You are here:
  1. » Home
  2. » Areas
  3. » Mythology
  4. » Folklore
  5. » Greek people
  6. » Irus

Irus

by Micha F. Lindemans
The gigantic beggar who carried out the commisions of the suiters of Penelope. Whe he sought to hinder the returning Odysseus, the was felled to the ground by a single blow.

'Poorer than Irus' was a classical proverb.

Article details:

  • Pronunciation:
    i-ruhs

Page tools: