''For people with the surname, see
Altès (surname).''
In
Greek mythology, Altes was a
Lelegian
The Leleges (; grc-gre, Λέλεγες) were an aboriginal people of the Aegean Sea, Aegean region, before the Greek people, Greeks arrived. They were distinct from another pre-Hellenic people of the region, the Pelasgians. The exact areas to whic ...
king who resided at
Pedasus, which was situated in or near the
Troad. According to
Homer's ''
Iliad'' Altes was the father of
Laothoe, one of the many wives of King
Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam (; grc-gre, Πρίαμος, ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Etymology
Mo ...
. In other accounts, Altes is also said to be the father of the
Argonaut Ancaeus of
Samos; perhaps because this Ancaeus was also of Lelegian stock. The parentage of Altes is not given by the ancient mythographers.
[ Homer, '' Iliad'' 21.86 & 22.51]
Notes
Kings in Greek mythology
References
*
Homer,
''The Iliad'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
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