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| - Laertes is Odysseus's aging father who resides on a farm in Ithaca. He is in despair and physical decline, but regains his spirit when Odysseus returns and eventually kills Antinous's father.
- King Laertes of Ithaca was the son of King Arcesius and Queen Chalcomedusa. He was the husband of Anticlea and father of Odysseus. An Argonaut in his day, Laertes participated in the Calydonian Boar Hunt but abdicated in favour of his son some time before the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, Laertes is found growing a tree, leaving administration to his daughter-in-law, Penelope of Sparta, his wife having died of grief for her son. He helps his son fend off the relatives of Penelope's suitors, killing some.
- Laertes (griego antiguo Λαερτης) en la mitología griega es hijo de Arcisio y Calcomedusa. Era rey de Ítaca. El título de Laertes era el de rey de Cefalonia, que heredó de su padre Arcisio y de su abuelo Céfalo. Su reino incluyó Ítaca e islas circundantes, y quizás la parte vecina del continente. Es célebre por ser considerado por Homero como padre de Odiseo y Ctímene por su esposa Anticlea, hija del ladrón y argonauta Autólico. Hay, sin embargo, otras versiones en las que Odiseo habría nacido de la unión de Anticlea con Sísifo.
- In Greek mythology, Laërtes (Greek: Λαέρτης) was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus (who was thus called Laertiades, Λαερτιάδης) and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laërtes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. Laërtes's title was King of the Cephallenians, which he presumably inherited from his father Arcesius and grandfather Cephalus. His realm included Ithaca and surrounding islands, and perhaps even the neighboring part of the mainland of other Greek city-states.
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| - Laertes (griego antiguo Λαερτης) en la mitología griega es hijo de Arcisio y Calcomedusa. Era rey de Ítaca. El título de Laertes era el de rey de Cefalonia, que heredó de su padre Arcisio y de su abuelo Céfalo. Su reino incluyó Ítaca e islas circundantes, y quizás la parte vecina del continente. Es célebre por ser considerado por Homero como padre de Odiseo y Ctímene por su esposa Anticlea, hija del ladrón y argonauta Autólico. Hay, sin embargo, otras versiones en las que Odiseo habría nacido de la unión de Anticlea con Sísifo. En la Odisea aparece Laertes en un segundo plano, retirado y triste hasta la vuelta de su hijo. Rejuvenecido el anciano monarca por Atenea, ayuda a su hijo y a su nieto en el pleito de sangre surgido contra los familiares de los pretendientes muertos. Apolodoro lo incluyó en el catálogo de los Argonautas y participó en la caza del Jabalí de Calidón.
- Laertes is Odysseus's aging father who resides on a farm in Ithaca. He is in despair and physical decline, but regains his spirit when Odysseus returns and eventually kills Antinous's father.
- King Laertes of Ithaca was the son of King Arcesius and Queen Chalcomedusa. He was the husband of Anticlea and father of Odysseus. An Argonaut in his day, Laertes participated in the Calydonian Boar Hunt but abdicated in favour of his son some time before the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, Laertes is found growing a tree, leaving administration to his daughter-in-law, Penelope of Sparta, his wife having died of grief for her son. He helps his son fend off the relatives of Penelope's suitors, killing some.
- In Greek mythology, Laërtes (Greek: Λαέρτης) was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus (who was thus called Laertiades, Λαερτιάδης) and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laërtes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. Laërtes's title was King of the Cephallenians, which he presumably inherited from his father Arcesius and grandfather Cephalus. His realm included Ithaca and surrounding islands, and perhaps even the neighboring part of the mainland of other Greek city-states. Another account says that Laërtes was not Odysseus's true father; rather, it was Sisyphus, who had seduced Anticlea. Laertes stays away from Odysseus' home while Odysseus is gone. He keeps to himself on his farm, overcome with grief over Odysseus' absence and alone after his wife, Anticleia, died from grief herself. Odysseus finally comes to see Laertes after he has killed all the suitors competing for Penelope. He finds his father spading a plant, looking old and tired and filled with sadness. Odysseus keeps his identity to himself at first, but when he sees how disappointed Laertes is to learn that this "stranger" has no news of his son, Odysseus reveals himself, and proves his identity by reciting all the trees he received from Laertes when he was a boy. This emphasis on the land of Ithaca itself perhaps signifies that Odysseus has finally reconnected with his homeland, and his journey is over. Laertes had trained Odysseus in husbandry. After their reunion, the two of them head off to Odysseus' home to fend off the families of the dead suitors. Athena infuses vigour into Laërtes, so he can help Odysseus. He kills Eupeithes, father of Antinous.
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