Telegonus

American  

[tuh-leg-uh-nuhs] / təˈlɛg ə nəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Odysseus and Circe who unknowingly killed his father and eventually married Penelope.

2. a son of Proteus and the husband of Io who was killed by Hercules in a wrestling match.

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Telegonus British  

/ tɪˈlɛɡənəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a son of Odysseus and Circe, who sought his father and mistakenly killed him, later marrying Odysseus' widow Penelope

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Telegonus

The epic ended by disposing of the surviving personages in a double marriage, Telemachus wedding Circe, and Telegonus Penelope.

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard) Evelyn-White

"This gift to the Ghost of Paris from Telegonus, son of Circe and of Odysseus, who was Paris' foe," he cried with a loud voice.

From The World's Desire by Henry Rider Haggard

It told of the adventures of Odysseus in Thesprotis after the killing of the Suitors, of his return to Ithaca, and his death at the hands of Telegonus, his son by Circe.

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard) Evelyn-White

We also have his death, a battle between two of his sons, and the marriage of Telemachus and Circe, as well as that of the widowed Penelope to Telegonus, one of Ulysses' descendants.

From The Book of the Epic by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

Telegonus, on learning his mistake, transports his father's body with Penelope and Telemachus to his mother's island, where Circe makes them immortal, and Telegonus marries Penelope, and Telemachus Circe.

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard) Evelyn-White

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