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Chalcomedusa

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In Greek Mythology, Chalcomedusa (Ancient Greek: Χαλκομεδούσης) was an Ithacan queen as the wife of King Arcesius and mother of Laertes. 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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