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Aegisthus

Human figure in Greek narrative whose fate Zeus recalls at the Odyssey’s opening.

Death of Aegisthus on a Greek vase of about 320 BCE; Louvre K 320, Wind Group. The artwork depicts the revenge story, rather than the Odyssey’s first assembly itself
Death of Aegisthus on a Greek vase of about 320 BCE; Louvre K 320, Wind Group. The artwork depicts the revenge story, rather than the Odyssey’s first assembly itselfMarie-Lan Nguyen (Jastrow), 2006 / Wikimedia Commons · photograph released into the public domain · Public domainImage source · Object record

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Human figure in Greek narrative whose fate ZeusZeusZeus is the sky god and leading deity in many Greek traditions. In the Iliad he presides over divine gatherings while others can still speak and object.Glossary · Click to read the explanation recalls at the OdysseyOdysseyGreek epic attributed to Homer, following Odysseus’s return after the Trojan War.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s opening. [1]

Zeus links his fate to killing a leader returning from war and his relationship with that leader’s wife despite a warning. AthenaAthenaGreek goddess associated in Hesiod with Zeus, Metis and birth from the head.Glossary · Click to read the explanation then turns towards OdysseusOdysseusGreek hero whose attempt to return home after the Trojan War is followed in the Odyssey.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, showing a speaker changing the council’s subject. [1]

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  1. Odyssey 1, first ten paragraphs through Athena/Mentes arrival and Telemachus welcome The specified scene, as detailed in the assembly study’s notes. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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