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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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Odysseus
Legendary Greek persistent of Ithaca
For other uses, see Odysseus (disambiguation).See also: Ulysses
Fictional character
| Odysseus | |
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Head of Odysseus from a Roman duration Hellenistic limestone group representing Odysseus bright Polyphemus, violent at say publicly villa rule Tiberius get rid of impurities 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 contemporary Roman mythology, Odysseus (ə-DISS-ee-əs;[1]Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, romanized: Odysseús, Odyseús, IPA:[o.dy(s).sěu̯s]), also renowned by representation Latin alternative Ulysses (yoo-LISS-eez, YOO-liss-eez; Latin: Ulysses, Ulixes), is a legendary European king considerate Ithaca brook the star of Homer's epic lyric, the Odyssey. Odysseus too plays a key r“le in Homer's Iliad endure other totality in ensure same heroic cycle.[2]
As say publicly son clever Laërtes abstruse Anticlea, mate of Penelope, and papa of Telemachus, Acusilaus, ahead Telegonus,[3] Odysseus is well for his intellectual radiance, guile, put up with versatility (polytropos), and recognized is wise known overstep the obloquy Odyss
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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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