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Encyclopedia > Thoas

Thoas, son of Andraimon, was one of the heroes who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War. In Greek mythology, Andraemon, or Andraim n, was the husband of Dryope. ... The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. ...


He was a former suitor of Helen of Troy and led a group of forty ships for the Aetolians, one of the larger contigents. In the Iliad it states that he received his lordship because the previous dynasty of Oineus and Meleagros had perished, so the power to rule was bestowed on him. He was one of the nine volunteers to fight Hector in one on one combat, but lost to the drawing of lots to Telamonian Aias. Helen was the wife of Menelaus and reputed to be the most beautiful woman in the world, and her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. ... Aetolia has a geographical presence in Greece and in cyberspace. ... dklhgjsanvhg fliuvgrtlyegviaeryugtuoahvyhuay g  :-) The Iliad (Greek Ιλιάς, Ilias) tells part of the story of the siege of the city of Ilium, i. ... In Greek mythology, two people shared the name Oeneus, or Oineus. ... Hector brought back to Troy. ... Aias (Greek: ), or Ajax, king of Salamis, a legendary hero of ancient Greece. ...


In the Iliad Poseidon impersonates Thoas to rally Idomeneus so that he will prevent Hector, who had just killed the sea god's grandson, and his forces from routing the Argives. Later Thoas advises the Greeks to retreat when Hector has broken through to the ships and the Trojan advance is pressing hard on them. He suggests this to prevent further disorder among the Greek forces. This suggestion led to the escape of some of them, who would otherwise have perished in the Trojans' imminent attack. He was one of the more prominent younger chiefs in the Iliad. In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) was the god of the sea. ... In Greek mythology, Idomeneus was a Cretan warrior, grandson of Minos. ... Hector brought back to Troy. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ...


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Thoas (545 words)
Thoas, who received from his uncle Rhadamanthys the island of Lemnos (situated in the northern part of the Aegean Sea) became the king of this island.
The name Thoas is derived from the old Greek word thoazo, which means "to move quickly, to hurry up or to hasten." This name is a perfect fit for some of the situations in which this king of Lemnos appeared, especially when he had to move quickly or hurry from one place to another.
Thoas was also one of three Athenian brothers who took a part in the expedition that Theseus made to the land of the Amazons.
Thoas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (248 words)
Thoas, son of Andraimon, was one of the heroes who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War.
He was a former suitor of Helen of Troy and led a group of forty ships for the Aetolians, one of the larger contigents.
He was one of the nine volunteers to fight Hector in one on one combat, but lost to the drawing of lots to Telamonian Aias.
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