Atymnius
In Greek mythology, Atymnius (Ancient Greek: Ἀτύμνιος) may refer to:
- Son of Zeus and Cassiopeia, a beautiful boy, who was beloved by Sarpedon.[1] Others call him a son of Phoenix (mortal husband of Cassiopeia).[2] He seems to have been worshipped at Gortyn in Crete together with Europa.[3]
- A Trojan warrior, son of Emathion and Pegasis. He was killed by king Odysseus.[4]
- A companion of Sarpedon, from Lycia. He was the son of Amisodarus (who had reared Chimera) and brother of Maris. Atymnius was killed by Antilochus, while Maris was slain by Thrasymedes.[5]
- Father of Mydon, charioteer of Pylaemenes.[6]
References
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 1. 2; cf. Miletus
- ↑ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 2. 178
- ↑ Höck, Creta, 1. p. 105
- ↑ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 3. 300
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 16. 317 - 330
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 5.
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