Laertes
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus
Word Origin
- Laertes
- king of Ithaca, father of Odysseus, Greek, literally "gatherer of the people," from laos "people" (see lay (adj.)) + eirein "to fasten together" (see series (n.)).
Example
- 1. And now , laertes , what 's the news with you ?