Coinage of Skione. Head of Protesilaos, wearing Attic helmet / Stern of galley left within incuse square. Circa 480-470 BCCoinage of Thebai, Thessaly. Veiled head of Demeter, wearing wreath of grain ears / ΘHBAIΩИ, Protesilaos, wearing armor and short chiton, holding sword in right hand and shield in left, stepping off the prow of a galley; waves visible to the lower right. Early 3rd century BC
In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (/ˌprɒtɪsɪˈleɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Πρωτεσίλᾱος, romanized: Prōtesilāos) was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphiclus, a "lord of many sheep"; as grandson of the eponymous Phylacos, he was the leader of the Phylaceans.[1] Hyginus surmised that he was originally known as Iolaus—not to be confused with Iolaus, the nephew of Heracles—but was referred to as "Protesilaus" after being the first (πρῶτος, protos) to leap ashore at Troy, and thus the first to die in the war.[2]
the Phrygian, Protesilaus was illustrated as ". . .fair-skinned, and dignified. He was swift, self-confident, and even rash." Protesilaus was one of the...
Protesilausprotesilaus is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Bands one and two of the hindwing...
would die. Thus, Protesilaus, Ajax, and Odysseus would not land. Finally, Odysseus threw his shield out and landed on that, and Protesilaus jumped next from...
as that between bands 2 and 3; hindwing longer than in Protesilausprotesilaus and Protesilaus telesilaus, usually slightly yellowish, strongly dentate...
name-typical protesilaus; hindwing beneath with long arrow-shaped patch before the abdominal margin, this patch reduced in protesilaus. Dorsal margin...
Protesilaus telesilaus is a species of butterfly of the genus Protesilaus. It is native to the Americas. P. t. telesilaus (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil:...
Protesilaus macrosilaus is a species of butterfly of the genus Protesilaus. It is found in Mexico and from Guatemala to Nicaragua and in Colombia. Protesilaus...
Protesilaus orthosilaus is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm (the Mato Grosso of Brazil and also Paraguay). Antenna yellow-brown,...
common. Sometimes difficult to separate from Protesilaus molops. Common, no known threats. Protesilaus at Funet Karl Jordan, 1916 Papilio In A. Seitz...
Protesilaus aguiari is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm in the Brazilian states of Pará and Amazonas. No known threats. Protesilaus...
first to die. Thus even the leading Greeks hesitated to land. Finally, Protesilaus, leader of the Phylaceans, landed first. Odysseus had tricked him, in...
to the protesilaus forms occurring together with hetaerius as to be easily mistaken for them, but is much smaller than the Colombian protesilaus and has...
as in Protesilausprotesilaus nigricornis. Wings brownish; forewing transparent; hindwing more sharply dentate than in Protesilausprotesilaus nigricornis...
Protesilaus leucosilaus is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm only in Amazonas, Brazil. May be a subspecies of Protesilaus molops....
the mythological hero Protesilaus was said to be at Elaeus, near a steep coastal cliff. According to Homer’s Iliad, Protesilaus was the first Greek to...
outstanding dialogues is with Protesilaus, one of the Greek heroes killed in the Trojan War. In this conversation Protesilaus asks him to be reunited with...
Persephone and Demeter. Persephone also convinced Hades to allow the hero Protesilaus to return to the world of the living for a limited period of time to...
of Commander Wake—with the help of Matthias Nonius. Marta the Second, Protesilaus the Seventh, and Ortus the Ninth resolve to follow Matthias into the...
Protesilaus. In some accounts, he and his brother were called the sons of Phylacus and Astyoche instead. In Homer's Iliad, Podarces and Protesilaus were...
planted elms on the tomb in the Thracian Chersonese of "great-hearted Protesilaus" ("μεγάθυμου Πρωτεσιλάου"), the first Greek to fall in the Trojan War...
and Marpessa. They had a daughter, Polydora, who became the bride of Protesilaus, who left her bed on their wedding-night to join the expedition to Troy...
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