In Greek mythology, Ctesius (Ancient Greek: Κτήσιος means 'belonging to property, acquisition') may refer to three distinct characters:
Ctesius, king of the island called Syra and son of Ormenus. He was the father of Eumaeus.[1]
Ctesius, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.[2] He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[3]
Ctesius or Ktesios, minor god of household.[4]
^Homer, Odyssey 15.403–414
^Apollodorus, Epitome 7.26–27
^Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33
^Suida, Suda Encyclopedia This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. s.v. Praxidike
Praxidike (Exacter of Justice): A deity whose head alone is venerated. Mnaseas in his treatise On Europe says that Soter (Saviour) and his sister Praxidike (Exacter of Justice) had a son Ctesius (Household) and daughters Homonoia (Concord) and Arete (Virtue), who were called Praxidikai (Exacters of Penalties) after their mother.
Greek mythology, Ctesius (Ancient Greek: Κτήσιος means 'belonging to property, acquisition') may refer to three distinct characters: Ctesius, king of the...
'searching well') was Odysseus' slave, swineherd, and friend. His father, Ctesius, son of Ormenus, was king of an island called Syra (present-day Syros in...
"son of Cronus") Ktesios (Κτησιος, "of the House, Property") or Latinized Ctesius Zeus Labrandos (Λαβρανδευς; "Furious, Raging", "Zeus of Labraunda"): Worshiped...
a Trojan soldier slain by Teucer. Ormenus, father of Ctesius, king of the isle of Syra. Ctesius is the father of Eumaeus. Ormenus, one of the Suitors...
to have forbidden the eating of fish. Diodorus Siculus (2.4.2), quoting Ctesius of Cnidus, tells how Derceto fell in love with a beautiful youth named...
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. s.v. Praxidike 