Ctesippus

In Greek mythology, the name Ctesippus (/tɪˈsɪp.əs/[1]; Ancient Greek: Κτήσιππος) 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]
The name Ctesippus may also refer to a character in Plato's Euthydemus and Lysis, and to a historical figure, see Leptines and Against Leptines.

Notes

  1. John Walker, Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, Scripture Proper Names
  2. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.8
  3. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.19.1
  4. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 3.16.6
  5. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.37.4
  6. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4.7.26 & 30
  7. Homer, Odyssey 20.288–300
  8. Homer, Odyssey 22.279–290
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