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Rhesus (/ ˈ r iː s ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ῥῆσος Rhêsos) is a mythical king of Thrace in The Iliad who fought on the side of Trojans.Rhesus arrived late to the battle and while asleep in his camp, Diomedes and Odysseus stole his team of horses during a night raid on the Trojan camp.
The modern boundaries of Thrace in Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey The physical–geographical boundaries of Thrace: the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Rhodope Mountains (highlighted) and the Bosporus The Roman province of Thrace c. 200 AD The Byzantine thema of Thrace Map of Ancient Thrace made by Abraham Ortelius in 1585, stating both the names Thrace and Europe Thrace and the Thracian ...
Alexander the Great retains Thrace and suppresses rebellion, 335–323 BC; Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi, includes Thrace in his kingdom, 323–281 BC [49] [50] Philip V of Macedon controls all cities of Thrace up to the hellespont, [51] 238–179 BC; Perseus of Macedon continues controlling the part of Thrace his father left him, 212–166 BC
Rhesus may refer to: Rhesus of Thrace, a king in Greek mythology; In Greek mythology, a river-god, son of Oceanus and Tethys; Rhesus, the Ancient Greek tragedy thought to have been written by Euripides; Rhesus (river), a river of the Troad mentioned by Homer; Rhesus macaque, also known as the rhesus monkey
Rhesus of Thrace; S. Sithon (mythology) Strymon (mythology) T. Tegyrios; Tereus This page was last edited on 3 September 2024, at 21:25 ... Mobile view ...
According to Ethnica, a geographical dictionary by Stephanus of Byzantium, Thrace—the land of the Thracians—was known as Perki (Περκη) and Aria (Αρια) before being named Thrace by the Greeks, [29] [30] presumably due to the affiliation of the Thracians with the god Ares [31] and Perki is the reflexive name of the god Ares as ...
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