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Odysseus meets his father Laertes on his return to Ithaca (Theodoor van Thulden, 1600). In Greek mythology, Laertes (/ l eɪ ˈ ɜːr t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Λαέρτης, romanized: Laértēs Greek pronunciation: [laː.ér.tɛːs]; also spelled Laërtes) was the king of the Cephallenians, an ethnic group who lived both on the Ionian Islands and on the mainland. [1]
Laertes / l eɪ ˈ ɜːr t iː z / is a character in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Laertes is Polonius ' son and Ophelia 's brother. In the final scene, he mortally stabs Hamlet with a poison-tipped sword to avenge the deaths of his father and sister, for which he blamed Hamlet.
Laertes may refer to: Laertes (father of Odysseus), Ionian king and the father of Odysseus in Greek mythology; Laertes , son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet; Laertes (Cilicia), an ancient town archeological site in Asiatic Turkey; Laertes prepona, a butterfly in Central and South America
He is also referred to as "Laertes" [8] or simply "Diogenes". [9] The origin of the name "Laertius" is also uncertain. Stephanus of Byzantium refers to him as "Διογένης ὁ Λαερτιεύς" (Diogenes ho Laertieus), [10] implying that he was the native of some town, perhaps the Laerte in Caria (or another Laerte in Cilicia).
What follows is an overview of the main characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, followed by a list and summary of the minor characters from the play. [1] Three different early versions of the play survive: known as the First Quarto ("Q1"), Second Quarto ("Q2"), and First Folio ("F1"), each has lines—and even scenes—missing in the others, and some character names vary.
Laertes (Ancient Greek: Λαέρτης) [1] was a town of ancient Cilicia. [2] Some have supposed that the philosopher Diogenes Laërtius was from this town. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Strabo called it a stronghold.
Prepona laertes, the shaded-blue leafwing or Laertes prepona, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in large parts of Central and South America . The wingspan is about 88 mm. [ 2 ] It is a very variable species and a great number of subspecies and forms have been described.
Laertes recommissioned on 19 December 1951 at San Diego. She operated out of San Diego as a unit of Service Force, Pacific Fleet, until 7 June 1952, when she deployed to the Far East. She operated out of San Diego as a unit of Service Force, Pacific Fleet, until 7 June 1952, when she deployed to the Far East.