Nausinous
Template:Short description In Greek mythology, Nausinous Template:IPAc-en (Template:Langx) was the son of Odysseus and Calypso. In Theogony by Hesiod, he is said to have a brother named Nausithous.
Mythology
[edit]While stranded on Ogygia, Odysseus was forced to become the lover of Calypso.<ref>Homer, Odyssey, book 1</ref> According to Hesiod, this union resulted in two sons, named Nausinous and Nausithous.<ref>Hesiod, Theogony trans. Athanassakis 1017-1018</ref> Neither Nausinous nor his brother are mentioned in Homer's Odyssey.
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References
[edit]- Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Template:ISBN. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.