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78:: Ἐλπήνωρ,
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744:Amphimedon
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546:Antiphates
504:(goatherd)
502:Melanthius
496:Philoetius
486:(musician)
442:Telemachus
374:2020-04-13
284:References
246:Ezra Pound
138:Trojan War
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884:Mesaulius
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759:Ctesippus
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585:Echephron
522:(pet dog)
498:(cowherd)
480:(advisor)
472:Eurycleia
466:Autolycus
426:House of
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172:Palinurus
132:Mythology
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864:Heracles
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817:Cyclopes
812:Antiphus
807:Anticlus
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706:Poseidon
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537:Alcinous
516:(herald)
508:Melantho
462:(father)
456:(mother)
454:Anticlea
450:(sister)
436:Penelope
428:Odysseus
309:(1996).
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122:Odysseus
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228:Elpénor
215:Ulysses
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