In
Greek mythology, Eëtion (
Ancient Greek: Ἠετίων ''Ēetíōn''
ː.e.tí.ɔːn may refer to the following personages:
* Eëtion, another name of
Iasion in some myths.
*
Eëtion
In Greek mythology, Eëtion or Eetion (; grc, Ἠετίων ''Ēetíōn'' ) was the king of the Cilician Thebe.
Family
Eetion was the father of Andromache, wife of Hector, and of seven sons, including Podes.
Mythology
In Book 6 of the ...
, king of the
Cilician Thebe and father of
Andromache and
Podes. He was slain by when the latter sacked the town.
* Eëtion, ruler over the island of
Imbros mentioned in the ''
Iliad.'' Achilles sold the
Trojan prince
Lycaon, son 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 ...
of
Troy, whom he had taken prisoner, to
Euneus, king of
Lemnos, but Eetion paid a great ransom for him and sent him to
Arisbe, a city in the
Troad to be returned to his father. However, twelve days afterward Lycaon fell once more into the hands of his killer Achilles.
* Eëtion, the "bold"
Greek soldier who participated in the Trojan War. He was shot dead by
Paris during the siege of Troy. "Yet again did Paris shoot at bold Eetion. Through his jaw leapt the sudden-flashing brass: he groaned, and with his blood were mingled tears."
[Quintus Smyrnaeus, 6.639–641]
Notes
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
*
Quintus Smyrnaeus
Quintus Smyrnaeus (also Quintus of Smyrna; el, Κόϊντος Σμυρναῖος, ''Kointos Smyrnaios'') was a Greek epic poet whose ''Posthomerica'', following "after Homer", continues the narration of the Trojan War. The dates of Quintus Smy ...
, ''The Fall of Troy'' translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913
Online version at theio.com* Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''The Fall of Troy''. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
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