At the time of The Odyssey, Odysseus meets back up with his alive father Laertes in the final book of the Odyssey.
In the present day, he is dead.
Penelope's father.
Odysseus' father is Laertes
Penelope's father.
Telemachus is initially doubtful that Odysseus is his father because he has grown up believing Odysseus is dead, and the stories of his father’s heroism seem almost mythical. When Odysseus returns in disguise, Telemachus struggles to reconcile the reality of the weary traveler with the grand tales he has heard about his father's past. Additionally, the gods' intervention and the dramatic nature of Odysseus's return create an atmosphere of uncertainty, making it difficult for Telemachus to trust that the man before him is truly his father.
Laertes the former king of ItacaLaertes was the father of Odysseus
NO. Odysseus wasn't real
because Odysseus was gone so long they thought he was dead
Penelope's father.
Odysseus' father is Laertes
Odysseus' father is Laertes
Penelope's father.
Telemachus is initially doubtful that Odysseus is his father because he has grown up believing Odysseus is dead, and the stories of his father’s heroism seem almost mythical. When Odysseus returns in disguise, Telemachus struggles to reconcile the reality of the weary traveler with the grand tales he has heard about his father's past. Additionally, the gods' intervention and the dramatic nature of Odysseus's return create an atmosphere of uncertainty, making it difficult for Telemachus to trust that the man before him is truly his father.
Laertes the former king of ItacaLaertes was the father of Odysseus
Laertes the former king of ItacaLaertes was the father of Odysseus
Odysseus Land of the Dead neighbors the homes of the Cimmerians.
Odysseus sacrifices a ram to summon the souls of the dead.
Odysseus did indeedly journey to the Land of the Dead, which is Hades domain