Showing posts with label Telemachus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Telemachus. Show all posts

Friday, November 7, 2025

Penelope.

Penelope (Πηνελόπεια) (Πηνελόπη) (Pēnelópeia) (Pēnelópē) was a wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus in Greek mythology.

Icarius (Ἰκάριος ) (Ikários) and Asterodia (Ἀστεροδεία) (Ἀστεροδία) were her parents.

Penelope waited patiently for her husband Odysseus when he was on his wanderings.

When Odysseus returned home, Penelope didn't recognize him. But then her husband himself proved that it was him.





Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Eurycleia.

Eurycleia (Εὐρύκλεια ) (Eurýkleia), or Antiphata (Ἀντιφάτη) (Antipháte), was an old nurse of Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) (Ὀδυσεύς) (Odysseús) (Odyseús). Her father was Ops (Ὤψ) and grandfather Peinsenor (Πεισήνωρ).

Also, Eurycleia served his wife Penelope (Πηνελόπεια) (Πηνελόπη) (Pēnelópeia) (Pēnelópē) and son Telemachus (Τηλέμαχος) (Tēlemakhos). Odysseus took part in the Trojan War and was wandering.

She recognized him when Odysseus came home. Eurycleia noticed his old scar.





Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Circe.

Circe (Κίρκη) was a magician and goddess in Ancient Greece. She was a daughter of Helios (Ἥλιος,) (Ἠέλιος) and Perse (Πέρση), or Aeёtes (Αἰήτης) and Hecate (Ἑκάτη). Also, Circe had several siblings: Aeёtes, Pasiphaё (Πασιφάη), and Perses (Πέρσης). 

She lived on the island Aeaea. Circe met with other characters from Greek mythology.

Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) and Telemachus (Τηλέμαχος) were her consorts. Circe had several children, too.