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Father of Odysseus
Answer for the clue "Father of Odysseus ", 7 letters:
laertes
Alternative clues for the word laertes
- To whom Polonius said, "To thine own self be true"
- Hamlet's fencing opponent
- Lear set to be disturbed Shakespearean character
- Shakespeare character who says "I dare damnation"
- Polonius' son
- Addressee of the advice "To thine own self be true"
- "To thine own self be true" addressee
- Brother of Ophelia, in "Hamlet"
- Duelist who kills and is killed
Word definitions for laertes in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
king of Ithaca, father of Odysseus, Greek, literally "gatherer of the people," from laos "people" (see lay (adj.)) + eirein "to fasten together" (see series (n.)).
Usage examples of laertes.
No stories belong to Ithaca, except only that it is the birthplace of Odysseus, son of Laertes.
Neererhe drew, and many a walk travers'd Of stateliest Covert, Cedar, Pine, or Palme, Then voluble and bold, now hid, now seen Among thick-wov'n Arborets and Flours Imborderd on each Bank, the hand of EVE: Spot more delicious then those Gardens feign'd Or of reviv'd ADONIS, or renownd ALCINOUS, host of old LAERTES Son, Or that, not Mystic, where the Sapient King Held dalliance with his faire EGYPTIAN Spouse.
I am Heimach Schin, appointed Gamemaster by the Supreme Coun cil of Laertes in charge of extra-Laertian decisions.
As they reached the gangplank, a crane swung nearby with a slingful of goods and furniture bound for Laertes.