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👤 Elpenor

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  • Information
    companion of Odysseus
    Gender
    Male
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Belongs to
    👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus
    Dies at
    🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) unlocatable island of Circe, visited by Odysseus
    Buried at
    🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Aiaia)🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Italy) on Cape Circaion
    Buried by
    👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Related entities
    👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) unlocatable island of Circe, visited by Odysseus👤 Anticleia (Ithacan) mother of Odysseus🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Aiaia)👤 Ariadne daughter of Minos👤 Phaidra daughter of Minos, wife of Theseus👤 Leda mother of Helen👤 Teiresias Theban prophet👤 Eurylochos (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus👤 Polites (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus👤 Macareus (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus🌍 Cape Circaion (Italy) promontory on coast of Italy with city Circeii on it🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Italy) on Cape Circaion
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.17📖 Pausanias 10.29.8📖 Homer, Odyssey 10.551-10.560📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.51-11.83📖 Homer, Odyssey 12.8-12.15📖 Ovid, Ibis 485-486📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.242-14.307📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1387.50-1387.62
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomePausaniasHomer, OdysseyOvid, IbisOvid, MetamorphosesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from a House in the Via Graziosa, Rome (Vatican 41013, 41016, 41024, 41026)🎨 Copper Alloy Mirror (Fitzwilliam GR.10.1972)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Odysseus in the Underworld in the Lesche of the Cnidians, Delphi, by Polygnotos (LIMC Nekyia 6)
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