Prothoenor
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InGreek mythology,Prothoenor[pronunciation?](Ancient Greek:Προθοήνωρ) was one of theGreekleaders in theTrojan War,from Thespiae inBoeotia,son ofAreilycus[1](Archilycus[2]) andTheobule,[3]brother ofArcesilaus;he commanded eight ships. In one account, Prothoenor was the son ofAlectorandArteis,and thus a half-brother ofLeitusandClonius.[4]According to theIliad,he was killed byPolydamas,who immediately began to boast about it.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^Homer,Iliad2.495
- ^Diodorus Siculus,4.67.7
- ^Hyginus,Fabulae97
- ^Tzetzes,John (2015).Allegories of the Iliad.Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 535.ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
- ^Homer,Iliad14.450-455
References
[edit]- Diodorus Siculus,The Library of Historytranslated byCharles Henry Oldfather.Twelve volumes.Loeb Classical Library.Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8.Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus,Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2.Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus,Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginustranslated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Homer,The Iliadwith an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.ISBN978-0674995796.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer,Homeri Operain five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.ISBN978-0198145318.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Tzetzes, John,Allegories of the Iliadtranslated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.ISBN978-0-674-96785-4