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Odysseus meets his father Laertes on his return to Ithaca (Theodoor van Thulden, 1600). In Greek mythology, Laertes (/ l eɪ ˈ ɜːr t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Λαέρτης, romanized: Laértēs Greek pronunciation: [laː.ér.tɛːs]; also spelled Laërtes) was the king of the Cephallenians, an ethnic group who lived both on the Ionian Islands and on the mainland. [1]
According to the Iliad and Odyssey, his father is Laertes [21] and his mother Anticlea, although there was a non-Homeric tradition [22] [23] that Sisyphus was his true father. [24] The rumour went that Laërtes bought Odysseus from the conniving king. [ 25 ]
The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; [1] ... The next day, Odysseus goes to his father Laertes's farm and reveals himself. Following them to the farm is a group of ...
Laertes may refer to: Laertes (father of Odysseus) , Ionian king and the father of Odysseus in Greek mythology Laertes ( Hamlet ) , son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet
Modern Ithaca can be seen to the west (in turquoise) Ulysses meets his father Laertes on Ithaca (Theodoor van Thulden, 1600) Ithaca (/ ˈ ɪ θ ə k ə /; Greek: Ιθάκη, Ithakē) was, in Greek mythology, the island home of the hero Odysseus. The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate ...
Rather than simply rejecting the suitors, Penelope devises a plan to delay their courtship. She claims she will choose a husband after she has finished weaving a funeral shroud to present to Odysseus' father, Laertes. For three years, Penelope weaves the shroud during the day and unravels it at night, awaiting her husband's return.
Anticlea was the daughter of Autolycus [1] and Amphithea. [2] The divine trickster and messenger of the gods, Hermes, was her paternal grandfather.Anticlea was the mother of Odysseus [3] by Laërtes [4] (though some say by Sisyphus [5]).
He was killed by Odysseus's father, Laertes. Evidently, he had forgotten the favor Odysseus had done for him years before when he committed a piratical raid on Cephallenia. Odysseus protected him from vengeful Cephallenians who wanted to kill him. [citation needed] Yet he let his son lead the suitors in destroying Odysseus's home. [1]