Eteoneus
In Greek mythology, Eteoneus (Ancient Greek: Ἐτεωνεύς) may refer to various characters:
- Eteoneus, the Lacedaemonian son of Boethous,[1] son of the Pelopid Argeius.[2] During the Trojan War, he was the weapon-carrier of King Menelaus of Sparta. Afterwards, Eteoneus helped Odysseus in his trials getting back home.[3][4]
- Eteoneus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Same along with other 22 wooers.[5] He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[6]
See also
[edit source]- 12916 Eteoneus, Jovian asteroid
- List of mortals in Greek mythology
Notes
[edit source]- ↑ Homer, Odyssey 4.31 & 15.95 with scholia ad 4.22
- ↑ Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 4.10 & 22; Pherecydes, fr. 132 [=Fowler (2013), vol. 1, p. 345 & vol. 2, p. 438]
- ↑ Homer, Odyssey 4.31
- ↑ "12916 Eteoneus (1998 TL15)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ↑ Apollodorus, E.7.28
- ↑ Apollodorus, E.7.33
References
[edit source]- Apollodorus, 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.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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