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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.
Dolon then informed the two Greeks which Trojan allies were living in which tent and what their strengths were. After this, Odysseus went back on his promise and Dolon was decapitated by Diomedes before the two went into the Trojan camp to wreak havoc, slaying Rhesus , king of Thrace , and stealing his valuable horses. [ 2 ]
Cetriporis, son of Berisades, king in western Thrace in Strimos (358-347 BC) Teres III, son of ? Amadocus II, king in central Thrace in Chersonese and Maroneia (351-342 BC) The kings of Thrace are forced to submit to Macedonian rule or overlordship by 341 BC; Seuthes III, son of ? Teres III [60] or Cotys I, opposed Macedonian rule (by 324 ...
King Historic District is a national historic district located at King, Stokes County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 72 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of King.
King is a city in Stokes and Forsyth counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,096 at the 2020 census . [ 6 ] King is part of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Winston-Salem .
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The union between the king and the goddess was believed to be necessary for him to obtain royal power, [97] [98] and the Odrysian king Kotys I believed that the Thracian goddess Bendis, under the guise of the Greek virgin goddess Athena, had agreed to become his spouse, and he therefore prepared a bridal chamber where he waited for her, [99 ...
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 factor, associated with a blood type, named after ...