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  1. Odysseus
    OdysseusLegendary Greek king of Ithaca
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  2. TitleKing of Ithaca
    SpousePenelope
    RelativesLaertes (father) · Anticlea (mother) · Ctimene (sister)
    Name, etymology, and epithets

    The form Ὀδυσ(σ)εύς Odys(s)eus is used starting in the epic period and through the classical period, but various other forms are also found. In vase inscriptions, there are the variants Oliseus (Ὀλισεύς), Olyseus (Ὀλυσεύς), … See more

    Description

    In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Odysseus was illustrated as "tough, crafty, cheerful, of medium height, eloquent, and wise." See more

    Genealogy

    Relatively little is given of Odysseus's fictional background other than that according to Pseudo-Apollodorus, his paternal grandfather or step-grandfather is Arcesius, son of Cephalus and grandson of Aeolus, … See more

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