Arcesius’s Family Tree

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Family

• Euryodia(parent),Zeus(parent)— Consort

  Zeus and Euryodia were the parents of Arcesius, an ancestor of Odysseus through the line of Laertes, linking the great hero's lineage to the king of the gods.

• Laertes(child)

  Arcesius was the father of Laertes and grandfather of Odysseus. In the Odyssey, this lineage from Arcesius through Laertes to Odysseus and Telemachus represents four generations defending Ithaca together.