Ctimene

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

Family[edit]

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

Mythology[edit]

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[edit]

  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

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