Acessamenus
In Greek mythology, Acessamenus (Ancient Greek: Ἀκεσσαμενοῖο) was a king of Pieria. He was known as the founder and eponym of Akesamenai, a city in Macedonia.
| Acessamenus | |
|---|---|
King of Pieria, Founder and eponym of Akesamenai, a city in Macedonia | |
| Abode | Pieria |
| Offspring | Periboea |
Mythology
In the Iliad, Acessamenus is mentioned as father of several daughters, the eldest of whom, Periboea, had a son Pelagon by the river god Axius; Pelagon, in his turn, was the father of the Trojan ally Asteropaios.[1]
Notes
- Homer, Iliad 21.142–144
- Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Akesamenai
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gollark: Frist.
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References
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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