Antheus

In Greek mythology, Antheus (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθεύς derived from ἀνθέω antheō "to blossom, to bloom") may refer to:

  • Antheus, English Name for The Antonov An-22.
  • Antheus, surname of Dionysus in Anthea, Achaea.[1]
  • Antheus of Lyctus, son of Agelaus and a soldier in the army of Dionysus, killed by Deriades.[2]
  • Antheus, a youth of Halicarnassus loved and killed by Cleoboea (Philaechme).[3]
  • Antheus, son of Nomion, father of Aegypius.[4]
  • Antheus, a companion of Aeneas reunited with him in Carthage after being separated during the storm, and later a participant in the war against Turnus.[5]
  • Antheus, a warrior killed in the battle of the Seven against Thebes.[6]
  • Antheus, a young son of Antenor beloved by both Paris and Deiphobus and accidentally killed by Paris during a game, as a result of which incident Paris had to flee to king Menelaus' court, from where he abducted Helen.[7]

Notes

  1. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 7.21.6
  2. Nonnus, Dionysiaca 32.187 & 35.382
  3. Parthenius, Erotica Pathemata 14
  4. Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 5
  5. Virgil, Aeneid 1.181, 1.510 & 12.443
  6. Statius, Thebaid 10.544
  7. Tzetzes on Lycophron, 134

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