In the Iliad Asteropaios (Latin: Asteropaeus) was the leader of the Trojan-allied Paionians along with fellow warrior Pyraechmes. Asteropaios was the son of Pelagon, who was the son of the river god Axios and the mortal woman Periboia. Asteropaios was a newcomer to the war at the start of the Iliad; he had only been in Troy for approximately less than a week. title page of the Rihel edition of ca. ... ... Pyraechmes was, along with Asteropaeus, a leader of the Paeonians in the Trojan War. ... There are two figures named Pelagon in Greek mythology. ... The Vardar (or Axios) is the principal river of the Macedonian region of south-eastern Europe. ...

Asteropaios, (Akessamenos) had the distinction in combat of being ambidextrous and would on occasion throw two spears at once. In Book XII of the Iliad as the Trojans attack the Achaean wall, Asteropaios is a leader of the same division as the Lycian warriors Sarpedon and Glaucus, the division which pressed hard enough to allow Hector and his division breach in the wall. Ambidexterity is the ability of being equally adept with each hand (or, to a limited degree, feet). ... This article is about the ancient people of the Achaeans. ... The word Lycian can mean: The Lycian language From or related to Lycia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In Greek mythology, Sarpedon referred to several different people. ... In Greek mythology, Glaucus (shiny, bright or bluish-green) was the name of several different figures, including one God. ... HECToR (High End Computing Terascale Resources) is a £113m supercomputer which is to be installed at University of Edinburgh in Scotland. ...

In book XXI, as Achilles is mercilessly slaughtering Trojan warriors alongside the river Skamandros and polluting the waters with dead bodies (including one of Priam's sons, Lycaon), the river god in turn encourages Asteropaios to make a stand against Achilles. The Wrath of Achilles, by François-Léon Benouville (1821–1859) (Musée Fabre) In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus) (Ancient Greek: ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homers Iliad, which takes for its theme, not the War... In Greek mythology, Scamander (Skamandros) was an Oceanid, son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... King Priam killed by Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, detail of an Attic red-figure amphora In Greek mythology, Priam (Greek Πρίαμος, Priamos) was the king of Troy during the Trojan War, and youngest son of Laomedon. ... Lycaon, in Greek mythology, was a son of Priam and Laothoe. ...

Achilles and Asteropaios thus engange in one-on-one combat, Asteropaios throwing two spears at the same time at Achilles. One spear hits Achilles' shield, while the other reaches his right forearm and draws blood. Thus, Asteropaios is the only Trojan in the Iliad who was able to draw blood from Achilles. However, he ultimately fails to kill Achilles, and is slain. Later, in the funeral games for the slain Patroclus, the armour of Asteropaios is awarded as prizes. A cup depicting Achilles bandaging Patroklos arm, by the Sosias Painter. ...

There is also an asteroid called Asteropaios named after the hero. 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ...