Ctimene

 ( Princesses In Greek Mythology ) 

In Greek mythology, Ctimene ( ; , ) was an Ithacan princess as the daughter of King Laertes and Anticlea, and wife of Eurylochus.

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Family Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca and is the wife of Eurylochus.Homer, Odyssey 15.363

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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. Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Volume 9. Altenburg 1860, p. 868. ( online copy (German) )Homer, Odyssey 15.365–367 Her husband accompanied Odysseus on his journey from Trojan War but, like all of Odysseus's men, died before reaching home.

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Notes

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

Categories: Princesses In Greek Mythology, Characters In The Odyssey, Mythological Ithacans

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