Irus
E618147
Irus is a gluttonous, cowardly beggar in Homer’s Odyssey who appears in Monteverdi’s opera “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria” as a comic and morally degraded foil to the hero.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beggar
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ operatic character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Claudio Monteverdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | opponent of Odysseus ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Odyssey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | Odyssey Book 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ithaca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ suitors of Penelope ⓘ |
| characterType | parasite figure ⓘ |
| creator | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Baroque opera
ⓘ
ancient Greek epic ⓘ |
| humiliatedBy | Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
contrast to heroic virtue ⓘ |
| medium |
literature
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| moralCharacter | morally degraded ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Arnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek (mythological) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fight with Odysseus disguised as a beggar ⓘ |
| occupation | beggar ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Claudio Monteverdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| operaLibrettist | Giacomo Badoaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cowardly
ⓘ
gluttonous ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic character
ⓘ
foil to Odysseus ⓘ |
| setting | Odysseus' palace in Ithaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
base appetite
ⓘ
moral corruption among the suitors ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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