Galaxy/The codex of Polypoetes

In Apollodorus' post-Homeric continuation, the son whom Odysseus begot on Callidice queen of the Thesprotians and left to inherit the kingdom when Callidice died — not to be confused with Polypoetes the Dulichian suitor (Epitome 7.27) or Polypoetes son of Peirithous at Troy.1

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Apollodorus reports that Callidice bore Odysseus a son Polypoetes while the king of Ithaca reigned among the Thesprotians. When Callidice died, Odysseus handed the kingdom to this son and repaired to Ithaca.2

the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story

BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Polypoetes — art, artifacts and echoes.

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