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Most-Mentioned Characters and Places in Odyssey

Can you name the characters and the places that are mentioned the most frequently in "The Odyssey" by Homer?
Based on this version with Roman names changed to Greek
Try with the Iliad quiz, which is where I got the idea
Characters are colour-coded depending on their type
Quiz by scambigol
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Last updated: January 4, 2024
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Rank
Answer
First occurrence
543
1
Ulysses
or by shipwreck had got safely home except #1, and he, though he was longing to return to his
248
2
Telemachus
go to #6, to put heart into #1' son #2; I will embolden him to call the Achaeans in
161
3
Zeus
me, too, about all these things, O daughter of #3, from whatsoever source you may know them. So
142
4
Athena
now he has paid for everything in full." Then #4 said, "Father, son of Saturn, King of kings, it
100
5
Penelope
and speak out to the suitors of his mother #5, who persist in eating up any number of his sheep
91
6
Ithaca
when the gods settled that he should go back to #6; even then, however, when he was among his own
70
7
Eumaeus
me." To this you answered, O swineherd #7, "Stranger, though a still poorer man should come
66
8
Troy
and wide after he had sacked the famous town of #8. Many cities did he visit, and many were the
60
9
Alcinous
dead and gone to the house of #19, and King #9, whose counsels were inspired of heaven, was now
59
10
Menelaus
and ask #15; thence go on to Sparta and visit #10, for he got home last of all the Achaeans; if you
57
11
Antinous
marvelled at the boldness of his speech. Then, #11, son of Eupeithes, said, "The gods seem to have
53
12
Poseidon
all the gods had now begun to pity him except #12, who still persecuted him without ceasing and
44
13
Laertes
Our fathers were friends before us, as old #13 will tell you, if you will go and ask him. They
39
14
Pylos
oxen; I will also conduct him to Sparta and to #14, to see if he can hear anything about the return
36
15
Nestor
may direct you. First go to #14 and ask #15; thence go on to Sparta and visit #10, for
33
16
Calypso
wife and country, was detained by the goddess #16, who had got him into a large cave and wanted to
32
17
Agamemnon
thinking of #25, who had been killed by #17's son Orestes; so he said to the other gods:
32
18
Euryclea
brooding and full of thought. A good old woman, #18, daughter of Ops, the son of Pisenor, went before
30
19
Hades
he was now dead, and had gone to the house of #19; so #15 sat in his seat, sceptre in hand, as
30
20
Circe
on the chest and made it fast with a bond that #20 had taught him. He had done so before an upper
28
21
Hermes
he knew it would be the death of him; for I sent #21 to warn him not to do either of these things,
28
22
Eurymachus
rule those whom #1 has won for me." Then #22, son of Polybus, answered, "It rests with heaven
27
23
Apollo
we got to Sunium, which is the point of Athens, #23 with his painless shafts killed Phrontis the
24
24
Eos
Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered #24, appeared, #2 rose and dressed himself.
23
25
Aegisthus
spoke first. At that moment he was thinking of #25, who had been killed by #17's son Orestes;
23
26
Pisistratus
and bade them take their places. #15's son #26 at once offered his hand to each of them, and sea
21
27
Melanthius
at which all wayfarers used to sacrifice. Here #27 son of Dolius overtook them as he was driving
20
28
Helen
to him of a bondwoman, for heaven vouchsafed #28 no more children after she had borne Hermione,
19
29
Mentor
again." With these words he sat down, and #29 who had been a friend of #1, and had been
18
30
Argos
whose name was great over all Hellas and middle #30." "Mother," answered #2, "let the bard
18
31
Hephaestus
of plate in all my house. It is a mixing-bowl by #31's own hand, of pure silver, except the rim, which
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Level 91
Jan 3, 2024
Very good quiz, tested my memory to bring all the characters up. I was somewhat confused that the quiz didn't at least accept Odysseus as the answer for #1, even if the translation uses the Latinized Ulysses instead of the name closer to the original Greek.
scambigol
+1
Level 76
Jan 4, 2024
good point, I added that as a type-in, thanks!
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