The Odyssey Family Tree

11-19-13

Key
Single lines indicate children, stemming from

double lines or his/her parents.

Double lines indicate marriages/lovers.
Dashed lines indicate some sort of major,
mythological interaction between characters.

Zeus
King of all Greek
Gods; looks over the
affairs of Greek Gods
and their disputes.
Zeus is the son of
Cronus, the titan he
overruled with his
siblings: Poseidon,
Hera, Hermes, and
Hades. His children
include Helen,
Athena, and Apollo,
all with his different
lovers.
Credits to Wikimedia Commons

Poseidon
God of the sea and
horses; functions as
Odysseuss godly
antagonist. Poseidon
is Zeuss brother,
Cronuss son, and the
Cyclops
Polyphemuss father.

Credits to MarkAndrewHolmes.com

Athena
Goddess of wisdom,
battle, and womanly
arts; she assists
Odysseus and
Telemachus,
speaking up for
them. Athena is
Zeuss daughter with
no mother and Aress
sister.

Credits to Athena LLC

Hermes
The messaging God
who convinced
Calypso to free
Odysseus from her
island prison.
Hermes is the son of
Zeus and his lover
and nymph Maea.

Credits to The Theoi Project

Hephaestus
God of metalwork
and blacksmithing;
he caught his wife
Aphrodite with her
lover Ares with a
golden net. He is
Heras sole-birthed
son, in response to
Zeus birthing Athena
alone.

Credits to The Theoi Project

Aphrodite
Goddess of love and
beauty; she was
created in the sea
foam around Cyprus
Island, made from
Uranus, and is
married to
Hephaestus. She had
an affair with Ares
and Eros is her son.

The Birth of Venus (Aphrodite) by Odilon Redon

Hyperion
Titan God of light; he
is one of the titan
sons of Uranus and
Gaia that conspired
with Cronus to
mutilate their father.
His son Helios
controls the Sun.

Credits to San Diego State University

Achilles
He is one of the best
Greek fighters,
besieging Troy in the
Trojan War. He was
killed by Paris in
combat. His mother
is the nymph Thetis
and father Peleus,
king of the
Myrmidons.

Credits to BlackCablonDon.wordpress

Menelaus
He is the King of
Sparta, brother to
Agamemnon, and
Helens husband who
lead the Greeks in
the Trojan War. His
wife either left him
for Paris or was
abducted unwillingly.

Credits to Wikimedia Commons

Helen
She is Menelauss
wife and queen of
Sparta. Her
abduction by the
Trojans sparked the
Trojan War; her
beauty is renowned.

Helen of Troy by Evelyn de Morgan

Telemachus
He is Odysseus and
Penelopes son. He
helps fight off his
mothers suitors.
Odysseus left when
he was a child and is
20 at the beginning
of the book.

Credits to Spencer Alleys Blog

Odysseus
He fought with the
other Greek heroes
and in The Odyssey,
he is shown going
through the
hardships going
home. He is
Penelopes husband
and Telemachus
father.

Credits to Ryan Shotwells Blog

Tiresias
He is a Theban
prophet inhabiting
the Underworld,
helping Odysseus
return home to
Ithaca during his
time there.

Credits to Mythcongeniality.blogspot

Calypso
She was a nymph
that was detained on
the island of Ogygia.
Odysseus was kept
captive by her and
her love. Her father
was the Titan Atlas.

Credits to GreekMyths-GreekMythology.com

Penelope
She is Odysseuss
wife and Telemachus
mother. When
Odysseus is gone, she
is pursued by suitors
for years but stayed
loyal to her husband.

Credits to Greek Mythology Link

Paris
He is the Trojan
prince that caused
the Trojan War by
taking Helen, wife of
the Spartan king
Menelaus. He was
also in a contest to
choose the prettiest,
out of Hera,
Aphrodite, and
Athena.

Credits to Wikimedia Commons

Polyphemus
He is one of the
Cyclopes and a son of
Poseidon. Odysseus
comes to his island
and blinds him after
a struggle to escape
imprisonment, which
angers Poseidon.

Credits to Art Renewal Center

Circe
She took Odysseus
and his men captive,
casting magic spells
on them, turning
them into pigs, until
he was able to escape
a year later. She is
Helioss and Perses
daughter.

Credits to Wikimedia Commons

Scylla
She is a sea monster
who haunts the rocks
of a narrow strait
across from
Charybdis. She
attacked Odysseus
and his men. Phorcys
and Celo are her
parents.

Credits to mlahanas.de

Sirens
They are beautiful
but dangerous
creatures that lure
sailors to their
deaths with their
enchanting songs.
Odysseus
encountered them
and escaped. Theyre
daughters of
Achelous.

Credits to Stanford University

Charybdis
Goddess of the tides;
her whirlpool almost
took Odysseus and
his men when they
were traveling
through the strait,
until they escaped.

Credits to Wikimedia Commons