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Odysseus

In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (/əˈdɪsiəs/ ⓘ, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US also /oʊ-/ ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, romanized: Odysseús.mw-parser-output…

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Mythology

Pseudo-ApollodorusHyginusSuitorsSowing his fields with saltScyros
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In post-classical tradition

Western cultureCantoDivine ComedyEighth CirclePillars of Hercules
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Role as a figure of worship

ApolloDjerbaTunisiaPliny the ElderIberia
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Name, etymology, and epithets

Magna GraeciaIbycusDiomedes GrammaticusAelius HerodianusIndo-European
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Telemachus (in the Odyssey) Telegonus, Cassiphone, Agrius, Anteias, Ardeas, Rhomos, Poliporthes, Latinus, Nausinous, Nausithous, Euryalus, Arcesilaus (In later sources)
Nationality
Greek
Relatives
Laertes (father) Anticlea (mother) Ctimene (sister)
Spouse
Penelope
Title
King of Ithaca

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Name, etymology, and epithets

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In post-classical tradition

Role as a figure of worship

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Odysseus

Nodes309
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Triples276
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006472
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related to Further reading · 47
Odysseus → Archaeology, Bittlestone, Braccesi, Bradford, Bretschneider, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Diggle, Discovering, Editors, Ernle, Exhibition, February, Garcin, Great Tales, HDE Var, Hodder, Homer's Ithaca, ISBN, Italian
related to Name, etymology, and epithets · 31
Odysseus → Aelius Herodianus, Autolycus, Beekes, Diomedes Grammaticus, Euryclea, Greek, Homer, Ibycus, In, In Book, Indo-European, It, Laertiades, Laërtes, Magna Graecia, Odys, Odysseus's, Odyssey, Oliseus, Olyseus
related to Genealogy · 30
Odysseus → According, Aeolus, And, Anticlea, Arcesius, Autolycus, Cephalus, Chione, Crete, Ctimene, Eumaeus, Eurylochus, From, Hermes, Homeric, Hylax, Iliad, In, Ithaca, Laertes
related to Middle Ages and Renaissance · 30
Odysseus → After, Canto XXVI, Circe's, Counselors, Dante, Dante Alighieri, Dante's, Diomedes, Divine Comedy, Eighth Circle, Fraud, Greek, He, Hell, Hercules, Homer, Homeric, In, Inferno, Italian
related to Television and film · 27
Odysseus → Achilles, Armand Assante, Bekim Fehmiu, Brother, City, Fall, George Clooney, Helen, In TV, Italian Ulysses, John Drew Barrymore, Joseph Mawle, Kirk Douglas, L'Odissea, Matt Damon, Nigel Whitmey, Piero Lulli, Ralph Fiennes, Sean Bean, The
related to Role as a figure of worship · 25
Odysseus → Additional, Agios Athanasios, Ancient Greek, Apollo Agyieus, BCE, CE, Djerba, Evidence, Hellenistic, Homer, In, Ithaca, Meninx, Odysseia, Odysseion, Polis Bay, Roman, School, Strabo, Thanks Odysseus
related to Comparative mythology and folkloristics · 17
Odysseus → Aeneas, Damayanti, Father, He, Hindu, However, Nala, Odyssey, On, Over, Rama, Ramayana, Rome, Sita's, The, Virgil, Virgil's Aeneid
related to Description · 16
Odysseus → Agamemnon, Antenor, Atreus, Book XVIII, Dares, His, Homer's Iliad, In, In Book III, In Book VI, In Book XVI, Menelaus, Odyssey, Phrygian, Priam, Truly
related to Before the Trojan War · 15
Odysseus → Agamemnon, He, Homer, Hyginus, Menelaus, Menelaus's, Odysseus's, Palamedes, Pseudo-Apollodorus, Telemachus, The, Trojan War, Troy, Two, When Helen
related to Journey home to Ithaca · 15
Odysseus → After, Apollo, Cicones, Homebound, In, Ismarus, Ithaca, Odysseus's, Odyssey, Only Maron, Their, This, Trojan War, Trojans, Troy

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OdysseusChildrenTelemachus (in the Odyssey) Telegonus, Cassiphone, Agrius, Anteias, Ardeas, Rhomos, Poliporthes, Latinus, Nausinous, Nausithous, Euryalus, Arcesilaus (In later sources)1.00infobox
OdysseusNationalityGreek1.00infobox
OdysseusRelativesLaertes (father) Anticlea (mother) Ctimene (sister)1.00infobox
OdysseusSpousePenelope1.00infobox
OdysseusTitleKing of Ithaca1.00infobox
Odysseusis awinner0.90text
Odysseusis ahero of The Luck of Troy0.90text
Odysseusrelated to Before the Trojan WarThe0.60section
Odysseusrelated to Before the Trojan WarOdysseus's0.60section
Odysseusrelated to Before the Trojan WarPseudo-Apollodorus0.60section
Odysseusrelated to Before the Trojan WarHyginus0.60section
Odysseusrelated to Before the Trojan WarHomer0.60section

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