In
Greek mythology, Pylaemenes (
Ancient Greek: Πυλαιμένης) may refer to two distinct characters:
* Pylaemenes, king of the
Eneti tribe of
Paphlagonia. He claimed to be related to
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 ...
through
Phineus, as the latter's daughter
Olizone was married to
Dardanus. Pylaemenes led his Paphlagonian forces to the
Trojan War, as a Trojan ally. He was killed in battle by
Menelaus of
Sparta. His son named
Harpalion In Greek mythology, the name Harpalion (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπαλίων) may refer to:
*Harpalion of Lemnos, a wine-grower, father of the Maenad Alcimacheia.
*Harpalion, son of Pylaemenes, killed by Meriones in the Trojan War.
*Harpalion, son of ...
was killed by the
Cretan warrior
Meriones, son of
Molus.
Homer provided no parentage for Pylaemenes, but other mythographers named his father as
Bilsates or
Melius.
* Pylaemenes, one of the
Suitors
Courtship is the period wherein some couples get to know each other prior to a possible marriage. Courtship traditionally may begin after a betrothal and may conclude with the celebration of marriage. A courtship may be an informal and private m ...
of
Penelope who came from
Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by
Odysseus
Odysseus ( ; grc-gre, Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, OdysseúsOdyseús, ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; lat, UlyssesUlixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the ''Odyssey''. Odysse ...
with the help of
Eumaeus,
Philoetius
Philoetius (; grc-gre, Φιλοίτιος ''Philoitios'') is a character in Greek mythology who plays a significant role in Homer's ''Odyssey'', aiding Odysseus, Telemachus, and Eumaeus in their slaughter of the suitors of Penelope.
Mythology
I ...
, and
Telemachus.
[Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33]
Notes
References
*
Apollodorus
Apollodorus (Ancient Greek, Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: ...
, ''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 0-674-99135-4
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website
* Dictys Cretensis'', from The Trojan War.'' ''The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian
Dares Phrygius ( grc, Δάρης), according to Homer, was a Trojan priest of Hephaestus. He was supposed to have been the author of an account of the destruction of Troy, and to have lived before Homer. A work in Latin, purporting to be a tra ...
'' translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
* 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
* Livy - Book 1
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