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Aegyptius
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| Aegyptius | |
|---|---|
| Ithacan elder | |
.png) Egyptius in the 1968 miniseries Odissea (dal Poema di Omero) | |
| Other names | Aegyptus,[1] Ægyptus,[2] Aiguptios,[3] Aigýptios,[4] Aigyptios,[5] Egyptius[6] |
| Region | Ithaca |
| Offspring | Euronymus, Antiphus, two other sons |
In Greek mythology, Aegyptius (Αἰγύπτιος, Aigýptios) was an elderly Ithacan[7][8] hero[6] of great experience.[9][10][1][5]
Description
[edit]Aegyptius was bent with old age.[9][4][5]
Genealogy
[edit]Aegyptius fathered four sons. One was Euronymus, one of the suitors of Penelope.[11][4] Another was Antiphus, the spearman companion of Odysseus who was slain and eaten by Polyphemus, the Cyclops.[10][1][3] Aegyptius never forgot his dear Antiphus, lamenting and grieving over him. His other two sons tended the family farms.[12][7][5]
Mythology
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In the twentieth year after the beginning of the Trojan War,[13] Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, summoned the Achaeans of Ithaca to the first assembly since Odysseus left for the war. Aegyptius and the others gathered swiftly at the meeting-place. When Telemachus arrived and sat in his father's place, the elders, fell back in amazement. The attendees were unaware it was Telemachus who had called the assembly. Aegyptius was the first to speak,[1] wondering aloud who had called the meeting and for what purpose. Aegyptius believed he who had summoned the meeting seemed a blessed, good man and prayed that Zeus would bring his desires to fulfilment. Telemachus, taking his words as a good omen,[3] stood in the middle of the assembly and was handed the talking staff by Peisenor, his herald.[7] He turned to Aegyptius and revealed that he had called the assembly. He told the assembly that he had called the meeting to address the suitors of Penelope and their abuse of xenia, guest-friendship, having ate and drunk their supplies to excess while pressuring his mother to wed one of them. Telemachus addressed the assembly and entreated the suitors to stop.[14][8][10][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Grethlein, Jonas (2024) [2017]. "Ethics and Narrative". Reading the Odyssey: a guide to Homer’s narrative. Translated by Stolfa, Sabrina. Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691182490. LCCN 2023036240.
- ^ Colum, Padraic (2004) [1918]. "Chapter IV". The adventures of Odysseus and the tale of Troy. London, England, United Kingdom: Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 17. ISBN 0-689-86883-9.
- ^ a b c J. Bakker, Egbert (June 2002). Archibald, Douglas (ed.). "Polyphemos". Colby Quarterly. 38 (2) 4. Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine: Colby College: 137–139, 148. ISSN 1050-5873. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ^ a b c Penn, W. S. (November 2013). "Homecoming's Not a Dance". Storytelling in the Digital Age. New York City, New York, United States of America: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-137-36528-6.
- ^ a b c d e Heitman, Richard (2005). "The Stakes of the Plot". Taking her seriously: Penelope and the plot of Homer's Odyssey. Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. pp. 14–19, 27. ISBN 0-472-11489-1.
- ^ a b Benardete, Seth (1963). "Achilles and the Iliad". Hermes. 91 (1). Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag: 5. JSTOR 4475232. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ^ a b c T. Papanikos, Gregory (January 2021). "Collective Decision-Making in Homer's Odyssey" (PDF). Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies. 7 (1). Athens: 70. doi:10.30958/ajms.7-1-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ^ a b Grote, George (1877). "Chapter XX. State of Society and Manners as exhibited in Grecian Legend.". History of Greece Vol. II. New York City, New York, United States of America: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 68. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ^ a b Homer, Odyssey 2.15–16
- ^ a b c Myrsiades, Kostas (2019). "Telemachus' Journey". Reading Homer's Odyssey. Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America: Bucknell University Press. ISBN 9781684481361. LCCN 2018058895.
- ^ E. Basset, Samuel (1918). "The Suitors of Penelope". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. 49. Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America: Johns Hopkins University Press: 45. doi:10.2307/282993. JSTOR 282993?seq=5. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ^ Homer, Odyssey 2.17–24
- ^ Homer, Odyssey 19.482–484
- ^ Homer, Odyssey 2.6–79
Sources
[edit]- Homer (2016). "Book Two". The Odyssey. Oxford World's Classics. Translated by Verity, Anthony. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-873647-9.
- Homer (2016). "Book Nineteen". The Odyssey. Oxford World's Classics. Translated by Verity, Anthony. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-873647-9.
