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ANTICLEA (mother of Odysseus)

Figure of myth · mother of Odysseus

Anticlea, mother of Odysseus, full-length portrait
Parents
Autolycus, Amphithea
Siblings
Polymede, Aesimus
Consorts
Laertes, Sisyphus
Children
Odysseus, Ctimene
In the sources
4 ancient passages

Anticlea, daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea, stood as the mother of Odysseus and sister to Polymede and Aesimus.1,2 The goddess Artemis cherished Anticlea with a devotion as deep as her own eyes.3 She shared her life with both Laertes and Sisyphus, bearing Odysseus and Ctimene.

When the speaker met her ghost, Anticlea was already dead.1

The codex facts behind this entry

Anticlea is the mother of Odysseus. Odyssey 11 ¶5 +1

Sources

  1. Odyssey 11 ¶5
  2. Pausanias 10.29.8
  3. Callimachus, Hymn 3 ¶10
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 8 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from, here drawn from Homer, Pausanias. Updated 29 October 2026.

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