epithets heading.jpg (45365 bytes)
ares attacking.gif (8214 bytes) I am Ares, the god of war.  Although I was bested by Heracles in combat, I am still, master of all ways of combat, skilled in warlike strategies.   Odysseus told me that I must tell you mortals about epithets. (O, how I wished Athena had done this) I will tell you what an epithet is straight from the book you mortals call, "dikshionari".  It says.. " word or phrase used to describe or substitute for the name of a person or thing."(Notice bold words at the beginning of this paragraph) Here are the epithets for the main characters of the book.
odysseus.gif (11591 bytes) Odysseus:

Master of land ways and sea ways

Son of Great Laertes, Odysseus, master mariner and soldier.

Son of Laertes and gods of old

Versatile Odysseus

The Great Tactician

owlWHT.gif (9309 bytes) Athena: (the god of wisdom)
Grey-eyed goddess
lightningWHT.gif (3336 bytes) Zeus: (King of the gods)
Summoner of cloud
samuri sword.gif (5905 bytes) Eumaios: (Odysseus’ cow herd)
Oh! My cow-herd!
fish5.gif (7106 bytes) Poseidon: (the god of the sea)

Earthshaker

NA01875_.gif (1156 bytes) Dawn: (dawn)

When Dawn spread out her fingertips of rose.

When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose.

wings.gif (4531 bytes) Hermes: (the messenger god)
Wayfinder
alkinoos.gif (7626 bytes) Alkinoos: (King of the Phaiakians)

King and admiration of men