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Penelope: (/pəˈnɛləpi)

In Homer's legend of the Odyssey, Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus was a weaver, weaving her design for a shroud by day, but unravelling it again at night, to keep her suitors from claiming her during the long years while Odysseus was away; Penelope's weaving is sometimes compared to that of the two weaving enchantresses in the Odyssey, Circe and Calypso. Helen is at her loom in the Iliad to illustrate her discipline, work ethic, and attention to detail.

Odysseus and Penelope by Francesco Primaticcio (1563).

Telemachus (/təˈlɛməkəs/, literally " far-fighter") is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope , and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. The first four books of the Odyssey focus on Telemachus' journeys in search of news about his father , who has yet to return home from the Trojan War, and are traditionally given the title the Telemachy.

Telemachus departing from Nestor

Argo: In Greek mythology, (/ˈɑrɡoʊ/; in Greek: Ἀργώ, meaning 'swift') was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. She was named after her builder, Argus.

The Argo

Argus Panoptes (or Argos) is a 100-eyed giant in Greek mythology.

Argus was Hera's servant. Hera's defining task for Argus was to guard the white heifer Io from Zeus, keeping her chained to the sacred olive tree at the Argive Heraion. Hera knew that the heifer was in reality Io, one of the many nymphs Zeus was coupling with to establish a new order. To free Io, Zeus had Argus slain by Hermes. The messenger of the Olympian gods, disguised as a shepherd, first put all of Argus' eyes asleep with spoken charms, then slew him by hitting him with a stone.

The sacrifice of Argus liberated Io and allowed her to wander the earth, although tormented by a gadfly sent by Hera. According to Ovid, to commemorate her faithful watchman, Hera had the hundred eyes of Argus preserved forever, in a peacock's tail.

(Juno and Argus)↑

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Mephistopheles (/ˌmɛfɪˈstɒfɪˌliːz/, German pronunciation: [mefɪˈstɔfɛlɛs];) is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend.

The word may derive from the Hebrew mephitz which means "propagator", and tophel which means "liar". The name can also be a combination of three Greek words: "me" as a negation, "phos" meaning light, and "philis" meaning loving, making it mean "not-light-loving", possibly parodying the Latin "Lucifer" or "light-bearer".

Ithaca or Ithaka (/ˈɪθəkə/) is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece.

Modern Ithaca is generally identified with Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, whose delayed return to the island is one of the elements of the Odyssey's plot.

Cassandra ([kas̚sándra͜a]), also known as Alexandra or Kassandra, was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy.

A common version of her story is that Apollo gave her the power of prophecy in order to seduce her, but when she refused, he spat into her mouth cursing her never to be believed . Cassandra is a figure of epic tradition and of tragedy.

Poseidon: (/pɵˈsaɪdən) was one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology. His main domain was the ocean, and he is called the "God of the Sea" . Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes , and has been called the "tamer of horses".He is usually depicted as an older male with curly hair and beard.

Agamemnon: (/æɡəˈmɛmnɒn/"very steadfast" in Greek) In Greek mythology, was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae,

the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and

the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis.

Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, ran off with Paris of Troy, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing Trojan War.

The Mask of Agamemnon

Electra: (/ɨˈlɛktrə/) In Greek mythology, was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus princess of Argos. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father, Agamemnon.

In psychology, the Electra complex is named after her.

Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon

The "Oedipal complex"→ refers to the sexual relations and desire shared between a son and his mother and does not have to be reciprocated.

The "Electra complex" → is a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Tiresias:盲先知 (/taɪˈriːsiəs/) In Greek mythology, was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance(千里眼) and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. Tiresias participated fully in seven generations at Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus himself.