"Telegonus Telegonus (; Ancient Greek: Τηλέγονος, ""born afar"") is the name of three different characters in Greek mythology. Telegonus was the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus. When Telegonus grew up, Circe sent him to find Odysseus, who by this time had finally returned to Ithaca from the Trojan War. On his arrival Telegonus began plundering the island, thinking it was Corcyra (Corfu). Odysseus and his oldest son, Telemachus, defended their city and Telegonus accidentally killed his father with the spine of a stingray. He brought the body back to Aeaea and took Penelope, Odysseus' widow, and Telemachus, Odysseus' son,"
"Penelope In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Penelope ( ; , ""Pēnelópeia"", or , ""Pēnelópē"") is the wife of Odysseus, who is known for her fidelity to Odysseus while he was absent, despite having many suitors. Her name has therefore been traditionally associated with marital fidelity. The origin of her name is believed by Robert S. P. Beekes to be Pre-Greek and related to ""pēnelops"" (πηνέλοψ) or ""pēnelōps"" (πηνέλωψ), glossed by Hesychius as ""some kind of bird"" (today arbitrarily identified with the Eurasian wigeon, to which Linnaeus gave the binomial ""Anas penelope""), where ""-elōps"" (-έλωψ) is a common Pre-Greek suffix for predatory animals;"
"Iphimedeia In Greek mythology, Iphimedeia (; Ancient Greek: Ἰφιμέδεια) was the daughter of Triopas of Thessaly (a son of Poseidon and Canace). Her brothers were Erysichthon and Phorbas. She was the wife of Aloeus, who was also her uncle. She is attested in Homer's Odyssey in the catalogue of women as being a mortal. Iphimedeia also fell in love with Poseidon and would often come to the sea shore and pour the sea water in her lap, until the god came and answered her feelings (cf. the story of Tyro). With Poseidon she was the mother of Otus and Ephialtes"
"Orseis In Greek mythology, Orseïs (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρσηΐς, derived from ὄρσω - ""orsô"", ""to rouse, stir, awaken, excite or arise"") was the water-nymph (Naiad) of a spring in Thessalia, Greece, and the mythical ancestor of the Greeks. In some accounts, she was described as a mountain nymph (oread). It is uncertain whether Orseis was believed to be the daughter of Oceanus or the river-god of Thessalia, Peneios. There is even a possibility that she was the daughter of Zeus and Deino the Graeae. According to the ""Library"", Orseis married Hellen, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha and brother of Pandora,"
"sun-god Helios. For this sacrilege Odysseus' ships were destroyed, and all his men perished. Odysseus had not eaten the cattle, and was allowed to live; he washed ashore on the island of Ogygia, and lived there with the nymph Calypso. After seven years, the gods decided to send Odysseus home; on a small raft, he sailed to Scheria, the home of the Phaeacians, who gave him passage to Ithaca. Once in his home land, Odysseus traveled disguised as an old beggar. He was recognised by his dog, Argos, who died in his lap. He then discovered that his wife, Penelope,"
"on the island of Scheria and found by Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of the Phaeacians, who entertained him well and escorted him to Ithaca. On the twentieth day of sailing he arrived at his home on Ithaca. There Odysseus traveled disguised as an old beggar by Athena he was recognized by his dog Argus, who died in his lap. Then he discovered his wife Penelope had been faithful to him all these years despite the countless suitors that were eating and spending his property all these years. With his son Telemachus' help and that of Athena"
"loyalty to her absent husband. It suited the marital aspect of Roman society representing the tranquility of the worthy family. She is mentioned by various classical authors including Plautus, Propertius, Horace, Ovid, Martial and Statius. The use of Penelope in Latin texts provided a basis for her ongoing use in the Middle Ages and Renaissance as a representation of the chaste wife. This was reinforced by her being named by Saint Jerome among pagan women famed for their chastity. Penelope In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Penelope ( ; , ""Pēnelópeia"", or , ""Pēnelópē"") is the wife of Odysseus, who is known for"
"Eurycleia of Ithaca In Greek mythology, Eurycleia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύκλεια ""Eurýkleia""), or Euryclea (; also known as Antiphata (Ἀντιφάτη ""Antipháte"") in other traditions), is the daughter of Ops and granddaughter of Peisenor, as well as the wet-nurse of Odysseus. As a girl, Eurycleia was bought by Laertes, Odysseus' father. He treated her as his wife, but she was never his consummated lover so as not to dishonor his real wife, Anticleia. She later nursed Telemachus, Odysseus' son. Eurycleia's name means ""broad fame,"" while Anticleia means ""anti-fame."" The tension between the meanings of Eurycleia's name and Anticleia's name reflected the tension"
"Ogygia Ogygia (; ""Ōgygíē"" , or ""Ōgygia"" ) is an island mentioned in Homer's ""Odyssey"", Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas, also known as ""Atlantis"" () in ancient Greek. In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for seven years and kept him from returning to his home of Ithaca, wanting to marry him. Athena complained about Calypso's actions to Zeus, who sent the messenger Hermes to Ogygia to order Calypso to release Odysseus. Hermes is Odysseus's great grandfather on his mother's side, through Autolycos. Calypso finally, though reluctantly, instructed Odysseus"
"Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (; , ""Klytaimnḗstra"", ) was the wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae (or sometimes Argos) in ancient Greek legend. In the ""Oresteia"" by Aeschylus, she murdered Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had taken as war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's ""Odyssey"", her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued. Her Greek name ""Klytaimnḗstra"" is also sometimes Latinized as Clytaemnestra. It is commonly glossed as ""famed for her suitors"". However, this form is a later"
"Briseis Brisēís (; , ; also known as Hippodameia (, ) was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. Her character lies at the heart of a dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that drives the plot of Homer's ""Iliad"". She was the daughter of Briseus, the wife of King Mynes of Lyrnessus, and lover of Achilles. Briseis was said to have had long golden hair, blue eyes, and fair skin and she was considered to be very beautiful and clever. She was further described by John Tzetzes as follows: According to her mythology, Briseis"
"Eurydice In Greek mythology, Eurydice (; , ""Eurydikē"" ""wide justice"", derived from ""ευρυς eurys"" ""wide"" and ""δικη dike"" ""justice”) was an oak nymph or one of the daughters of Apollo. She was the wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow. One day, Aristaeus saw and pursued Eurydice, who stepped on a viper, was bitten, and died instantly. Distraught, Orpheus played and sang so mournfully that all"
"be the daughter of the Titan Atlas and Pleione. Hesiod, and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, mention either a different Calypso or possibly the same Calypso as one of the Oceanid daughters of Tethys and Oceanus. Apollodorus includes the name Calypso in his list of Nereids, the daughters of Nereus and Doris. In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Calypso attempts to keep the fabled Greek hero Odysseus on her island to make him her immortal husband. According to Homer, Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner at Ogygia for seven years. Calypso enchants Odysseus with her singing as she moves to and fro, weaving on her"
"Meda of Odessos Meda of Odessos (), died 336 BC, was a Thracian princess, daughter of the king Cothelas a Getae, and wife of king Philip II of Macedon. Philip married her after Olympias. According to N. G. L. Hammond, when Philip died, Meda committed suicide so that she would follow Philip to Hades. The people of Macedonia, who were not used to such honours to their kings by their consorts, buried her with him at the Great Tumuli of Vergina, in a separate room. The second larnax found in the tomb might belong to her. Meda Nunatak in Antarctica"
"is named after Meda of Odessos. Meda of Odessos Meda of Odessos (), died 336 BC, was a Thracian princess, daughter of the king Cothelas a Getae, and wife of king Philip II of Macedon. Philip married her after Olympias. According to N. G. L. Hammond, when Philip died, Meda committed suicide so that she would follow Philip to Hades. The people of Macedonia, who were not used to such honours to their kings by their consorts, buried her with him at the Great Tumuli of Vergina, in a separate room. The second larnax found in the tomb might belong"
"Zeus. Then, he is visited by Alcmene, the mother of Heracles by Zeus, and Heracle's wife Megara. He is also visited by Epicaste, the mother of Oedipus, and Chloris, the queen of Pylos. Odysseus is then visited by Leda, the mother of Castor and Polydeuces and Iphimedeia, mother of the Aloadae by Poseidon. Odysseus then sees a list of women whom he only briefly mentions: Phaedra, Procris, Ariadne, Maera, Clymene, and Eriphyle, all also lovers of gods or heroes. Next to visit Odysseus is Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. Agamemnon tells Odysseus of his death by his wife, Clytemnestra and"
"Oenone In Greek mythology, Oenone (; Ancient Greek: Οἰνώνη ""Oinōnē"" means ""wine woman"") was the first wife of Paris of Troy, whom he abandoned for the Queen Helen of Sparta. In Jean Racine's play ""Phèdre"", the name Oenone is given to Phaedra's nurse. (Note that Oenone was also the ancient name of an island, which was later named after Aegina, daughter of the river god Asopus.) Oenone was a mountain nymph (an oread) on Mount Ida in Phrygia, a mountain associated with the Mother Goddess Cybele, alternatively Rhea. Her gift of prophecy was learned from Rhea. Her father was either"
"Polygnotus, and remarks that she was honored by the Carians in Mylasa. The tomb of Iphimedeia and her sons was shown at Anthedon in Boetia. Iphimedeia In Greek mythology, Iphimedeia (; Ancient Greek: Ἰφιμέδεια) was the daughter of Triopas of Thessaly (a son of Poseidon and Canace). Her brothers were Erysichthon and Phorbas. She was the wife of Aloeus, who was also her uncle. She is attested in Homer's Odyssey in the catalogue of women as being a mortal. Iphimedeia also fell in love with Poseidon and would often come to the sea shore and pour the sea water in"
"Alcyone of Trachis In Greek mythology, Alcyone or Alkyone (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυόνη ""Halkyónē"" derived from ""alkyon"" αλκυων ""kingfisher"") was a Thessalian princess and later on queen of Trachis. Alcyone was the daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia, either by Enarete or Aegiale. She married King Ceyx, son of Eosphorus, and by him, the possible mother of Themistonoe, Hippasus and Hylas. Alcyone and Ceyx were very happy together in Trachis, and according to Pseudo-Apollodorus's account, often sacrilegiously called each other ""Zeus"" and ""Hera"". This angered Zeus, so while Ceyx was at sea (going to consult an oracle according to Ovid's"
"goddess Athena. Halitherses was one of Odysseus' dear friends back in Ithaca, along with Mentor. Both Halitherses and Mentor tried to stop the suitors, but were unable to. However, Penelope remained faithful to Odysseus. ""The Odyssey"" Halitherses In Greek mythology, Halitherses (Ἁλιθέρσης), son of Mastor, was an Ithacan prophet who warned the suitors of Odysseus's wife Penelope after interpreting the symbols that Zeus sent to ""be wise in time, and put a stop to this wickedness before he comes."" The suitors do not heed Halitherses' warning. After the suitors all die, Halitherses warns the suitors' families against action against Odysseus,"
"drove Helios' chariot. The scholion on ""Odyssey"" 17.208 (perhaps drawing on either of the lost tragedies ""Heliades"" (Daughters of Helios) by Aeschylus, and ""Phaethon"", by Euripides), also makes Rhodos the mother, by Helios, of this famous Phaethon, as well as three daughters: Lampetie, Aigle, and Phaethousa. (In the ""Odyssey"", Lampetie and Phaethousa, the shepherds of Helios' cattle and sheep on Thrinacia, are instead the daughters of Helios by Neaera.) Rhodos In Greek mythology, Rhodos/Rhodus () or Rhode (), was the goddess and personification of the island of Rhodes and a wife of the sun god Helios. The poet Pindar tells"
"Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. Herodotus (2.145), Cicero (""ND"" 3.22.56), Apollodorus (7.38) and Hyginus (""Fabulae"" 224) all make Hermes and Penelope his parents. Pausanias 8.12.5 records the story that Penelope had in fact been unfaithful to her husband, who banished her to Mantineia upon his return. Other sources (Duris of Samos; the Vergilian commentator Servius) report that Penelope slept with all 108 suitors in Odysseus' absence, and gave birth to Pan as a result. According to Robert Graves, his mother was called Oeneis, a nymph who consorted with Hermes. This myth reflects the folk etymology that equates Pan's name (Πάν)"
"in countries north of the Tropic of Capricorn, in late spring. Cassiopeia (Queen of Ethiopia) Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), a figure in Greek mythology, was queen of Aethiopia and wife of king Cepheus. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to her downfall. Her name in Greek is , ""Kassiope""; other variants are , ""Kassiopeia"" and , ""Kassiepeia"". Some sources describe Cassiopeia as the daughter of Coronus and Zeuxo but Nonnus calls her a nymph. While according to Stephanus, she was called Iope, the daughter of Aeolus, from whom the town of Joppa derived its name. Cassiopeia boasted"
"Deianira Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira (; Ancient Greek: Δηϊάνειρα, ""Dēiáneira"", or , ""Dēáneira"", ), also known as Dejanira, was a figure in Greek mythology whose name translated as ""man-destroyer"" or ""destroyer of her husband"". She was the wife of Heracles and, in late Classical accounts, his unwitting murderer, killing him with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus. She is the main character in Sophocles' play ""Women of Trachis"". Deianira was the daughter of Althaea and her husband Oeneus (whose name means ""wine-man""), the king of Calydon (after the wine-god gave the king the vine to cultivate), and the half-sister of Meleager."
"says he was one of the Titans. He was the husband of Thebe, from whom the land of Thebes in Greece is said to derive its name. His children are listed variously as two sons: Eleusinus (for whom the city Eleusis was named) and Cadmus (noted above as his father in other traditions); and three daughters: Aulis, Alalcomenia, and Thelvinia. According to Africanus, he lived at the time of the Exodus of the House of Israel from Egypt. Ogyges is possibly the namesake for the phantom island Ogygia, mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. Another possibility for the island is the Niobid"
"nearly drowning Achilles. According to Hesiod, there were also three thousand Oceanids. These included: Metis, Zeus' first wife, whom Zeus impregnated with Athena and then swallowed; Eurynome, Zeus' third wife, and mother of the Charites; Doris, the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids; Callirhoe, the wife of Chrysaor and mother of Geryon; Clymene, the wife of Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus; Perseis, wife of Helios and mother of Circe and Aeetes; Idyia, wife of Aeetes and mother of Medea; and Styx, goddess of the river Styx, and the wife of Pallas and mother of"
"his wife and demanding that Theseus leave her on Naxos for him; this has the effect of absolving the Athenian culture-hero of desertion. The vase-painters of Athens often showed Athena leading Theseus from the sleeping Ariadne to his ship. With Dionysus, she was the mother of Oenopion, the personification of wine, Staphylus (related to grapes), Thoas, Peparethus, Phanus, Eurymedon, Enyeus, Ceramus, Maron, Euanthes, Latramys and Tauropolis. Her wedding diadem was set in the heavens as the constellation Corona Borealis. Ariadne remained faithful to Dionysus but was later killed by Perseus at Argos. In other myths she hanged herself from a"
"and the influence of Elis at Olympia that grew in the seventh century. Hippodamia of Pisa Hippodamia (, ; also Hippodamea and Hippodameia; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια ""she who masters horses"" derived from ""hippos"" ""horse"" and ""damazein"" ""to tame"") was a Greek mythological figure. She was the queen of Pisa as the wife of Pelops. Hippodamia was the daughter of King Oenomaus of Pisa either by Evarete of Argos, daughter of Acrisius and Eurydice, or by Eurythoe, daughter of Danaus. She was probably the sister of Leucippus and Alcippe, wife of Evenus and mother of Marpessa. Hippodamia married Pelops, son of"
"life, he fled to Italy. According to Dictys Cretensis, Aegiale, like Clytemnestra, had been seduced to her criminal conduct by a treacherous report, that Diomedes was returning with a Trojan woman who lived with him as his wife, and on his arrival at Argos Aegiale expelled him. In Ovid she is described as the type of a bad wife. Aegiale (wife of Diomedes) Aegiale or Aegialeia (Ancient Greek: or ) was, in Greek mythology, a daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, or of Aegialeus the son of Adrastus, whence she bears the surname of Adrastine. One account refers to her as"
"Orithyia (Athenian) In Greek mythology, Orithyia or Oreithyia (; Greek: Ὠρείθυια ""Ōreithuia""; Latin: ""Ōrīthyia"") was an Athenian princess. Orithyia was the fifth daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens and his wife, Praxithea. Her brothers were Cecrops, Pandorus, and Metion, and her sisters were Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris, Creusa, and Chthonia. Orithyia gave Boreas two daughters, Chione and Cleopatra (the wife of Phineus) and two sons, Calais and Zetes, both known as the Boreads. These sons grew wings like their father and joined the Argonauts in the quest for the golden fleece. Boreas, the north wind, fell in love with Orithyia. At"
"Eurylochus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Eurylochus (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρύλοχος ""Eurúlokhos"") appears in Homer's Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He was also a relative of Odysseus through marriage. He is portrayed as an unpleasant cowardly individual who undermines Odysseus and stirs up trouble. When the ship stops on Aeaea, home of Circe the goddess-sorceress, daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse, Eurylochus and Odysseus draw lots to lead a group of twenty two men to explore the island. Eurylochus is chosen. After the crew spots a"
"Dione (Titaness) Dione (; , ""Diōnē"") was an ancient Greek goddess, an oracular Titaness primarily known from Book V of Homer's ""Iliad"", where she tends to the wounds suffered by her daughter Aphrodite. One source describes her as an ancient wife of Zeus. Dione (Διώνη ""Diṓnē"", from earlier *Διϝωνᾱ ""Diwōnā"") is essentially the feminine of the genitive form of Greek Ζεύς ""Zeús"", that is, Διός ""Diós"" (from earlier Διϝός ""Diwós""), «of Zeus». Other goddesses were called by this name (see Dione). Due to her being a daughter of Dione, Aphrodite was sometimes called «Dionaea» (Διωναίη ""Diōnaíē"") and even «Dione». Following"
"Halitherses In Greek mythology, Halitherses (Ἁλιθέρσης), son of Mastor, was an Ithacan prophet who warned the suitors of Odysseus's wife Penelope after interpreting the symbols that Zeus sent to ""be wise in time, and put a stop to this wickedness before he comes."" The suitors do not heed Halitherses' warning. After the suitors all die, Halitherses warns the suitors' families against action against Odysseus, saying they will bring evil on their heads for this action against the gods' will. Only half of them listen. The suitors' go on to try to kill Odysseus' family, but they are thwarted by the"