How did Odysseus die?

In the poem Telegony, we learn that Telegonus (the son of Odysseus and Circe) learns about his parentage through his mother. read more

Odysseus and Circe had several children together. While Odysseus was shipwrecked on the island of Ithaca, Circe sent Telegonus to look for his father. When Telegonus arrived, Odysseus attempted to protect the land. Telegonus stabbed him with a spear made from the spine of a stingray. read more

A later poem says that Odysseus and Circe had a son named Telegonus, and he went to seek his father. He landed on Ithaca, and Odysseus thought he was an invader, so there was a battle. Telegonus killed Odysseus many years after the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". read more

Next Odysseus meets the spirit of his own mother, who had died of grief during his long absence. From her, he learns for the first time news of his own household, threatened by the greed of Penelope's suitors. read more