Disambiguation link for various Greek mythological figures
In Greek mythology, Polydorus (/ˌpɒlɪˈdɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Πολύδωρος, i.e. "many-gift[ed]") or Polydoros referred to several different people.
Polydorus, son of Phineus and Cleopatra, and brother of Polydector (Polydectus).[1] These two sons by his first wife were blinded by Phineus because of the instigation of their stepmother, Idaea, who accused them of corrupting her virtue.
Prince Polydorus, son of the King Cadmus and goddess Harmonia, fathered Labdacus by his wife Nycteis.[2]
Polydorus, an Argive, son of Hippomedon and Euanippe, daughter of Elatus.[3] Pausanias lists him as one of the Epigoni, who attacked Thebes in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven against Thebes, who died attempting the same thing.[4]
Prince Polydorus, a Trojan, was King Priam's youngest son.[5]
Polydorus, a Ceteian warrior who participated in the Trojan War. During the siege of Troy, he was killed by Odysseus using his sword along with Aenus, another Ceteian.[6] (Ceteius is called a stream in Asia Minor).
Polydorus (son of Astyanax)[7]
Polydorus, one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Zacynthus along with other 43 wooers.[8] He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[9]
In history, Polydorus was:
Polydorus of Sparta (reigned from c. 741 to c. 665 BC)
Polydorus, tyrant of Pherae, ruled briefly in 370 BC
In art, Polydorus was:
One of the three Rhodian sculptors who created the sculpture Laocoön and His Sons and signed the Sperlonga sculptures
^Scholia on Ovid, Ibis 273
^Apollodorus, 3.4.2
^Hyginus, Fabulae 71
^Hyginus, Fabulae 71; Pausanias, 2.20.5
^Homer, and Stanley Lombardo. Iliad. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub., 1997:399.
mythology, Polydorus (/ˌpɒlɪˈdɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Πολύδωρος, i.e. "many-gift[ed]") or Polydoros referred to several different people. Polydorus, son of...
Homer's Greek epic the Iliad, Polydorus is depicted briefly as a foe to Achilles. According to this source, Polydorus was the youngest son of Priam,...
Polydorus (Polydoros) (Greek: Πολύδωρος; reigned from c. 700 to c. 665 BC) was the 10th Agiad dynasty king of Sparta. He succeeded his father Alcmenes...
Troy. Polydorus, the youngest son of Priam and Hecuba, is sent to King Polymestor for safekeeping, but when Troy falls, Polymestor murders Polydorus. Hecuba...
Polydorus (Ancient Greek: Πολύδωρος) was a tyrant of Pherae and Tagus of the Thessalian League (370 BC). When Jason of Pherae was murdered in 370 BC,...
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younger brother Polydorus. She and her husband, Polymestor, were entrusted by her parents to the care of the young prince, Polydorus. Ilione, who already...
The Death of Polydorus is one of a set of seven tapestries showing a scene from the Iliad by Homer, here the death of Priam's son Polydorus in book VI,...
of the murdered Polydorus in Thrace. Aeneas' attempts to uproot the shrub cause the ground to bleed, and the voice of the dead Polydorus warns him to leave...
composition") as wife. At Thebes, Cadmus and Harmonia began a dynasty with a son Polydorus, and four daughters, Agave, Autonoë, Ino and Semele. In rare account,...
Polymestor betrayed Priam and threw Polydorus into the ocean in order to keep the treasures for himself. Hecuba, Polydorus' mother, found the body and discovered...
ordered his son Polydorus to carry Troy's gold to his step-brother to keep it from the Greeks. At the right of the painting Polydorus is killed en route...
daughter, Nycteis married Polydorus, who was the successor of Pentheus, and their son was Labdacus. However, Pentheus and Polydorus both died soon after,...
Thersander, son of Polynices To this list, the geographer Pausanias also adds: Polydorus, son of Hippomedon Adrastus and Timeas, sons of Polynices Hyginus also...
appeared to mark him for tragedy. Pentheus was succeeded by his uncle Polydorus. Before or possibly after Pentheus was killed, his wife gave birth to...
classical sculptures. Pliny records that in conjunction with Athenodorus and Polydorus, Agesander sculpted Laocoön and his Sons, although modern art historians...
Abode Thebes, Mount Olympus Personal information Parents Cadmus and Harmonia Siblings Autonoë, Agave, Ino and Polydorus Consort Zeus Children Dionysus...
king of the Greek city-state of Sparta, who was preceded by his father Polydorus followed by his son Anaxander. He ruled from 665 to 640 BC. Histories...
Theatre 2004 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Billy Almeida Theatre Hecuba Polydorus Donmar Warehouse Off-West End 2008 Now or Later John Jr. Royal Court Theatre...
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