Areilycus
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In Greek mythology, Areilycus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρηίλυκος) was the name of two mythical personages in Homer's Iliad
- Areilycus, one was the father of Archesilaus and Prothoenor. He is more commonly known as Archilycus.[1]
- Areilycus, son of Menoetius, who was wounded in the thigh while fleeing by Patroclus. The spear broke Areilycus's bone, and the text strongly implies that Areilycus dies from his wound.[2] Areilycus is frequently referenced as one character in the Iliad whose death does not have any metaphor or symbolism about it, and whose involvement in the narrative seems to be a plain description of action.[3][4][5]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.67.7; Hyginus, Fabulae 97
- ^ Homer, Iliad 14.451 & 16.308
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References
[edit | edit source]- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. 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.
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