Odysseus
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Odysseus is the cunning Greek hero and king of Ithaca renowned for his long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War as depicted in ancient epic poetry.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Odysseus of Ithaca | 1 |
| Odysseas | 1 |
| Odysseus as beggar | 1 |
| Odysseus by character not appearance | 1 |
| Odysseus – Sean Bean | 1 |
| Odysséas | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek hero
ⓘ
Homeric character ⓘ epic poetry character ⓘ king ⓘ mythological hero ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Epic Cycle
ⓘ
Journey from Troy to Ithaca ⓘ Nostoi (Returns) ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form:
The Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
The Odyssey
Trojan War ⓘ |
| child | Telemachus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| creator | Homer ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| encounters |
Charybdis
ⓘ
Laestrygonians ⓘ Lotus-Eaters ⓘ Polyphemus ⓘ Scylla ⓘ Shades in the Underworld ⓘ the Sirens ⓘ
surface form:
Sirens
|
| enemy | Poseidon ⓘ |
| epithet |
much-enduring
ⓘ
polymetis ⓘ polytropos ⓘ |
| father | Laertes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfDepictions |
epic poetry
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| grandfather | Autolycus ⓘ |
| home | Ithaca ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryWork |
Ajax (Sophocles)
ⓘ
Hecuba (Euripides) ⓘ Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides) ⓘ Philoctetes (Sophocles) ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form:
The Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
The Odyssey
Trojan Women (Euripides) ⓘ |
| lover |
Calypso
ⓘ
Circe ⓘ |
| mother | Anticlea ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableAction |
blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus
ⓘ
devised the Trojan Horse plan ⓘ resisted the Sirens with wax in sailors’ ears ⓘ returned to Ithaca after many years ⓘ slew the suitors of Penelope ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cunning
ⓘ
eloquence ⓘ long journey home after the Trojan War ⓘ role in the Trojan Horse stratagem ⓘ strategic intelligence ⓘ |
| occupation |
king
ⓘ
warrior ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Trojan War ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Athena ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Ithaca ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| romanName |
James Joyce's Ulysses
ⓘ
surface form:
Ulysses
|
| sideInConflict |
Greeks
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaeans
|
| spouse | Penelope ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cunning intelligence
ⓘ
endurance ⓘ nostos (homecoming) ⓘ |
| timeInMyth | age of heroes ⓘ |
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Troy (film)
this entity surface form:
Odysseus – Sean Bean
this entity surface form:
King Odysseus of Ithaca
subject surface form:
contest of the bow in Ithaca
this entity surface form:
Odysséas
this entity surface form:
Odysseas
subject surface form:
Iliad
subject surface form:
Sirens
this entity surface form:
Odysseus by character not appearance