La·er·tes (l?-ûr?t?z, -âr?-)n. Greek Mythology The father of Odysseus.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Laertes (le????ti?z) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the father of OdysseusCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014La?er?tes (le???r tiz, -???r-) n. 1. the father of Odysseus in Greek legend. 2. the brother of Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.