In Greek mythology, Aesyetes (/ɛˈsaɪɛtiːz/ eh-SY-eh-teez; Ancient Greek: Αἰσυήτης)[1] was a Trojan hero and father of Alcathous.[2] He was also given as the father of Assaracus and Antenor by Cleomestra.[3] Aesyetes' tomb was the vantage point which Polites, son of Priam, used to scout the Greek camp during the Trojan War.[4]
| Aesyetes | |
|---|---|
Trojan hero | |
| Member of the Trojan Royal Family | |
| Abode | Ilium (Troy) |
| Genealogy | |
| Siblings | - |
| Consort | Cleomestra |
| Children | Assaracus, Alcathous and Antenor |
Notes
edit- ^ Walker, John (1830). A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names: To which are Added, Terminational Vocabularies of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Proper Names: with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity. J.F. Dove. pp. 9, 19.
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- ^ Homer. The Iliad. Translated by Robert Fagles for Penguin Classics (1991). 13.428
- ^ Dictys Cretensis, 4.22
- ^ Homer. The Iliad. Translated by Robert Fagles for Penguin Classics (1991). 2.790-794
References
edit- Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian 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.
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