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In Greek mythology, Antilochus (also transliterated as Antílokhos) was the son of Nestor, king of Pylos. One of the suitors of Helen, he accompanied his father to the Trojan War. He was distinguished for his beauty, swiftness of foot, and skill as a charioteer; though the youngest among the Greek princes, he commanded the Pylians in the war, and performed many deeds of valour. He was a favourite of the gods, and an intimate friend of Achilles, to whom he was commissioned to announce the death of Patroclus. When his father was attacked by Memnon, he saved his life at the sacrifice of his own (Pindar, Pyth. vi. 28), thus fulfilling an oracle which had bidden him "beware of an Ethiopian." His death was avenged by Achilles. According to other accounts, he was slain by Hector (Hyginus, Fab. 113), or by Paris in the temple of the Thymbraean Apollo together with Achilles (Dares Phrygius 34). His ashes, with those of Achilles and Patroclus, were deposited in a mound on the promontory of Sigeum, where the inhabitants of Ilium offered sacrifice to the dead heroes (Odyssey, xxiv. 72; Strabo xiii. p. 596). In the Odyssey (xi. 468) the three friends are represented as united in the underworld and walking together in the fields of asphodel; according to Pausanias (iii. 19) they dwell together in the island of Leuke. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ...
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In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerênia (Greek: ÎÎÏÏÏÏ) was the son of Neleus and Chloris, and the King of Pylos. ...
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A cup depicting Achilles bandaging Patroklos arm, by the Sosias Painter. ...
Memnon may refer to three men: Memnon (mythology), in Greek mythology Memnon (Fantasy Literature), in the Forgotten Realms setting Memnon of Heraclea was a Greek historian. ...
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Among the Trojans he killed were Melanippus, Ablerus, Atymnius, Phalces, and Thoon. At the funeral games of Patroclus, Antilochus came second in the chariot race and third in the foot race. In Greek mythology, there were three people named Melanippus: Son of Agrius, killed by Heracles Son of Perigune and Theseus Son of Astacus, defended Thebes in the Seven Against Thebes. ...
A cup depicting Achilles bandaging Patroklos arm, by the Sosias Painter. ...
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek and Roman sports. ...
References
- Odyssey IV, 188
- Iliad XXIII, 423, 541, 556.
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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