns.
PhiloetiusPhiloetius is the primary cowherd of Odysseus. On the protagonist's return to Ithaca, he stands with Odysseus against the suitors of his wife Penelope.
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EurycleiaEurycleia is a maid in the palace of Odysseus and was bought as a slave by Odysseus' father, Laertes. She's also a wet nurse and helped raise Odysseus nurse that helped raise him.
EumaeusEumaeus is Odysseus's lifelong friend and servant, tending to Odysseus's livestock, namely the pigs.
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