Chalcomedusa

In Greek Mythology, Chalcomedusa (Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Χαλκομεδούσα) was an Ithacan queen as the wife of King Arcesius and mother of Laertes.[1][2] Her name, chalcos ("copper") and medousa ("guardian" or "protectress"), identifies her as the protector of Bronze Age metal-working technology.

Notes

  1. ^ Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 16.118
  2. ^ Eustathius ad Homer, Odyssey p. 1796, 35
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