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Circe, a sorceress, offers a cup to Odysseus (commonly Ulysses in English). [2] In the cup is a potion. Circe seeks to bring Ulysses under her spell, as she has done with his crew. Two of Ulysses' crewmen have been transformed into pigs; one can be seen beside Circe's feet on the right, while the other is peering out from behind her throne on ...
Telemachus appears in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1833 poem "Ulysses", where the title speaker (based on Dante's version) expresses disappointment in his son. Telemachus is a frequent character in the poetry of Louise Glück. [19] Telemachus was the name of Carole King's cat and is pictured on the cover of her album Tapestry. [20]
With the weapon Circe gave him, Telegonus killed his father unknowingly. Telegonus then brought back his father's corpse to Aeaea, together with Penelope and Odysseus' son by her, Telemachus. After burying Odysseus, Circe made the other three immortal. Circe married Telemachus, and Telegonus married Penelope [34] by the advice of Athena. [35]
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses; F. ... The Odyssey (painting) S. The Sirens and Ulysses; The Sorrow of Telemachus; T. Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso; U.
This painting and Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso were painted for Monsignor Onorato Caetani (1742-1797) . They show scenes from the French novel The Adventures of Telemachus published by François Fénelon in 1699, and based on the story of Telemachus, son of Odysseus. [1] [2] [3]
This painting and The Sorrow of Telemachus were painted for Monsignor Onorato Caetani (1742-1797) . They show scenes from the French novel The Adventures of Telemachus published by François Fénelon in 1699, and based on the story of Telemachus, son of Odysseus. [1] [2] [3]
A 5th-century BC Greek vase in the British Museum with illustrations of Sirens similar to those in Ulysses and the Sirens. The work depicts a scene from the ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, in which the Sirens attempt to use their enchanting song to lure the titular hero Odysseus and his crew towards deadly waters.
The Sorrow of Telemachus (1783), oil on canvas, 83.2 x 114.3 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso (1782), oil on canvas, 82.6 x 112.4 cm., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Triumph of Venus with the Three Graces