# The Odyssey > An epic knowledge graph tracing Homer's Odyssey. Its gods, monsters, voyages, and the homesick king at the center of them all. Canonical URL: https://aristotree.com/darko/the-odyssey Language: en Creator: darko Last modified: 2026-08-09T19:09:21.611Z Concepts: 101 Relationships: 155 This is a public, user-curated knowledge graph. Follow the cited sources when verifying claims. ## Concepts ### Calypso (mythology) In Greek mythology, Calypso was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(mythology) ### Outis Outis is an often used pseudonym that appeared famously in Classical Greek legends. Topics: instance of: pseudonym, instance of: given name Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outis ### Arnaeus Arnaeus is a character in Greek mythology. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character, occupation: beggar Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaeus ### Telegonus (son of Odysseus) In Greek mythology, Telegonus was the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus and thus, brother to Agrius and Latinus or Nausithous and Nausinous, and Cassiphone. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegonus_(son_of_Odysseus) ### Iliad The Iliad is one of two major surviving ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. Topics: instance of: literary work, instance of: oral poetry, genre: epic poem, part of: homeric epics, has part(s): book i, has part(s): book ii Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad ### Cassandra In Greek mythology, Cassandra, also spelled Kassandra or Casandra, was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies, but never be believed. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character, occupation: oracle Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra ### Poseidon Poseidon is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. Topics: instance of: water deity, instance of: greek deity, part of: twelve olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon ### Odysseus In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus, also known by the Latin variant Ulysses, is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odysseus ### Mycenae Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. Topics: instance of: archaeological site in greece, instance of: ancient city, part of: archaeological sites of mycenae and tiryns, has part(s): house of the sphinxes, has part(s): grave circle a, mycenae, country: greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycenae ### Homer Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is widely credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Topics: instance of: human whose existence is disputed, instance of: human, occupation: poet, occupation: author, genre: epic poem, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer ### Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretised with the Roman goddess Minerva. Topics: instance of: goddess, instance of: greek deity, part of: twelve olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena ### Nymph A nymph is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Topics: subclass of: elemental, subclass of: goddess, country: greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph ### Trojan War The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the thirteenth century or early twelfth century BC. Topics: instance of: mythical war, instance of: military operation, part of: greek mythology, named after: troy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War ### Oresteia The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, and the pacification of the Furies. Topics: instance of: theatrical trilogy, instance of: dramatic work, genre: greek tragedy, has part(s): agamemnon, has part(s): the libation bearers Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresteia ### Paris (mythology) Paris, also known as Alexander, is a figure from Greek mythology who appears in the numerous stories about the Trojan War, including the Iliad. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character, occupation: herder Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(mythology) ### Zeus Zeus is the supreme deity of the Greek pantheon. Topics: instance of: thunder deity, instance of: greek deity, part of: twelve olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus ### Hermes Hermes is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. Topics: instance of: olympian god, occupation: courier, part of: twelve olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes ### Telemachus Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope in Greek mythology, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemachus ### Penelope Penelope is a legendary mythological Greek Queen of Ithaca and Princess of Sparta or Acarnania, who plays a prominent character in Homer's Odyssey. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope ### Nostos Nostos is a theme used in Ancient Greek literature, which includes an epic hero returning home, often by sea. Topics: instance of: word Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostos ### Polyphemus Polyphemus is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's Odyssey. Topics: instance of: cyclops Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus ### Leda (mythology) In Greek mythology, Leda, also rendered as Lede, was an Aetolian princess who became queen consort of Sparta through her marriage to King Tyndareus. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_(mythology) ### Atlas (mythology) In Greek mythology, Atlas is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Topics: instance of: titan Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(mythology) ### Artemis In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis is the goddess of hunting, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. Topics: instance of: olympian god, instance of: greek deity, occupation: hunter, occupation: archer, part of: twelve olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis ### Iphigenia In Greek mythology, Iphigenia was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphigenia ### Ogygia Ogygia is an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas. Topics: instance of: fictional island, instance of: mythological island, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogygia ### Aegisthus Aegisthus was a figure in Greek mythology. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegisthus ### Theogony The Theogony is a poem by Hesiod describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. Topics: instance of: literary work, genre: narrative poetry Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theogony ### Clytemnestra In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the half-sister of Helen of Troy. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clytemnestra ### Menelaus In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Sparta. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menelaus ### Castor and Pollux Castor and Pollux are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Topics: instance of: twins in mythology, instance of: couple of mythological greek characters, has part(s): castor, has part(s): pollux Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_and_Pollux ### Anticlea In Greek mythology, Anticlea or Anticlia was a queen of Ithaca as the wife of King Laërtes. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticlea ### Judgement of Paris The Judgement of Paris is a story from Greek mythology, which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War, and in later versions to the foundation of Rome. Topics: instance of: artistic theme, instance of: episode in greek mythology, part of: trojan war Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Paris ### Tyndareus In Greek mythology, Tyndareus was a Spartan king. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character, occupation: monarch Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndareus ### Glaucus In Greek mythology, Glaucus was a Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. Topics: instance of: greek water deities Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus ### Sirenum Scopuli According to the Roman poets Virgil and Ovid, the Sirenum Scopuli were three small rocky islands where the sirens of Greek mythology lived and lured sailors to their deaths. Topics: part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirenum_Scopuli ### Strait of Messina The Strait of Messina is a narrow strait between the eastern tip of Sicily and the western tip of Calabria in Southern Italy. Topics: instance of: strait, part of: mediterranean sea, country: italy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Messina ### Djerba Djerba, also transliterated as Jerba or Jarbah, is a Tunisian island and the largest island of North Africa at 514 square kilometers (198 sq mi), in the Gulf of Gabès, off the coast of Tunisia. Topics: instance of: island, country: tunisia Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djerba ### Homer's Ithaca Ithaca was, in Greek mythology, the island home of the hero Odysseus. Topics: instance of: mythical location, country: greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer's_Ithaca ### Elysium Elysium, otherwise known as the Elysian Fields, Elysian Plains or Elysian Realm, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. Topics: instance of: underworld, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysium ### Tartarus In Greek mythology, Tartarus is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. Topics: instance of: greek primordial deity, instance of: mythical location Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarus ### Aeaea Aeaea, Ææa, Ææ̈ä or Eëä was a mythological island said to be the home of the goddess-sorceress Circe."Circe would fain have held me back in her halls, the guileful lady of Aeaea, yearning that I should be her husband." Topics: instance of: mythological island, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeaea ### Suitors of Penelope In Greek mythology, the suitors of Penelope are one of the main subjects of Homer's Odyssey. Topics: instance of: group of humans, occupation: prince, has part(s): antinous son of eupeithes, has part(s): agelaus Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitors_of_Penelope ### Hermione (mythology) In Greek mythology, Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and his wife, Helen of Troy. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermione_(mythology) ### Ziziphus lotus Ziziphus lotus is a small deciduous tree in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, including the Sahara in Morocco and also Somalia. Topics: instance of: taxon Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziziphus_lotus ### Parthenope (siren) Parthenope was one of the sirens in Greek mythology. Topics: instance of: siren, country: greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenope_(siren) ### Laertes (father of Odysseus) In Greek mythology, Laertes was the king of the Cephallenians, an ethnic group who lived both on the Ionian Islands and on the mainland. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laertes_(father_of_Odysseus) ### Phemius In Homer's epic poem the Odyssey, Phemius, son of Terpes/Terpius, is an Ithacan poet who performs narrative songs in the house of the absent Odysseus. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character, occupation: aoidos Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phemius ### Charon In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon is the ferryman of the Greek underworld. Topics: instance of: greek deity, instance of: death deity, occupation: ferryman Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon ### Mentorship Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. Topics: subclass of: social relation Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentorship ### Aphrodite Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretised Roman counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. Topics: instance of: greek deity, instance of: fertility deity, part of: twelve olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite ### Charybdis Charybdis is a sea monster in Greek mythology. Topics: instance of: greek water deities, instance of: sea monster Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charybdis ### Argonautica The Argonautica is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. Topics: instance of: literary work, genre: epic poem, has part(s): book i, has part(s): book ii Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonautica ### Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone, also called Kore or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Topics: instance of: greek deity Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone ### Orpheus In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character, occupation: writer, occupation: poet, part of: orpheus and eurydice Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus ### Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a biological process in which an animal undergoes a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in its body structure as part of its development. Topics: subclass of: developmental stage of animal, subclass of: biological process Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosis ### Hecate Hecate is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, and in later periods depicted as three formed or triple bodied. Topics: instance of: goddess, instance of: greek deity Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate ### Cerberus In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. Topics: instance of: hellhound, instance of: mythological greek character, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus ### Muses In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses were the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. Topics: instance of: group of greek mythical characters, subclass of: greek deity, has part(s): calliope, has part(s): clio Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muses ### Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia, formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (Κεφαλληνία), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the sixth-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. Topics: instance of: island, part of: ionian islands, country: greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalonia ### Pluto (god) In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pluto was the ruler of the underworld. Topics: instance of: roman deity Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(god) ### Achelous Achelous was the god in ancient Greek religion and mythology associated with the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece. Topics: instance of: potamoi, occupation: potamoi Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achelous ### Metamorphoses The Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. Topics: instance of: literary work, genre: epic poem, has part(s): the creation, has part(s): four ages, country of origin: ancient rome, country of origin: roman empire Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphoses ### Styx In Greek mythology, Styx, also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Topics: instance of: potamoi, instance of: oceanids Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx ### Telemachy The Telemachy is a term traditionally applied to the first four books of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Topics: instance of: part of a work, part of: odyssey, named after: telemachus Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemachy ### Moly (herb) Moly is a magical herb mentioned in book 10 of Homer's Odyssey. Topics: instance of: fictional plant, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moly_(herb) ### Phorcys In Greek mythology, Phorcys or Phorcus is a primordial sea god, generally cited as the son of Pontus and Gaia (Earth). Topics: instance of: greek water deities, instance of: chthonic deities Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorcys ### Xenia (Greek) Xenia is an ancient Greek concept of hospitality. Topics: instance of: code of conduct, subclass of: hospitality Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenia_(Greek) ### Hubris Hubris, or less frequently hybris, is extreme or excessive pride or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, often in combination with arrogance. Topics: instance of: moral quality, instance of: redundancy, subclass of: overconfidence, subclass of: arrogance Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris ### Ionian Islands (region) The Ionian Islands Region is the smallest by area of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece located in the Ionian Sea. Topics: instance of: administrative region of greece, part of: ionian islands, country: greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Islands_(region) ### Helios In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios is the god who personifies the Sun. Topics: instance of: greek deity, instance of: solar deity Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios ### Titanomachy In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy was a ten-year war fought in ancient Thessaly, consisting of most of the Titans fighting against the Olympians and their allies. Topics: instance of: mythical war, instance of: episode in greek mythology, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanomachy ### Cyclopes In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes are giant one-eyed creatures. Topics: instance of: mythical humanoid race, subclass of: mythological greek character, subclass of: giant, has part(s): arges, has part(s): steropes Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes ### Galatea (mythology) In Greek mythology, Galatea was the name of the following figures:Galatea, a Nereid who loved the shepherd Acis, and was loved by the cyclops Polyphemus. Topics: instance of: set of mythological greek characters, has part(s): galatea Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatea_(mythology) ### Thoosa In Greek mythology, Thoosa, also spelled Thoösa, was, according to Homer, the sea nymph daughter of the primordial sea god Phorcys. Topics: instance of: greek nymph Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoosa ### Hades Hades, in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades ### Ithaca (island) Ithaca, also Ithaki or Ithaka, is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_(island) ### Lotus tree The lotus tree is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology. Topics: instance of: taxon, subclass of: mythical tree, part of: greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_tree ### Lotus-eaters In Greek mythology, lotophages or the lotus-eaters were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree on the island of Djerba off the coast of Tunisia, a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-eaters ### Siren (mythology) In Greek mythology, sirens are female humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology) ### Crataeis In Greek mythology, Crataeis is, by some accounts, the mother of Scylla. Topics: instance of: greek nymph Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataeis ### Perses (brother of Aeetes) In Greek mythology, Perses is a son of Helios, the god of the Sun, and the Oceanid nymph Perse. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perses_(brother_of_Aeetes) ### Circe In Greek mythology, Circe is a witch, sometimes considered a goddess or a nymph. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe ### Scylla In Greek mythology, Scylla is a legendary, man-eating monster that lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, the sea-swallowing monster Charybdis. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla ### Medon (mythology) In Greek mythology and history, Medon is the name of a number of different figures:Medon, one of the Tyrrhenian pirates who attempted to enslave Dionysus and were changed into fish or dolphin. Topics: instance of: set of mythological greek characters, has part(s): medon Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medon_(mythology) ### Melanthius (Odyssey) Melanthius, the son of Dolius, is a minor character in Homer's Odyssey: Odysseus's enslaved goatherd. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanthius_(Odyssey) ### Leodes In the Odyssey, Leodes, Leiodes or Liodes was an Ithacan diviner and a minor suitor of Penelope. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leodes ### Amphinomus In Greek mythology, Amphinomus may refer to the following personages:Amphinomus, the Aetolian father of Thyrie (Hyria) who became the mother of Cycnus by Apollo. Topics: instance of: set of mythological greek characters, has part(s): amphinomus, has part(s): amphinomos Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphinomus ### Polybus (Odyssey) In Ancient Greek epic tradition recounted in Homer's Odyssey, Polybus was the father of a suitor, Eurymachus, who was killed by Odysseus once he returned from his 10-year journey during the Trojan War. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybus_(Odyssey) ### Eurymachus The name Eurymachus or Eurymachos is attributed to the following individuals: Topics: instance of: set of mythological greek characters, has part(s): eurymachus, has part(s): eurymachus of thebes Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurymachus ### Eupeithes In Greek mythology, Eupeithes was the father of Antinous, the leader of the suitors of Penelope. Topics: instance of: mythological greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupeithes ### Eurymachus (Odyssey) In Greek mythology, Eurymachus was an Ithacan nobleman and one of the two leading suitors of Penelope, the other being Antinous. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurymachus_(Odyssey) ### Antinous of Ithaca In the Epic Cycle, Antinous or Antinoös was the Ithacan son of Eupeithes, best known for his role in Homer's Odyssey. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinous_of_Ithaca ### Doulos Doulos is a Greek masculine noun meaning "slave". Topics: instance of: wikimedia disambiguation page Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doulos ### Ctesius In Greek mythology, Ctesius may refer to:Ctesius, king of the island called Syra and son of Ormenus. Topics: instance of: set of mythological greek characters, has part(s): ctesius Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesius ### Eumaeus In Greek mythology, Eumaeus was Odysseus's doulos, swineherd, and friend. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumaeus ### Alcimus (mythology) Alcimus or Alkimos may refer to several figures in Greek mythology:Alcimus, a companion of Achilles; he and Automedon were the two most favored by Achilles after Patroclus' death. Topics: instance of: set of mythological greek characters, has part(s): alcimus, has part(s): alkimos Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcimus_(mythology) ### Mentor (Odyssey) In the Odyssey, Mentor was the son of Alcimus. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor_(Odyssey) ### Helen of Troy Helen, also known as Helen of Troy, or Helen of Sparta, and in Latin as Helena, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy ### Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans during the Trojan War. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamemnon ### Odyssey The Odyssey is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey ## Relationships - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Odysseus: Captive of Calypso - Agamemnon — related_to → Odysseus: Fellow Greek leaders in the Trojan War - Odyssey — related_to → Iliad: preceding epic poem in the Homeric cycle - Odyssey — related_to → Odysseus: protagonist and central character - Odyssey — related_to → Homer: attributed author of the epic - Odyssey — related_to → Trojan War: historical and mythological context - Odyssey — related_to → Penelope: central female figure and wife of the protagonist - Odyssey — related_to → Telemachus: son of the protagonist and secondary protagonist - Odyssey — related_to → Athena: divine patron and guide - Odyssey — related_to → Poseidon: primary antagonist and divine obstacle - Odyssey — related_to → Nostos: thematic core of the narrative - Polyphemus — related_to → Odyssey: primary literary source - Agamemnon — related_to → Trojan War: commander-in-chief of the Greek forces - Agamemnon — related_to → Iliad: central antagonist and leader in the epic - Agamemnon — related_to → Homer: author of the epics defining his legend - Agamemnon — related_to → Clytemnestra: wife and murderer of Agamemnon - Agamemnon — related_to → Iphigenia: daughter sacrificed by Agamemnon - Agamemnon — related_to → Menelaus: brother and fellow commander - Agamemnon — related_to → Aegisthus: co-conspirator in the murder of Agamemnon - Agamemnon — related_to → Mycenae: seat of power and kingdom - Agamemnon — related_to → Cassandra: captive and prophetess brought by Agamemnon - Agamemnon — related_to → Oresteia: dramatic trilogy depicting the aftermath of his death - Agamemnon — related_to → Artemis: deity who demanded the sacrifice of his daughter - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Odyssey: Primary literary source for Calypso's narrative - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Homer: Author of the narrative featuring Calypso - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Athena: Divine advocate for Odysseus's release from Calypso - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Poseidon: Antagonist preventing Odysseus's return from Ogygia - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Nostos: Thematic goal of Odysseus's escape from Calypso - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Ogygia: Mythical island residence of Calypso - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Atlas (mythology): Father of Calypso - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Hermes: Messenger sent to command Calypso's release of Odysseus - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Zeus: Divine authority ordering Calypso to release Odysseus - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Nymph: Divine classification of Calypso - Calypso (mythology) — related_to → Theogony: Literary source documenting Calypso's genealogy - Helen of Troy — related_to → Menelaus: husband - Helen of Troy — related_to → Trojan War: central cause - Helen of Troy — related_to → Iliad: literary depiction - Helen of Troy — related_to → Agamemnon: brother-in-law - Helen of Troy — related_to → Clytemnestra: sister - Helen of Troy — related_to → Cassandra: fellow resident of Troy - Helen of Troy — related_to → Paris (mythology): abductor and lover - Helen of Troy — related_to → Leda (mythology): mythological mother - Helen of Troy — related_to → Castor and Pollux: mythological siblings - Helen of Troy — related_to → Judgement of Paris: mythological origin event - Helen of Troy — related_to → Aphrodite: divine patron - Helen of Troy — related_to → Tyndareus: mortal father - Helen of Troy — related_to → Hermione (mythology): daughter - Mentor (Odyssey) — related_to → Odyssey: primary literary source for the character - Mentor (Odyssey) — related_to → Athena: goddess who impersonates Mentor - Mentor (Odyssey) — related_to → Telemachus: mentee of the character Mentor - Mentor (Odyssey) — related_to → Odysseus: friend and king of Mentor - Mentor (Odyssey) — related_to → Alcimus (mythology): father of the mythological character Mentor - Mentor (Odyssey) — related_to → Mentorship: eponymous origin of the modern term mentor - Mentor (Odyssey) — related_to → Suitors of Penelope: antagonists opposed by Mentor - Eumaeus — related_to → Odysseus: Loyal master and friend - Eumaeus — related_to → Telemachus: Protege and ally - Eumaeus — related_to → Odyssey: Primary literary source - Eumaeus — related_to → Penelope: Member of the household Eumaeus serves - Eumaeus — related_to → Suitors of Penelope: Antagonists to Eumaeus's loyalty - Eumaeus — related_to → Ctesius: Father of Eumaeus - Eumaeus — related_to → Laertes (father of Odysseus): Employer of Eumaeus - Eumaeus — related_to → Anticlea: Member of the household Eumaeus served - Eumaeus — related_to → Xenia (Greek): Cultural framework for Eumaeus's hospitality - Eumaeus — related_to → Doulos: Social status of Eumaeus - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Suitors of Penelope: primary social group of Antinous - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Xenia (Greek): violated by Antinous - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Odysseus: antagonist of Antinous - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Penelope: target of Antinous's pursuit - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Telemachus: rival of Antinous - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Eupeithes: father of Antinous - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Arnaeus: rival suitor of Odysseus - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Eurymachus: co-leader of the suitors - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Hubris: thematic motivation for Antinous's actions - Antinous of Ithaca — related_to → Telemachy: initial narrative arc featuring Antinous - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Antinous of Ithaca: Co-leader of the suitors - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Suitors of Penelope: Member of the group - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Penelope: Target of the suitor's advances - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Odysseus: Antagonist of the suitor - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Telemachus: Target of the suitor's assassination plot - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Xenia (Greek): Violator of the code - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Polybus (Odyssey): Father of the suitor Eurymachus - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Arnaeus: Rival of the suitors in Ithaca - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Amphinomus: Prominent suitor of Penelope - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Leodes: Soothsayer among the suitors - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Melanthius (Odyssey): Traitorous goatherd aiding the suitors - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Medon (mythology): Herald loyal to Penelope - Eurymachus (Odyssey) — related_to → Phemius: Bard forced to entertain the suitors - Circe — related_to → Odysseus: protagonist who encounters the enchantress - Scylla — related_to → Circe: agent of Scylla's transformation - Circe — related_to → Hermes: divine messenger who aids the hero against the enchantress - Circe — related_to → Odyssey: epic poem featuring the enchantress - Circe — related_to → Aeaea: mythological island home of the enchantress - Circe — related_to → Helios: divine father of the enchantress - Circe — related_to → Telegonus (son of Odysseus): son of the enchantress and Odysseus - Circe — related_to → Moly (herb): magical herb provided by Hermes - Circe — related_to → Metamorphosis: signature magical power of the enchantress - Circe — related_to → Perses (brother of Aeetes): brother of the enchantress - Circe — related_to → Hecate: divine figure associated with witchcraft - Circe — related_to → Glaucus: subject of the enchantress's unrequited love - Scylla — related_to → Odyssey: primary literary context for the encounter - Scylla — related_to → Odysseus: protagonist who navigates past Scylla - Scylla — related_to → Nymph: original form of Scylla - Scylla — related_to → Charybdis: mythological counterpart and geographical opposite - Scylla — related_to → Glaucus: unrequited lover of Scylla - Scylla — related_to → Strait of Messina: traditional geographical location of the myth - Scylla — related_to → Crataeis: mythological mother of Scylla - Scylla — related_to → Phorcys: alternative mythological father of Scylla - Scylla — related_to → Metamorphoses: literary source for the transformation narrative - Scylla — related_to → Hecate: alternative mythological mother of Scylla - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Odyssey: primary literary source for the Sirens - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Odysseus: protagonist who survives the Sirens - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Circe: advisor on the danger of the Sirens - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Achelous: mythological progenitor of the Sirens - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Muses: mythological association with song and music - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Sirenum Scopuli: mythological island home of the Sirens - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Argonautica: literary depiction of the Sirens - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Orpheus: mythological counter-figure to the Sirens - Siren (mythology) — related_to → Parthenope (siren): named individual Siren - Lotus-eaters — related_to → Odysseus: Protagonist who encounters the Lotus-eaters - Lotus-eaters — related_to → Homer: Author of the work featuring the Lotus-eaters - Lotus-eaters — related_to → Odyssey: Primary literary source for the Lotus-eaters - Lotus-eaters — related_to → Nostos: Thematic antithesis to the Lotus-eaters' influence - Lotus-eaters — related_to → Djerba: Geographic location identified with the land of the Lotus-eaters - Lotus-eaters — related_to → Lotus tree: The plant that causes forgetfulness in the myth - Lotus-eaters — related_to → Ziziphus lotus: Botanical candidate for the mythical lotus - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Penelope: queen of Ithaca and wife of Odysseus - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Telemachus: son of Odysseus and prince of Ithaca - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Laertes (father of Odysseus): former king of Ithaca and father of Odysseus - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Eumaeus: loyal swineherd of Odysseus on Ithaca - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Suitors of Penelope: antagonists occupying the palace on Ithaca - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Mentor (Odyssey): trusted advisor to the royal family of Ithaca - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Odysseus: mythological king and central protagonist of the Odyssey - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Homer: author of the epic poem that immortalized the island - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Odyssey: epic poem centered on the return to Ithaca - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Ionian Islands (region): geographical group containing the island of Ithaca - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Cephalonia: neighboring island and administrative center - Ithaca (island) — related_to → Homer's Ithaca: field of study investigating the island's historical identity - Hades — related_to → Zeus: Brother and fellow Olympian - Hades — related_to → Hermes: Psychopomp and messenger to the underworld - Hades — related_to → Hecate: Chthonic deity associated with the underworld - Hades — related_to → Persephone: Queen of the Underworld and wife of Hades - Hades — related_to → Cerberus: Guardian of the gates of Hades' realm - Hades — related_to → Tartarus: Deepest abyss of the underworld - Hades — related_to → Charon: Ferryman of the dead - Hades — related_to → Elysium: Final resting place for the heroic and virtuous - Hades — related_to → Styx: Boundary river of the underworld - Hades — related_to → Pluto (god): Alternative epithet emphasizing wealth - Hades — related_to → Titanomachy: War that established Hades' dominion - Polyphemus — related_to → Poseidon: father of the subject - Polyphemus — related_to → Odysseus: antagonist and captor - Polyphemus — related_to → Thoosa: mother of the subject - Polyphemus — related_to → Cyclopes: mythological race of the subject - Polyphemus — related_to → Galatea (mythology): object of unrequited love - Polyphemus — related_to → Outis: pseudonym used by Odysseus - Hades — related_to → Odysseus: Hades as the ruler of the underworld visited by Odysseus