Leonteus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Leonteus (Ancient Greek: Λεοντεύς) referred to the following individuals:
- Leonteus, also given in one source as father of Ixion.[1]
- Leonteus, brother of Andraemon, who married Amphinome, daughter of Pelias.[2]
- Leonteus, defender of Thebes in the war of the Seven. He was slain by Hippomedon.[3]
- Leonteus, son of Coronus (the son of Caeneus) and Cleobule, was one of the commanders of the Lapiths during the Trojan War.[4][5] Together with his associate, Polypoetes (son of Pirithous), he led the soldiers from the Thessalian cities of Argissa, Gyrtone, Orthe, Elone and Oloosson.[6] He was credited with killing five people during the war.[7]
See also
- Jovian asteroid 3793 Leonteus
Notes
- Hyginus, Fabulae 62
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.53.2
- Statius, Thebaid, 9. 133
- Homer, Iliad, 2. 745
- Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 626
- Homer, Iliad 12.130; 23.837
- Hyginus, Fabulae 114
References
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- 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 Papinius Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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