Ctimene

For the ancient city of Thessaly, see Ctimene (Thessaly). For the genus of moth, see Ctimene (moth). For other uses, see Ctimene (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Ctimene ( /ˈtɪmɪni/ TIM-in-ee; ^[1] Ancient Greek : Κτιμένη, romanized: Ktiménē, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [ktiménɛː] ) was an Ithacan princess as the daughter of King Laertes and Anticlea, and wife of Eurylochus.

Family

Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca and is the wife of Eurylochus. ^[2]

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. ^{[3] [4]} 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. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
2. Homer, Odyssey 15.363 Archived 2024-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
3. Pierer's Universal-Lexikon , Volume 9. Altenburg 1860, p. 868. (online copy (German) Archived 2024-03-12 at the Wayback Machine )
4. Homer, Odyssey 15.365–367

References

• Odyssey , 15.361–379.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN   978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.