Archelochus
In Greek mythology, Archelochus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχέλοχος) was a son of Antenor and Theano. Along with his brother, Acamas, and Aeneas, he shared the command of the Dardanians fighting on the side of the Trojans. Family Archelochus was the brother of Crino, Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus and Thersilochus Mythology According to the ''Iliad'', when the Trojan army was broken up into five divisions Archelochus was one of the three leaders of his division along with the other two Dardanian leaders. Later in the poem he is killed by Ajax son of Telamon, when the latter throws a spear at Polydamas but it misses the intended target and instead hits Archelochus in the neck: : "Swiftly then he jaxcast with his bright spear at the other, even as he was drawing back. And Polydamas himself escaped black fate, springing to one side; but Archelochus, son of Antenor, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Acamas (son Of Antenor)
In Greek mythology, Acamas or Akamas (; Ancient Greek: , folk etymology: 'unwearying'), was the son of Trojan elder Antenor and Theano, was a participant in the Trojan War, and fought on the side of the Trojans. Family Acamas was the brother of Crino, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus, and Thersilochus. Mythology Trojan War With his brother Archelochus and his cousin Aeneas, Acamas was lieutenant of the Dardanian contingent to assist King Priam. Along with Aeneas and Archelochus he led one of the five divisions attacking the Argive wall in the battle for the ships. Homer's ''Iliad'', Book 2, describes the troops of the Dardanians and its leaders: :"The Dardanians were led by brave Aeneas, whom Aphrodite bore to Anchises, when she, goddess though she was, had lain with him upon the mountain slopes of Ida. He was not alone, for with him were the two sons of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Acamas Of Troy
In Greek mythology, Acamas or Akamas (; Ancient Greek: , folk etymology: 'unwearying'), was the son of Trojan elder Antenor and Theano, was a participant in the Trojan War, and fought on the side of the Trojans. Family Acamas was the brother of Crino, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön In Greek mythology, Coön (Ancient Greek: Κόων, gen. Κόωνος), also known as Cynon (Κύνων), was the eldest son of Antenor and Theano. Like most of his brothers, he fought and fell in the Trojan War. Family Coön was the brother of ..., Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus (mythology), Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon (mythology), Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus (son of Antenor), Polybus, and Thersilochus. Mythology Trojan War With his brother Archelochus and his cousin Aeneas, Acamas was lieutenant of the Dardanians (Trojan), Dardanian contingent to assist King Priam. Along with Aeneas and Archelochus he led one of the five divisions attacking the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antenor Of Troy
In Greek mythology, Antenor (Ancient Greek: Ἀντήνωρ ''Antḗnōr'') was a counselor to King Priam of Troy during the events of the Trojan War. Description Antenor was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "tall, thin, white, blond, small-eyed, hook-nosed, crafty, cowardly, secure, a story-teller, eloquent". Meanwhile, in the account of Dares the Phrygian, he was illustrated as "...tall, graceful, swift, crafty, and cautious." Family Antenor was variously named as the son of the Dardanian noble Aesyetes by Cleomestra or of Hicetaon. He was the husband of Theano, daughter of Cisseus of Thrace, who bore him at least one daughter, Crino, and numerous sons, including Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus and Thersilochus (most of whom perished during the Trojan War). He was also the father of a bastard son, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Theano Of Troy
{{Other uses, Theano In Greek mythology, Theano ( /θiˈænoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Θεανώ) was the priestess of Athena in Troy. Family Theano was the daughter of the Thracian king Cisseus and Telecleia and thus the sister of Queen Hecuba, wife of King Priam of Troy. She was the wife of Antenor and by him, mother of many sons possibly including, Archelochus, Acamas, Glaucus, Helicaon, Laodocus, Polybus, Agenor, Iphidamas, Coon, Laodamas, Demoleon, Eurymachus and Medon; and a daughter Crino. Mythology The household of Antenor and Theano advocated peace and advised Helen's return to the Greeks. Because of their support (some say treason), the Greeks spared their household when they sacked the city. One story has Theano and Antenor sailing with Aeneas to Italy and founding the city of Padua. Another story is that she took the Palladium, an image of Athena that had fallen from the sky and supposedly provided Troy its protection, with her. In Book VI of the ''Iliad'', with Hecuba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Polybus (son Of Antenor)
In Greek mythology, Polybus (Ancient Greek: Πόλυβος) or Polybius was the son of Antenor and Theano. He was the brother of Crino, Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, MedonVirgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 and Thersilochus. Mythology Polybus was ultimately killed in the Trojan War by Neoptolemus.Homer, ''Iliad'' 11.59; Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''Posthomerica'' 8.86 Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website * [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Medon (mythology)
In Greek mythology and history, there were at least eleven men named Medon (; Ancient Greek: Μέδων, ''gen''.: Μέδοντος means "lord' or "ruler"). * Medon, one of the Tyrrhenian pirates who attempted to enslave Dionysus and were changed into fish. *Medon, a Centaur at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia. *Medon, one of the Dolionians, who was killed by the Argonauts. *Medon, son of Eteoclus and accordingly a participant in the war of the Epigoni. *Medon, the son of Pylades and Electra and brother of Strophius. *Medon, one of the Achaean Leaders and half-brother of Ajax the Lesser. He was the son of Oileus, king of Locris, by Rhene or Alcimache. He lived in Phylace, to where he had to flee after he had killed a relative of his stepmother Eriopis. In the Trojan War, Medon took over Philoctetes' army after the latter was bitten by a snake and left on Lemnos because the wound festered and smelled bad. Medon was killed by Aeneas. *Medon, a "cunning craftsman" of Cill ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laodocus
In Greek mythology, the name Laodocus (; Ancient Greek: Λαόδοκος or Λαοδόκος means "receiving the people") or Leodocus (Λεωδόκος) may refer to: *Laodocus, the Aetolian son of Apollo and Phthia, brother of Dorus (mythology), Dorus and Polypoetes; all three were killed by Aetolus, son of Endymion (mythology), Endymion. *Laodocus or Leodocus, one of the Argonauts, son of Bias (son of Amythaon), Bias and Pero (princess), Pero, brother of Talaus and Areius. *Laodocus, a warrior in the army of the Seven against Thebes, who won the javelin-throwing match at the funeral games of Opheltes. *Laodocus or Ladocus, a prince of Tegea as son of King Echemus of Arcadia (region), Arcadia and Timandra (mythology), Timandra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda (mythology), Leda.Hesiod, ''Catalogue of Women, Ehoiai'' fr. 23(a)31–35Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias8.44.1/ref> The suburb Ladoceia in Arcadia was named after him. *Laodocus, a Troy, Trojan prince and an illegitimate son ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laodamas
Laodamas (; Ancient Greek: Λᾱοδάμᾱς, ''Lāodámās'', literally "tamer of the people") refers to five different people in Greek mythology. * Laodamas, son of Eteocles, inherited Thebes from his father.Pausanias, 9.5.13 In one version of the myth (different from the one recounted in Sophocles' ''Antigone''), he was responsible for the deaths of his aunts Antigone and Ismene, whom he prosecuted for having buried Polynices. They sought refuge in the temple of Hera, but Laodamas set fire to it and thus killed them. During the battle of the Epigoni, he was killed by Alcmaeon after he killed Aegialeus. Other sources state that he survived and fled to the Encheleans in Illyria, and subsequently led an expedition to Thessaly. * Laodamas, son of Antenor and Theano, thus brother of Crino, and numerous sons, including Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus and Thersilochus. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iphidamas
In Greek mythology, the name Iphidamas (Ancient Greek: Ἰφιδάμας, gen. Ἰφιδάμαντος) may refer to: * Iphidamas, also known as Amphidamas, son of Aleus and counted as one of the Argonauts. * Iphidamas (or Amphidamas), a son of Busiris killed by Heracles. * Iphidamas, a son of Antenor and Theano, and the brother of Crino, Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Helicaon, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus, and Thersilochus. He was raised in Thrace by his maternal grandfather Cisseus, who sought to make him stay at home when the Trojan War broke out, by giving him his daughter in marriage for a bride price of a hundred cows and a thousand goats and sheep. Nevertheless, Iphidamas did leave for Troy the next day after the wedding. He led twelve ships, but left them at Percote and came to Troy by land. He confronted Agamemnon in battle, but his spear bent against the opponent's silver belt, whereupon Agamem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helicaon
In Greek mythology, Helicaon or Helikaon (Ancient Greek: Ἑλικάων) was a Trojan warrior and son of the elder AntenorHomer, ''Iliad'' 3.123 and the priestess Theano. He was the brother of Crino, including Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus,Homer, ''Iliad'' 11.59 and Thersilochus. Helicaon's wife Laodice, daughter of Priam, fell in love with Acamas. Eponym * 30942 Helicaon, Jovian asteroid Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Glaucus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Glaucus (; grc, Γλαῦκος, means "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering") was the name of the following figures: * Glaucus, a sea-god * Glaucus, son of Sisyphus and a Corinthian king. * Glaucus, a mythical Lycian captain in the Trojan War. * Glaucus, son of King Minos of Crete. * Glaucus, one of the twelve younger Panes, offspring of Pan. He came to join Dionysus in his campaign against India. * Glaucus, son of Aretus and Laobie. He joined Deriades, along with his father and brothers, against Dionysus in the Indian War. * Glaucus, husband of Laophonte and father of Leda in some variants of the myth. He may be the same as Glaucus, the son of Sisyphus if hypothetical deduction of genealogy be used. * Glaucus, one of the Dolionians, a people living in northwestern Asia Minor. He was killed by Jason when the Argonauts came to the country. * Glaucus, a Trojan prince and one of the sons of King Priam by an unknown woman. * Glaucus, son of Anteno ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eurymachus
The name Eurymachus (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρύμαχος ''Eurúmakhos'') is attributed to the following individuals: ''Mythology'' * Eurymachus, son of Hermes and father of Eriboea, mother of the Aloadae. *Eurymachus, a prince of the Phlegyes who attacked and destroyed Thebes after the death of Amphion and Zethus. *Eurymachus, the fourth suitor of Princess Hippodamia of Pisa, Elis. Like the other suitors of the latter, he was killed by the bride's father, King Oenomaus. * Eurymachus, son of Antenor and Theano. He was the brother of Crino, Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus, and Thersilochus. Eurymachus was engaged to King Priam's daughter Polyxena. * Eurymachus, a fisherman from Syme, a small island between Caria and Rhodes, who came with their leader Nireus to fight against Troy. He was killed with a spear by Polydamas, the Trojan friend of Hector. * Eurymach ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |