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Cassandra (Κασσάνδρα), a daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba; Cassandra's prophecies are ignored as a result of displeasing Apollo. Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), co-leader, with his cousin Sarpedon, of the Lycian forces allied to the Trojan cause.
Apollo killed Rhexenor in his hall while he was still a bridegroom and with no son. [2] Rhexenor, the father of Chalciope, who was the second wife of King Aegeus of Athens. [3] Rhexenor, one of Diomedes' followers who, returning from the Trojan War, were transformed into swan-like birds. [4]
The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books.
Other authors have Apollo kill the monster using a hundred arrows [179] [180] or a thousand arrows. [181] Apollo and Python, terracotta relief by Artus Quellinus the Elder (1609–1668) According to Euripides, Leto had brought her twins to the cliffs of Parnassus shortly after giving birth to them.
Book 1: [5] Quintus dispenses with the customary invocation of the Muses in order to make his first line continue from the end of the Iliad. Book 1 tells of the arrival of the proud Amazon queen Penthesileia, the welcome she receives from the hard-pressed Trojans, her initial successes in battle, and her defeat by Achilles, who kills Thersites for mocking his admiration for the beautiful victim.
Although the primordial Cyclopes of the Theogony were presumably immortal (as were their brothers the Titans), the sixth-century BC Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, has them being killed by Apollo. [14] Later sources tell us why: Apollo's son Asclepius had been killed by Zeus' thunderbolt, and Apollo killed the Cyclopes, the makers of the ...
Percy also pops up in The Trials of Apollo series, but like in Magnus Chase, he serves a minor role. Readers who enjoy the Percy Jackson books may also enjoy Riordan’s other series, though, as ...
An extensive list of Penelope's suitors is given in the Bibliotheca. [21] This source does not appear to fully respect the Homeric tradition, as the numbers are different and not all of those named in the Odyssey appear in the Bibliotheca. Due to the text being damaged, some of the names are repeated several times and the lists for Dulichium ...