In Greek mythology, Ctimene ( ; The name derived from the ancient verb ktízō (κτίζω), which means "to found," "build," or "settle" (as in establishing a home, town, or cultivated land).; ) was an Ithacan princess as the daughter of King Laertes and Anticlea, and wife of Eurylochus.
Family Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca and is the wife of Eurylochus.Homer, Odyssey 15.363
Mythology Ctimene was raised by her parents alongside the servant Eumaeus who was treated almost as her equal. She was married off to Eurylochus of Same for a massive bride price.Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Volume 9. Altenburg 1860, p. 868. (online copy (German) )Homer, Odyssey 15.365–367 Her husband accompanied Odysseus on his journey from Troy but, like all of Odysseus's men, died before reaching home.
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References Odyssey, 15.361–379. Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.