Ctimene

Daughter of Laertes, sister of Odysseus

In Greek mythology, Ctimene (/ˈtɪmɪni/;[1] Ancient Greek: Κτιμένη, /ktiꜛmeꜜnɛː/) was an Ithacan princess as the daughter of King Laertes and Anticlea.[2]

Family

Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca.[3]

Mythology

Ctimene was raised by her parents alongside the servant Eumaeus who was treated almost as her equal. She was married off to Eurylochus of Same for a massive bride price.[4][5] Her husband accompanied Odysseus on his journey from Troy but, like all of Odysseus's men, died before reaching home.

Notes

  1. ^ Gardner, Dorsey (1887). Webster's Condensed Dictionary. George Routledge and Sons. p. 716. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ Homer, Odyssey 15.363–364
  3. ^ Homer, Odyssey 15.363
  4. ^ Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Volume 9. Altenburg 1860, p. 868. (online copy (German))
  5. ^ Homer, Odyssey 15.365–367

References

  • Odyssey, 15.361–379.
  • Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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Characters in the Odyssey
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  • Penelope (wife)
  • Telemachus (son)
  • Ctimene (sister)
  • Anticlea (mother)
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  • Autolycus (grandfather)
  • Eurycleia (chief servant)
  • Mentor (advisor)
  • Phemius (musician)
  • Eumaeus (swineherd)
  • Philoetius (cowherd)
  • Melanthius (goatherd)
  • Melantho (maid)
  • Medon (herald)
  • Argos (pet dog)
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