Laertes

Summary

Laertes is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He ranks in the top 7% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laertes's father was Arcesius^[3].
• Laertes's mother was Chalcomedusa^[4].
• Among Laertes's spouses was Anticlea^[5].
• A child of Laertes was Odysseus^[6].
• A child of Laertes was Ctimene^[7].
• Laertes held the position of king in Greek mythology^[8].
• Laertes's image is recorded as Odysseus3.jpg^[9].
• Laertes is recorded as male^[10].
• Laertes's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[11].
• Laertes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3547157342842410100002^[12].
• Laertes's IdRef ID is recorded as 238333132^[13].
• Laertes's Commons category is recorded as Laertes^[14].
• Laertes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l116^[15].
• Laertes's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[16].
• Laertes's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0036280^[17].
• Laertes's depicted by is recorded as Fragment of a sarcophagus with Ulysses and Laertes^[18].
• Laertes's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• Laertes's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 3058^[20].
• Laertes's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Λᾱέρτης'}^[21].
• Laertes's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 179020^[22].
• Laertes's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Laërtes^[23].
• Laertes's NE.se ID is recorded as laertes-(2)^[24].
• Laertes's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtDY5LpPLXRu^[25].
• Laertes's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i87076^[26].
• Laertes's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-131672^[27].

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Origins and Family

Laertes's father was Arcesius^[3]. His mother was Chalcomedusa^[4].

Career and Affiliations

Laertes held the position of king in Greek mythology^[8].

Personal Life

Among Laertes's spouses was Anticlea^[5]. Children include Odysseus^[6], a mythological Greek character^[28] and Ctimene^[7], a mythological Greek character^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Laertes include 11252 Laërtes^[30], an asteroid^[31].

Why It Matters

Laertes ranks in the top 7% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for him include 11252 Laërtes^[30], an asteroid^[31].

FAQs

Who were Laertes's parents?

Laertes's father was Arcesius^[3]. Laertes's mother was Chalcomedusa^[4].

Who was Laertes married to?

Laertes's spouses include Anticlea^[5].