Pyraechmes — was, along with Asteropaeus, a leader of the Paeonians in the Trojan War. In the Iliad , when Patroclus came out dressed in Achilles armour he sent a panicked group of Trojans in a route. The first person he killed was Pyraechmes … Wikipedia
PYRAECHMES — Rex Euboeae. Ptol. in Parallelis: Πυραιχμης, βασιλεὺς Ε᾿υβοιέων ἐπολέμει Βοιωτοῖς, ὃν Η῾ρακλῆς, ἔτι νέος ὤν, ἐνίκησεν. Πώλοις δὲ προσδήσας, καὶ ἐις δύο μέρη διελὼν τὸν Πυραίχμην ἂταφον ἔῤῥιψεν: ὁ δὲ τόπος προσαγορεύεται Πῶλοι Πυραίχμου. κεῖται δὲ … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Paionia — For the flower genus, see Peony. Paionia or Paeonia ( el. Παιονία) was in ancient geography, the land of the Paeonians (Ancient Greek Παίονες), the exact boundaries of which, like the early history of its inhabitants, are very obscure but they… … Wikipedia
Ajax the Lesser — raping Cassandra For other uses of this name, see Ajax (disambiguation). Ajax (Greek: Αἴας) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the lesser or Locrian Ajax … Wikipedia
Menelaus — For other uses, see Menelaus (disambiguation). Menelaus In Greek mythology, Menelaus (Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος, Menelaos) was a legendary king of Mycenaean (pre Dorian) Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and a central figure in the Trojan War … Wikipedia
Paris (mythology) — Prince Paris with apple by H.W. Bissen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen Paris (Greek … Wikipedia
Chryseis — was also the name of two minor figures in Greek mythology: one of the Oceanids, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, and one of the daughters of Thespius, who bore Heracles a son, Onesippus Odysseus returns Chryseis to her father (by Claude Lorrain,… … Wikipedia
Diomedes — This article is about the hero of the Trojan War. For other uses, see Diomedes (disambiguation). Diomedes, King of Argos a statue by Kresilas from ca. 430 BC. Glyptothek, München … Wikipedia
Mentes — In Greek mythology, Mentes (Μέντης) is the name of two different Trojan War leaders, the King of the Cicones (according to the Iliad) and the King of the Taphians and the son of Antiloches (according to the Odyssey). In Book XVII of The Iliad,… … Wikipedia
Protesilaus — For the butterfly, see Protesilaus (butterfly). In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (Ancient Greek: Πρωτεσίλαος, Protesilaos), was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphicles, a lord … Wikipedia