Podarces
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In Greek mythology , Podarces ( Ancient Greek : Ποδάρκης ) was a son of Iphiclus (son of Phylacus , founder of Phylace ) by Diomedeia [1] and the brother of Protesilaus . In some accounts, he and his brother were called the sons of Phylacus and Astyoche instead. [2]
Mythology
In Homer's Iliad , Podarces and Protesilaus were former suitors of Helen , and therefore bound to defend the marriage rights of Menelaus , her husband, when Helen was kidnapped by Paris . After Protesilaus was killed by Hector , Podarces led the Phylacian troops in the Trojan War , on the side of the Greeks. According to the Posthomerica , by Quintus of Smyrna , he was killed by Penthesilea , the Queen of the Amazons.
Namesake
Podarces was also the original name of Priam , king of Troy .
Note
- ↑ Hyginus , Fabulae 103
- ↑ Eustathius on Homer, Iliad 323, 41
References
- 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.
- March, Jennifer R., Cassell's Dictionary of Classical Mythology . Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2001, ISBN 0-304-35788-X , pp. 640–641.
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