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Was the character of Odysseus from the Odyssey killed in real life?

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Posted by inka on Monday December 24, 2007 at 8:10 AM and tagged with character, history, odysseus, the odyssey.

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  1. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    Although there is evidence that a person named Odysseus did in fact live in the time period Homer describes, little is known of his death.  According to a lost epic poem called the Telegony, he died at the hands of the son he had with the goddess Circe.  Tireasis, in the Odyssey, claims that he will die while sailing out on another adventure.  The story of Dante's Inferno also suggests that his happened.

    In real life, there is no documentation about his death, but it would appear that he did survive the Trojan War and did arrive back in his home of Ithaca.  See the article I've attached for more information.

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    http://maderatribune.1871dev.com/news/newsview.asp?c=167178

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    Posted by sullymonster on Monday December 24, 2007 at 8:20 AM