Theoclymenus
In
Argos. He is a character in the Odyssey, in which he accompanies Telemachus from Pylos back to Ithaca
. In the Odyssey, he foresees Odysseus' return to Ithaca and the death of Penelope's suitors, but he is not believed when he reveals these visions.
Family
Theoclymenus was the son of
Haemon, and brother of Harmonides.[1] In some accounts, his parents were Thestor and possibly Polymele,[2] and thus, the brother of Leucippe, Theonoe and Calchas.[3]
Mythology
In the auspices of the birds, predicting that Telemachus would become head of the royal house of Ithaca. He also prophesied that Odysseus was already in Ithaca, disguised and watching as events unfolded. When he told Penelope of these signs, she did not believe him. Later, at dinner, he had a vision of the death of the suitors, but they laughed at his predictions, not knowing they would be killed that night.[4]
Theoclymenos of Egypt
Notes
References
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
