Chalcomedusa, Arcesius' wife, and thus mother of Laertes, whose origins are not mentioned further, but whose very name, chalcos, "copper" + medousa "guardian, protectress", identifies her as the protector of Bronze Age metal-working technology.

References

* Odyssey XIV .




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