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title: Wedding of Laertes & Anticlea
author: Egisto Sani
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13700/wedding-of-laertes--anticlea/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Wedding of Laertes & Anticlea

_Authored by Egisto Sani_

## Image File

[![Wedding of Laertes & Anticlea](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13700.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13700.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) vase depicting the wedding of Laertes and Anticlea, the parents of the mythological hero [Odysseus](https://www.worldhistory.org/odysseus/). An Ionic [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) splits the scene into two parts. On the left register, Laertes takes the hand of his bride, Anticlea. On the right register, Autolycus, father of Anticlea, stands speaking to three figures.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sani, E. (2021, March 22). Wedding of Laertes & Anticlea. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13700/wedding-of-laertes--anticlea/>
### Chicago
Sani, Egisto. "Wedding of Laertes & Anticlea." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13700/wedding-of-laertes--anticlea/>.
### MLA
Sani, Egisto. "Wedding of Laertes & Anticlea." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13700/wedding-of-laertes--anticlea/>.

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