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In Greek mythology, Podes (Ancient Greek: Ποδής, romanized: Podēs, lit. ''footed' or 'of the foot''[1]) was the son of Eetion, and thus the brother of Andromache, the wife of Hector, whom he is said to have been a feast friend of.[2]
Traditional treatment
[edit]Podes fought on the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War, and was killed by Menelaus. However, in Book 6 of the Iliad, Andromache claims that her seven brothers have been killed by Achilles. This contradiction is not resolved.[2]
According to Athenaeus, the term feast friend was more akin to a parasite and flatterer, which is why it was symbolic for Menelaus to wound him in the stomach.[3]
Note
[edit]- ↑ derived from the ancient Greek word pous (πούς) meaning 'foot'
- 1 2 Homer. The Iliad, Book 17.
- ↑ Athenaeus, The Learned Banqueters 6
References
[edit]- 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. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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