He was 18 when Odysseus married Penelope. He was in his 24 when he left for the Trojan War. It took him 20 years to get back home, and he lived for another 10 years before his youngest son, Telegonus, son of Circe, kills Odysseus without knowing who his father was. So in total, Odysseus was 54 years old.
She died after Odysseus left for Troy from greef of her son.
Odysseus' mother died from yearning for her son.
Odysseus is presumably killed by old age.
When Odysseus first returned home to Ithaca, the only person who recognized him was his old nurse, Eurycleia. She was able to recognize Odysseus by a scar he had received as a child from a boar's tusk. She saw the scar when she was washing Odysseus's feet and nearly told Penelope that Odysseus was there, but he stopped her. In addition, his dog also recognized his master Odysseus and then died.
Odysseus' mother Anticlea died after Odysseus left for the Trojan war, due to longing for the return of her son. It is not specifically specified if she died before or after the war ended.
Odysseus died of old age.He died from the poison on a spear his son threw into his side.
Odysseus's mother, Anticlea, died of grief.
She died after Odysseus left for Troy from greef of her son.
Odysseus' mother died from yearning for her son.
Odysseus is presumably killed by old age.
When Odysseus first returned home to Ithaca, the only person who recognized him was his old nurse, Eurycleia. She was able to recognize Odysseus by a scar he had received as a child from a boar's tusk. She saw the scar when she was washing Odysseus's feet and nearly told Penelope that Odysseus was there, but he stopped her. In addition, his dog also recognized his master Odysseus and then died.
When Odysseus first returned home to Ithaca, the only person who recognized him was his old nurse, Eurycleia. She was able to recognize Odysseus by a scar he had received as a child from a boar's tusk. She saw the scar when she was washing Odysseus's feet and nearly told Penelope that Odysseus was there, but he stopped her. In addition, his dog also recognized his master Odysseus and then died.
Odysseus was about 25 when he left Ithaca. So he returned at about 45.
She died after Odysseus left for Troy from greef of her son.
Odysseus' mother Anticlea died after Odysseus left for the Trojan war, due to longing for the return of her son. It is not specifically specified if she died before or after the war ended.
Odysseus' mother Anticlea died after Odysseus left for the Trojan war, due to longing for the return of her son. It is not specifically specified if she died before or after the war ended.
The real Odysseus lived about 800 BC, so in the 21st Century he is about 2900 years old.