Astynous
Several Greek mythological characters
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::summary Several Greek mythological characters ::
Astynous or Astynoos (Ancient Greek: Ἀστύνοος) is a name that may refer to one of the following characters in Greek mythology:
- Astynous, son of Phaethon, son of Eos. He was the father of King Sandocus of Celendreis who in turn fathered King Cinyras of Cyprus.
- Astynous, a defender of Troy killed by Diomedes.
- Astynous, son of Protiaon and another defender of Troy. Polydamas entrusted to him his horses before going into the battle. Astynous was killed by Neoptolemus during the Trojan War.
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References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
References
- [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus). Apollodorus]], 3.14.3
- [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 5.144; [[Scholia]] on ''Iliad'' 13.643; [[John Tzetzes. Tzetzes]], ''Homerica'' 65
- Homer, ''Iliad'' 15.455
- [[Pausanias (geographer). Pausanias]], 10.26.4
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