Polypoetes (Ancient Greek: Πολυποίτης) is the son Odysseus begets on Callidice, queen of the Thesprotians. In Apollodorus' Epitome, when Callidice dies Odysseus leaves the kingdom to this son and returns to Ithaca. He is distinct from Polypoetes son of Peirithous at Troy and from the Dulichian suitor of the same name.
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I.Thesprotian heir
Apollodorus reports that Callidice bore Odysseus a son Polypoetes during the hero's Thesprotian sojourn. After her death Odysseus hands the kingdom to Polypoetes and repairs to Ithaca — a post-Homeric continuation of the wanderings.
II.Homonyms
This atlas entry (polypoetes-thesprotian) is Callidice's son alone. Distinct from polypoetes (Peirithous' Thessalian captain at Troy), from polypoetes-dulichium (Penelope's suitor), and from the Aetolian Polypoetes son of Apollo and Phthia.