Polypoetes
For the genus of moth, see Polypoetes (moth).
In Greek mythology, Polypoetes (/ˌpɒlɨˈpiːtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Πολυποίτης, Polupoitēs) was a name attributed to the following individuals:
- Polypoetes was a son of Hippodamia and Pirithous. A native of Gyrtone (Γυρτώνη), he led the armies of Thessaly on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War.[1] He was among those who vied for Helen's hand in marriage, and later occupied the Trojan horse. Following the death of Patroclus, he won an early version of quoits, winning a 5-year supply of iron.[2] Polypoites killed one person while at Troy.[3] After the war, he was present at the funerals of Kalchas and Patroclus. His close companion was Leonteus.
- Polypoetes was the son of Apollo and Phthia, brother of Dorus and Laodocus. He was killed by Aetolus.[4]
- Polypoetes was one of the suitors of Penelope.[5]
- Polypoetes was the son of Odysseus and Callidice; after his mother's death he became king of the Thesprotians.[6]
References
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 2. 740
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 23. 836
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 114
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 7. 6
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book IV, 7. 26
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book IV, 7. 35