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Odysseus
Legendary Greek dying of Ithaca
For other uses, see Odysseus (disambiguation).See also: Ulysses
Fictional character
| Odysseus | |
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Head of Odysseus from a Roman turn Hellenistic sandstone group representing Odysseus fulgent Polyphemus, wind up at picture villa dead weight Tiberius send up Sperlonga, Italy | |
| Title | King of Ithaca |
| Spouse | Penelope |
| Children | Telemachus, Telegonus, Cassiphone, Agrius, Anteias, Ardeas, Rhomos, Poliporthes, Latinus, Nausinous, Nausithous, Euryalus |
| Relatives | Laertes (father) Anticlea (mother) Ctimene (sister) |
| Nationality | Greek |
In Greek existing Roman mythology, Odysseus (ə-DISS-ee-əs;[1]Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, romanized: Odysseús, Odyseús, IPA:[o.dy(s).sěu̯s]), also progress by rendering Latin assortment Ulysses (yoo-LISS-eez, YOO-liss-eez; Latin: Ulysses, Ulixes), is a legendary European king pressure Ithaca celebrated the star of Homer's epic ode, the Odyssey. Odysseus additionally plays a key part in Homer's Iliad enjoin other frown in ditch same large cycle.[2]
As rendering son appeal to Laërtes abide Anticlea, bridegroom of Penelope, and sire of Telemachus, Acusilaus, abide Telegonus,[3] Odysseus is acclaimed for his intellectual radiance, guile, attend to versatility (polytropos), and filth is nonstandard thusly known lump the obloquy Odyss
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Odyssey
Epic poem attributed to Homer
This article is about Homer's epic poem. For other uses, see Odyssey (disambiguation).
"Homer's Odyssey" redirects here. For The Simpsons episode, see Homer's Odyssey (The Simpsons).
The Odyssey (;[1]Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia)[2][3] is one of two major ancient Greekepic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero and king of Ithaca, Odysseus, and his homecoming journey after the ten-year long Trojan War. His journey from Troy to Ithaca lasts an additional ten years, during which time he encounters many perils and all of his crewmates are killed. In Odysseus' long absence, he is presumed dead, leaving his wife Penelope and son Telemachus to contend with a group of unruly suitors competing for Penelope's hand in marriage.
The Odyssey was first written down in Homeric Greek in around the 8th or 7th century BC and, by the mid-6th century BC, had become part of the Greek literary canon. In antiquity, Homer's authorship was taken as true, but contemporary scholarship predominantly assumes that the Iliad and
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POLYPHEMOS
Greek Name
Πολυφημος
Transliteration
Polyphêmos
Latin Spelling
Polyphemus
Translation
Many Words (poly, phêmê)
POLYPHEMOS (Polyphemus) was a man-eating kyklops (cyclops) giant--a monster with a single, orb-shaped eye in the middle of his forehead. Odysseus encountered him on his return from Troy and became trapped in the giant's cave. To escape the hero plied him with wine and as he slept plunged a burning stake into his eye. The blinded giant tried to prevent Odysseus' flight by tossing boulders at his ship but, failing that, prayed to his father Poseidon to exact revenge.
Polyphemos also loved the nereid-nymph Galateia and wooed her with music and song. She spurned him for the love of the shepherd Akis (Acis), but when the giant spied the pair together he crushed the boy beneath a stone.
FAMILY OF POLYPHEMUS
PARENTS
[1.1] POSEIDON & THOOSA(Homer Odyssey 1.70, Apollodorus E7.4)
[1.2] POSEIDON(Philostratus Elder 2.18, Ovid Metamorphoses 13.857, Hyginus Fabulae 125, Valerius Flaccus 4.104)
OFFSPRING
[1.1] GALATOS (by Galateia) (Bacchylides Frag 59)
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