In
Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities o ...
, Peirous or Peiroos (
Ancient Greek
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: Πείροος) was a
Thracian
The Thracians (; grc, Θρᾷκες ''Thrāikes''; la, Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied ...
war leader from the city of
Aenus and an ally 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 ...
during the
Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans ( Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and ...
. Peirous was the son of
Imbrasus and father of
Rhygmus (who fought at Troy alongside his father). Peirous was killed by
Thoas, leader of the
Aetolians.
[Homer, ''Iliad'' 20.484 ff.]
Namesake
*
2893 Peiroos
2893 Peiroos is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 30 August 1975, by astronomers of the Felix Aguilar Observatory at the Leoncito Astronomical Complex in Argentina. The D-type asteroid ...
, Jovian asteroid named after Peirous
See also
*
List of Trojan War characters
This is a list of mythological characters who appear in narratives concerning the Trojan War.
Armies
* See Catalogue of Ships
** See Trojan Battle Order
Individuals
Deaths and outcome of war
This table lists characters killed during the ...
Notes
References
*
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
,
''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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People of the Trojan War
Characters in Greek mythology