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"The Odyssey" is an epic poem written by Greek author Homer, it is believed, sometime during the 8th century BC. It is the second work that was written by the author, the Iliad being the first one. "The Odyssey", along with the "Iliad" are considered two of the most important works of literature in all of Western history. The Odyssey, picks up from where the Iliad left, and it narrates the adventures of Odysseus, and his family, as he returns back from the Trojan War to Ithaca, his home country. Along the way, Odysseus must face a series of adventures, while his wife, Penelope, and son Telemachus, must do the same. The answers then, to these questions, would be:
1. Odysseus: Protagonist struggling to return home after the Trojan War.
2. Poseidon: God of the sea.
3. Telemachus: Son of Odysseus.
4. Atinous: The most forceful of Penelope´s suitors.
5. Calypso: The beautiful nymph who holds Odysseus prisoner, and with whom he actually has an affair before he is taken away from her island.
6. Circe: The witch-godess who turns Odysseus´ crew into swine.