In Greek mythology, the name Ilioneus (Ancient Greek: Ἰλιονεύς Īlioneus) may refer to:
- Ilioneus, one of the Niobids.[1]
- Ilioneus, a Trojan elder, who implored Diomedes to spare him, but was killed nevertheless.[2]
- Ilioneus, a Trojan prince as the illegitimate son of King Priam of Troy by an unknown woman. He and his brother Philenor were killed by Ajax, the son of Oileus.[3]
- Ilioneus, a Trojan, only son of Phorbas, was killed by Peneleos.[4]
- Ilioneus, a companion of Aeneas. He was one of those whose ships sank during the storm in which Aeneas and his people were caught.[5] Being the eldest of the Trojan survivors with Aeneas, he was the first to speak to Dido when they entered her palace at Carthage.[6]
See also[edit]
- 5130 Ilioneus, Jovian asteroid
Notes[edit]
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.261
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 13.182–208
- ^ Dictys Cretensis, 4.7
- ^ Homer, Iliad 14.489-495
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 1.120
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 1.521
References[edit]
- 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. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.