Telegonus

[ tuh-leg-uh-nuhs ]

nounClassical 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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How to use Telegonus in a sentence

  • He then yielded to her solicitations and made her the mother of Telegonus.

    The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • I destroyed every one of them, and was afterwards slain myself by Telegonus, a son whom I had by Circe.

  • Telegonus marries his aged stepmother, Penelope, and Telemachus marries his father's mistress, Circe!

    The World of Homer | Andrew Lang
  • Tradition says that he at last met his death at the hands of his illegitimate son Telegonus.

    The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for Telegonus

Telegonus

/ (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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