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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Aesepus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Αἴσηπος) may refer to: |
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Aesepus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Αἴσηπος) may refer to: |
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*Aesepus, a [[Potamoi]] (son of [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]P),<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'', 337 ff</ref> the divine personification of the river and nearby town of Aesepus<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2. 824 ff</ref><ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''Fall of Troy'' 2. 459</ref> (today known as [[Gönen]] in [[Turkey]]), grandfather of the other Aesepus through his daughter [[Abarbarea]]. His other daughter Phrygia was the [[eponym]] of the country [[Phrygia]].<ref>[[Servius]] on ''[[Aeneid]]'', 1. 182</ref> |
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*Aesepus, the son of the [[naiads|naiad]] [[Abarbarea]] (daughter of the above Aesepus) and [[Bucolion]]. His twin brother was [[Pedasus]]; the pair appears briefly in the ''Iliad'', Book VI.<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'', 4. 22 ff</ref> Both men fought in the [[Trojan War]] and were killed by [[Euryalus]], the son of [[Mecisteus]]. |
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Revision as of 13:48, 28 August 2018
In Greek mythology, Aesepus (Ancient Greek: Αἴσηπος) may refer to:
- Aesepus, a Potamoi (son of Oceanus and TethysP),[1] the divine personification of the river and nearby town of Aesepus[2][3] (today known as Gönen in Turkey), grandfather of the other Aesepus through his daughter Abarbarea. His other daughter Phrygia was the eponym of the country Phrygia.[4]
- Aesepus, the son of the naiad Abarbarea (daughter of the above Aesepus) and Bucolion. His twin brother was Pedasus; the pair appears briefly in the Iliad, Book VI.[5] Both men fought in the Trojan War and were killed by Euryalus, the son of Mecisteus.
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