Dolops
Set of mythological Greek characters
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::summary Set of mythological Greek characters ::
In Greek mythology, the name Dolops (Ancient Greek: Δόλοψ) may refer to:
- Dolops, a son of Cronus and the Oceanid Philyra, brother of Chiron.
- Dolops, son of Hermes, who died in the city of Magnessa. His tomb was located at the seashore; the Argonauts stopped by it for two days, waiting for the stormy weather to be over, and offered sacrifices to him.
- Dolops the Achaean, son of Clytius, killed by Hector in the Trojan War.
- Dolops the Trojan, son of Lampus. In the Iliad, he confronted Meges in a battle and could have killed him if not for Meges' strong corselet; as Meges fought back, Menelaus attacked Dolops from behind and killed him, whereupon the Greeks removed his armor.
- Dolops of Lemnos, father of the shepherd Iphimachus who took care of the abandoned Philoctetes.
Other uses
- Dolops (crustacean) - a genus of fish lice in the family Argulidae
Notes
References
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- 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.
- The Orphic Argonautica, translated by Jason Colavito. © Copyright 2011. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
References
- [[Hyginus (Fabulae). Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' Preface
- [[Scholia]] on [[Apollonius Rhodius]], ''[[Argonautica]]'' 1.587
- Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.584; ''[[Argonautica Orphica]]'' 459
- [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 11.302
- Homer, ''Iliad'' 15.525–545
- Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 102
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