Laertes
Greek · mortal · heroic age · Recorded classification
Mortal king of Ithaca, son of Arcesius and father of Odysseus by Anticlea. An Argonaut in his youth, he retired in age to his farm, where he grieved through Odysseus long absence; restored to vigour by Athena, he killed Eupeithes in the last fight of the Odyssey. Named in the prose of greek_odysseus as his father, king of Ithaca.
Children
Powers
- Sail among the Argonauts in his youth
- Be restored to martial vigour by Athena to fight in old age
Relations
- spouse: AnticleaHusband of Anticlea daughter of Autolycus.Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.16 (primary)
- father of: OdysseusFather of Odysseus in the Homeric tradition; greek_odysseus parentIds should add greek_laertes.Homer, Odyssey 16.118-120 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Homer, Odyssey 1.188-193, 11.187-196, 24.205-548 (primary); Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.16 (primary); Gantz, Early Greek Myth (1993), pp. 175-176 (secondary)