Telegonus
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Telegonus was the son of Circe and Odysseus who ruled over the Tyrsenoi (Etruscans). He unknowingly killed his father Odysseus with a poisoned spear given to him by Circe when he came to Ithaca seeking him. After his father's death, Circe made him immortal and he married Penelope by the advice of Athena.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – -200
- Historical notes
- Featured in the lost epic Telegony and mentioned in Hesiod's Theogony (c. 700 BC).
Relationships
- consort of
- Penelope
- sibling of
- Agrius, Latinus, Telemachus, Cassiphone, Phaunus
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“he leaves her pregnant with Telegonus. Most of the account deals with the son's later quest for and accidental killing of his father”
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