Ascalaphus_of_Orchomenus

Ascalaphus (son of Ares)

Ascalaphus (son of Ares)

King of the Minyans in Greek mythology

For other uses, see Ascalaphus.

In Greek mythology, Ascalaphus or Askalaphus (/əˈskæləfəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος Askalaphos), was son of Ares[1] and the Minyan princess Astyoche,[2] daughter of King Actor of Orchomenus. Ascalaphus (sometimes Askalaphus) was also a king of the Minyans, and twin brother of Ialmenos. These brothers were counted among the Argonauts[3] and the suitors of Helen,[4] and led the Orchomenian contingent in the Trojan War,[5] where Deiphobos threw a spear and killed him.[6]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Hyginus, Fabulae 159.
  2. [2]
    Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 537-538. ISBN 978-0-674-96785-4.
  3. [3]
    Apollodorus, 1.9.16.
  4. [4]
    Apollodorus, 3.10.8; Hyginus, Fabulae 81.
  5. [5]
    Hyginus, Fabulae 97.
  6. [6]
    Hyginus, Fabulae 113.

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