Was Laertes a God?

Robert Thorne
Robert Thorne
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Laertes Was a Mythical Figure in Greek Mythology, Son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He Was Married to Anticlea Anticlea Anticlea Was the Daughter of Autolycus...

Was Laertes a God?

Laertes was a mythical figure in Greek mythology, son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was married to Anticlea

Anticlea
Anticlea was the daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea in Greek mythology, and granddaughter of the god Hermes. She was the spouse of Laertes, with whom she had a son, the famous hero Odysseus. According to some accounts, Odysseus was the son of Anticlea by Sisyphus.
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, daughter of the thief Autolycus
Autolycus
In Greek mythology, Autolycus (/ɔːˈtɒlɪkəs/; Ancient Greek: Αὐτόλυκος Autolykos 'the wolf itself') was a successful robber who had even the power of metamorphosing both the stolen goods and himself. He had his residence on Mount Parnassus and was renowned among men for his cunning and oaths.
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; they had two children, Ctimene and the famous hero Odysseus.

Was Laertes a king?

In Greek mythology, Laertes (/leɪˈɜːrtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Λαέρτης Laértēs Greek pronunciation: [laː. ... tɛːs]; also spelled Laërtes) was the king of the Cephallenians, an ethnic group who lived both on the Ionian islands and on the mainland, which he presumably inherited from his father Arcesius and grandfather Cephalus.

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