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

Family

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

Mythology

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

  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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