Nausinous

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Nausinous is a minor figure in Greek mythology, traditionally considered one of the sons of the nymph Calypso and the hero Odysseus.


Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Greek mythology
mythological figure
appearsIn later summaries of Odysseus' adventures
associatedHero Odysseus
associatedNymph Calypso
associatedWith island of Ogygia
culture Ancient Greek
describedAs son of Calypso and Odysseus
family King of Ithaca
surface form: "House of Odysseus"
father Odysseus
gender male
hasMythologicalRole offspring of a mortal hero and an immortal nymph
languageOfName Ancient Greek
literaryGenre mythography
literaryTradition post-Homeric tradition
mortalityStatus demigod (mortal-immortal parentage)
mother Calypso
mythology Greek mythology
nameMeaningApproximate "swift mind" or "quick-thinking"
notableFor being a minor and later-attested son of Odysseus
notMentionedIn Homer's Odyssey
surface form: "Homer's Odyssey (by name)"
parentageStatus traditionally attributed rather than Homeric-canonical
realmOfMother Ogygia
sibling Nausithous
sourceType later mythographic and scholia traditions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calypso children Nausinous