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Definition of Laertes
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus.
Definition of Laertes
1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laertes
Literary usage of Laertes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer, William Morris (1887)
"BOOK XXIV. ARGUMENT. THE GHOSTS OF THE WOOERS ARE BROUGHT BY HERMES TO THE HOUSE
Of HADES. ODYSSEUS MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN TO HIS FATHER laertes. ..."
2. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1892)
"laertes. Why, as a woodcock to mine own springe, Osric; ... 300 laertes. It is
here, Hamlet: Hamlet, thou art slain; No medicine in the world can do thee ..."
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