Ulysses

Author's Preface

Mentioned as the prototype of the Siren in Orlando.

Bulfinch's Mythology

Hero of the Odyssey, known for his encounters with Scylla and Charybdis.

Glaucus and Scylla

Mentioned as one whose companions were destroyed by Scylla.

Penelope

King of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, who left for the Trojan War.

XXVII: The Trojan War

Greek hero known for sagacity; recruits reluctant chiefs including Achilles and feigns madness to avoid the war.

The Fall of Troy—Return of the Greeks—Orestes and Electra

Awarded the armor of Achilles after his death; devises the stratagem of the wooden horse; enters Troy in disguise to steal the Palladium.

The Fall of Troy

Awarded Achilles' armor over Ajax; devises the Trojan Horse stratagem and steals the Palladium with Diomed.

Menelaus and Helen

Entered Troy in disguise to carry off the Palladium; recognized by Helen who kept his secret.

Agamemnon, Orestes, and Electra

Mentioned indirectly as part of the broader Greek context, but not central to this chapter.

Adventures of Ulysses—The Lotus-Eaters—Cyclopes—Circe—Sirens—Scylla and Charybdis—Calypso

The protagonist of the Odyssey, whose ten-year journey home from Troy is the focus of the chapter. He demonstrates cunning and leadership in escaping the Cyclops and resisting Calypso's offer of immortality.

Return of Ulysses

The protagonist, whose cunning and leadership are central to the escape from the Cyclops and the navigation of challenges.

The Laestrygonians

Leads the crew, escapes the Laestrygonians, resists Circe's magic with Mercury's aid, and navigates past the Sirens.

Scylla and Charybdis

The hero who navigates the dangers of Scylla and Charybdis and later loses his crew due to their violation of the Sun's cattle.

Calypso

The hero who insists on returning to his country, wife, and son despite Calypso's offer of immortality; builds a raft and faces a storm.

The Phaeacians—Fate of the Suitors

Shipwrecked and seeking aid, he is guided by Nausicaa and Minerva, welcomed by the Phaeacians, and later returns to Ithaca to plot against the suitors.

The Phaeacians

Shipwrecked hero who seeks and receives hospitality from the Phaeacians; reveals his identity and recounts his adventures.

Fate of the Suitors

Returns to Ithaca after twenty years, disguised as a beggar by Minerva; reunites with Telemachus and slays the suitors.

Adventures of Aeneas

Mentioned as the Greek hero whose companion was left behind and whose adventure with Polyphemus is recounted.

Nisus and Euryalus

Not directly present, but the chapter is from the Aeneid and involves Trojan-Rutulian conflict; no direct role.

The Poets of Mythology

Central figure in Homer's Odyssey, whose adventures are recounted in the chapter on the Trojan war and the return of the Grecians.

Kymbelinus, or Cymbeline

Not directly present; no relevant character from the provided list appears in the excerpts.

Cuchulain, Champion of Ireland

Not directly present; referenced only in the context of the canonical list, but not in the chapter.

I

Mentioned in connection with Ismarus, his first stop returning from the Trojan War.

L

Father Laertes; encountered Laestrygonians and Lotus-Eaters.

N

Mentioned as Nausicaa's friend and as assuming the name Noman.

T

Referenced in the entry on Thrinakia, where his men killed Hyperion's cattle and their ship was wrecked.

U

Greek hero of the Odyssey, also known as Odysseus.