#Odysseus

• Aeaea — A mythical island described in Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, as the home and domain of the goddess-sorceress Circe. Surrounded by the open sea and covered in dense oak woodlands, the island represents a symbolic space of magical metamorphosis, where wanderers are transformed into wild or domestic beasts.
• Alcinous — A legendary character in Greek mythology (Alcinous), king of the Phaeacians on the island of Scheria, husband of Arete, and father of Nausicaa, most notably famous in Homer's Odyssey. Alcinous represents the ultimate ancient model of royal hospitality and wisdom, being the one who honorably received the shipwrecked Odysseus, listened to his famous tales of wanderings, and provided him with a magical ship to return home to Ithaca.
• Anticleia — 1. A character in Greek mythology (Anticlea/Anticleia), the mother of the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) and wife of Laertes, known for her profound maternal devotion, dying of grief for her son during the Trojan War. 2. (Capitalized: Anticlea) Scientific name for a genus of herbaceous plants in the Melanthiaceae family, or a name assigned to certain celestial bodies (asteroids) in modern astronomy.
• Arcesius — The Latinized name of Arcesius (or Arkeisios), a character in Greek mythology, king of Ithaca, son of Zeus (or Cephalus, according to other traditions) and the paternal grandfather of the hero Odysseus (Ulysses). In Homeric genealogy, it represents a crucial structural link proving the direct divine descent of the ruling dynasty of Ithaca, his name being symbolic of early royal authority and celestial protection.
• The Bow of Ulysses — The legendary weapon of the Greek hero Odysseus (Ulysses), structurally utilized in the Homeric epic 'The Odyssey' as a key element of the resolution; a symbolic bow of exceptional rigidity and strength, received as a hospitality gift from Iphitus, which only its rightful owner could string. Stringing it and shooting an arrow through the holes of twelve aligned axes represents the ultimate test through which Ulysses demonstrates his royal identity and slaughters Penelope's suitors.
• Argos — A historic city in the Peloponnese, Greece, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in Europe; a major political center in the Mycenaean era. In mythology, it names the giant monster with a hundred eyes (Argos Panoptes) tasked by Hera with guarding Io, or Odysseus's faithful dog in the 'Odyssey'. As a rare adjective or combining form in technical or old regional terminology, it can be structurally associated with bright, white elements or large ships (from the Latin argos / argosy - large merchant vessel).
• Autolycus — The name of a famous character in Greek mythology, son of Hermes and Chione, maternal grandfather of Odysseus, recognized as a legendary master of theft, disguises, and cunning due to his ability to change the appearance of stolen goods. In modern sciences, the term names a prominent impact crater on the Moon, located in the Mare Imbrium plain, named in honor of the Greek mathematician and astronomer Autolycus of Pitane.