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"Romus" | Greek | 1. A son of Odysseus and Circe. |
"Sinon" | Greek | A son of Aesimus, or Sisyphus, and a grandson of Autolycus and a relation of Odysseus |
"Sirens" | Greek | Mythical beings who were believed to have the power of enchanting and charming, by their song, any one who heard them. When Odysseus, in his wanderings through the Mediterranean, came near the island on the lovely beach of which the Sirens were sitting, and endeavouring to allure him and his companions, he, on the advice of Circe, stuffed the ears of his companions with wax, and tied himself to the mast of his vessel, until he was so far off that he could no longer hear their song. Greek |
"Telemachus" | Greek | The son of Odysseus and Penelope. He was still an infant at the time when his father went to Troy, and in his absence of nearly twenty years he grew up to manhood. Greek |
| Hero name "Ulixes" | Greek | Ulysses, Ulyxes. The Roman name for Odysseus, one of the principal Greek heroes in the Trojan war. |
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