Cassiphone in the context of "Telegonus (son of Odysseus)"

⭐ In the context of Telegonus (son of Odysseus), Cassiphone is considered…

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⭐ Core Definition: Cassiphone

Cassiphone (/kəˈsɪfən/; Ancient Greek: Κασσιφόνη, romanizedKassiphónē, lit.'fratricide') is a minor figure in Greek mythology, the daughter of the sorceress-goddess Circe and the Trojan War hero Odysseus. Cassiphone and her tale do not appear in the Odyssey, the epic poem that narrates Odysseus' adventures, but rather she is mentioned in passing in the works of the Hellenistic poet Lycophron and the 12th-century Byzantine scholar John Tzetzes. Cassiphone is notable for killing Telemachus, her paternal half-brother and husband in some versions.

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👉 Cassiphone in the context of Telegonus (son of Odysseus)

In Greek mythology, Telegonus (/təˈlɛɡənəs/; Ancient Greek: Τηλέγονος means "born afar") was the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus and thus, brother to Agrius and Latinus or Nausithous and Nausinous, and Cassiphone. In some accounts, he was called the son of the nymph Calypso and Odysseus instead.

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