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1292:Stratichus
1243:Antiphates
1201:(goatherd)
1199:Melanthius
1193:Philoetius
1183:(musician)
1139:Telemachus
1066:Telemachus
1019:References
1008:2018-09-05
736:9004122656
661:Books I–II
569:Simon Mayr
488:Eustathius
453:asked the
424:Cassiphone
274:Trojan War
217:Tēlemakhos
148:Telemachus
87:Cassiphone
43:Telemachus
18:Telemachos
1601:Charybdis
1591:Polydamna
1581:Mesaulius
1571:Kikonians
1541:Eupeithes
1526:Demodocus
1476:Perimedes
1456:Ctesippus
1393:Leucothea
1337:Idomeneus
1328:Agamemnon
1315:Princess
1282:Echephron
1219:(pet dog)
1195:(cowherd)
1177:(advisor)
1169:Eurycleia
1163:Autolycus
1123:House of
532:Télémaque
492:Polycaste
466:Aristotle
434:From the
409:Telegonus
320:(CA 7124)
310:Campanian
286:Etymology
279:Telemachy
211:romanized
206:Τηλέμαχος
132:(mother)
121:Relatives
91:Polycaste
1611:Tiresias
1561:Heracles
1546:Euryalus
1514:Cyclopes
1509:Antiphus
1504:Anticlus
1494:Achilles
1451:Antinous
1403:Poseidon
1323:Laodamas
1317:Nausicaa
1302:Menelaus
1238:Phaeacia
1234:Alcinous
1213:(herald)
1205:Melantho
1159:(father)
1153:(mother)
1151:Anticlea
1147:(sister)
1133:Penelope
1125:Odysseus
976:Archived
945:Archived
904:(eds.).
871:(1870).
833:Archived
782:Certamen
753:Archived
674:Book III
603:Tapestry
583:(1797).
567:(1796),
559:(1776),
551:(1765),
542:Telemaco
535:(1714),
474:Nausicaa
459:Epicasta
400:Telegony
384:Telegony
354:Menelaus
338:Poseidon
237:Penelope
233:Odysseus
130:Penelope
127:(father)
125:Odysseus
101:Children
95:Nausicaa
1586:Polites
1536:Elpenor
1436:Agelaus
1428:Suitors
1413:Oceanus
1373:Calypso
1332:Mycenae
1287:Perseus
1268:Echetus
1187:Eumaeus
1181:Phemius
1145:Ctimene
1115:Odyssey
982:5 April
951:Feb 19,
879:(ed.).
711:Odyssey
709:Homer,
698:Odyssey
696:Homer,
687:Book IV
685:Odyssey
672:Odyssey
659:Odyssey
657:Homer,
644:Brann,
511:Clusium
500:Latinus
451:Hadrian
405:Odyssey
373:Eumaeus
326:Odyssey
299:Odyssey
270:Odyssey
246:Odyssey
225:
213::
105:Latinus
1606:Sirens
1596:Scylla
1531:Dolius
1486:Others
1471:Leodes
1388:Hermes
1383:Helios
1368:Athena
1363:Aeolus
1342:Mentes
1306:Sparta
1273:Nestor
1252:Aretus
1207:(maid)
1175:Mentor
1135:(wife)
1032:
918:
866:
733:
683:Homer
670:Homer
646:p. 277
523:operas
504:Aeneas
496:Nestor
362:Ogygia
346:Nestor
334:Ithaca
330:Athena
318:Louvre
314:krater
259:Ithaca
255:Sparta
197:-ə-kəs
77:Spouse
1378:Circe
1311:Helen
1277:Pylos
1257:Arete
1217:Argos
1211:Medon
1141:(son)
1040:Homer
875:. In
785:, 12.
617:Notes
417:Aeaea
413:Circe
358:Helen
292:Greek
263:Circe
251:Pylos
241:Homer
141:Greek
81:Circe
69:Title
1566:Irus
1499:Ajax
1408:Zeus
1356:Gods
1030:ISBN
984:2018
953:2023
916:ISBN
731:ISBN
468:and
397:The
253:and
235:and
223:lit.
1397:Ino
1330:of
1304:of
1275:of
1236:of
810:doi
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193:tə-
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