Ctesippus

In Greek mythology, the name Ctesippus (/tɪˈsɪp.əs/;[1] Ancient Greek: Κτήσιππος means "possessing horses") may refer to:

Ctessipus, son of Heracles by Deianira.[2] He was the father of Thrasyanor, grandfather of Antimachus and great-grandfather of Deiphontes.[3] Thersander, son of Agamedidas, is also given as his great-grandson.[4]
Ctesippus, another son of Heracles by Astydameia the daughter of Amyntor or Ormenius.[2][5]
Ctessipus, two of the suitors of Penelope, one from Same, and the other from Ithaca.[6] The rich and "lawless" Ctesippus of Same, son of Polytherses, who has 'fabulous wealth' appears in the Odyssey; he mocks the disguised Odysseus and hurls a bull's hoof at him as a 'gift', mocking xenia, though Odysseus dodges this. Telemachus says if he had hit the guest, he would have run Ctesippus through with his spear.[7] Later, in the battle between Odysseus and the suitors, Ctesippus attempts to kill Eumaeus with a spear, but misses due to Athena's intervention, though scratches Eumaeus's shoulder, and is thereupon himself killed by Philoetius, who thus avenges the disrespect towards his master.[8]

Notes

John Walker, Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, Scripture Proper Names
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.8
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.19.1
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 3.16.6
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.37.4
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4.7.26 & 30
Homer, Odyssey 20.288–300

Homer, Odyssey 22.279–290

References

Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. . Greek text .

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