In Greek mythology, the name Dolops (Ancient Greek: Δόλοψ) may refer to:
- Dolops, a son of Cronus and the Oceanid Philyra, brother of Chiron.[1]
- Dolops, son of Hermes, who died in the city of Magnessa.[2] His tomb was located at the seashore; the Argonauts stopped by it for two days, waiting for the stormy weather to be over, and offered sacrifices to him.[3]
- Dolops the Achaean, son of Clytius, killed by Hector in the Trojan War.[4]
- Dolops the Trojan, son of Lampus. In the Iliad, he confronted Meges in a battle and could have killed him if not for Meges' strong corselet; as Meges fought back, Menelaus attacked Dolops from behind and killed him, whereupon the Greeks removed his armor.[5]
- Dolops of Lemnos, father of the shepherd Iphimachus who took care of the abandoned Philoctetes.[6]
Other uses
edit- Dolops (crustacean) - a genus of fish lice in the family Argulidae
Notes
edit- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.587
- ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.584; Argonautica Orphica 459
- ^ Homer, Iliad 11.302
- ^ Homer, Iliad 15.525–545
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 102
References
edit- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. 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. 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.
- The Orphic Argonautica, translated by Jason Colavito. © Copyright 2011. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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