Enyeus
In Greek mythology, the name Enyeus (Ἐνυεύς) may refer to:
- Enyeus, a king of the island Skyros, which had been assigned to him by Rhadamanthys under whose command he served.[1] According to scholia on the Iliad, he was a son of Dionysus and Ariadne. In the Iliad itself, his kingdom is said to have been invaded by Achilles.[2]
- Enyeus, a defender of Troy killed by Ajax the Great.[3]
- Enyeus, a warrior who fought and fell in the war of Seven Against Thebes.[4]
- Enyeus, father of the Delphian prophetess Homoloia.[5]
References
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5. 79. 2
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 9. 668. with scholia
- ↑ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 1. 529 ff
- ↑ Statius, Thebaid, 11. 50
- ↑ Suda s. v. homolōios
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