A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology<br/><br/>Eetion a king of the Flacian Thebe in Cilicia, and father of Andromache and Podes. (hom. Il. Vi. 396, xvii. He and seven of his sons were slain by Achilles (il. Vi. 415, who proposed the mighty iron ball, which Ee'tion had once thrown, and which had come into the possession of Achilles, as one of the prizes at the funeral games of Patroclus. (il. Xxiii. 826, &c.) Among the booty which Achilles made in the town of Ee'tion, we find especial mention of the horse Pedasus and the phorminx with a silver neck, on which Achilles played in his tent. (il. Xv. 153, ix. There are two other mythical personages of this name. (ll. Xxi. 40, &c.; Paus. Ii. 4. [l. S.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 1227
Release Date:: 2017-07-15
Publication Date:: 2017-07-15
Publisher:: Forgotten Books
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0282214933

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