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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Laërtês''' was the son of [[Arcesius]] (also spelled Arceisius) and Chalcomedusa. He was father of [[Odysseus]] and [[Ctimene]] by his wife [[Anticleia]], daughter of the thief [[Autolycus]]. Laërtes was an [[Argonauts|Argonaut]] and participated in the hunt for the [[Calydonian Boar]]. Laërtes's title was King of the Cephallenians, which he presumably inherited from his father Arcesius and grandfather Cephalus. His realm included [[Ithaca]] and surrounding islands, and perhaps the neighboring part of the mainland.

Another version of the story says that he was not Odysseus' real father, which was [[Sisyphus]] who had seduced Anticleia.

After Odysseus and [[Telemachus]] routed the suitors that had been threatening his wife, [[Penelope]], some of the suitors' surviving relatives confronted them.
[[Athena]] infused vigor into Laértes, so he could help Odysseus by killing [[Eupeithes]], father of [[Antinous]].

==References==

*[[Homer]], ''[[Odyssey]]'' XXIV;
*Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' VIII, 315.

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