Borus

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In Greek mythology, the name Borus (Βῶρος) may refer to:

  • Borus, a descendant of Nestor. More precisely, he was either a son of Penthilus and grandson of Periclymenus, or son of Periclymenus and father of Penthilus.[3] Melanthus, his grandson through Andropompus, was one of those who expelled Tisamenus from Lacedaemon and Argos.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 13. 1
  2. ↑ Homer, Iliad, 16. 177
  3. ↑ Scholia on Plato, p. 376 for the latter version
  4. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 18. 8
  5. ↑ Homer, Iliad, 5. 44
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