Laodamas, son of
Eteocles, inherited
Thebes from his father.[2] In one version of the myth (different from the one recounted in
Sophocles' Antigone), he was responsible for the deaths of his aunts
Antigone and
Ismene, whom he prosecuted for having buried
Polynices. They sought refuge in the temple of
Hera, but Laodamas set fire to it and thus killed them.[3] During the battle of the
Epigoni, he was killed by
Alcmaeon after he killed
Aegialeus.[4] Other sources state that he survived and fled to the
Encheleans in
Illyria,[5] and subsequently led an expedition to
Thessaly.[6]
Laodamas, son of
Hector and
Andromache and brother of
Astyanax.[28] Unlike Astyanax, he was spared by the Greeks and stayed by his mother's side.[29]
Laodamas, a prince of
Scheria as son of King
Alcinous and
Arete of the
Phaecians. He was the brother of
Nausicaa,[30]Halius and
Clytoneus. Alcinous gives
Odysseus Laodamas's chair, "whence he bade his son give place, valiant Laodamas, who sat next him and was his dearest".[31] He is the most handsome of the Phaeacians, and the best boxer in the games held in Odysseus's honor. He and his brothers were also the winners of the foot-racing contest.[32] Laodamas asks Odysseus to join in the games. After Odysseus is rebuked by
Euryalus, he challenges any of the Phaeacians save Laodamas.[33] Laodamas and Halius are the best dancers among the Phaeacians.[34][35]
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 283, 15.193.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 61, Prologue 806–807, p. 219, 11.44–46.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^
abTzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 219, 11.44–46.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 61, Prologue 806–807.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.
Laodamas, son of
Eteocles, inherited
Thebes from his father.[2] In one version of the myth (different from the one recounted in
Sophocles' Antigone), he was responsible for the deaths of his aunts
Antigone and
Ismene, whom he prosecuted for having buried
Polynices. They sought refuge in the temple of
Hera, but Laodamas set fire to it and thus killed them.[3] During the battle of the
Epigoni, he was killed by
Alcmaeon after he killed
Aegialeus.[4] Other sources state that he survived and fled to the
Encheleans in
Illyria,[5] and subsequently led an expedition to
Thessaly.[6]
Laodamas, son of
Hector and
Andromache and brother of
Astyanax.[28] Unlike Astyanax, he was spared by the Greeks and stayed by his mother's side.[29]
Laodamas, a prince of
Scheria as son of King
Alcinous and
Arete of the
Phaecians. He was the brother of
Nausicaa,[30]Halius and
Clytoneus. Alcinous gives
Odysseus Laodamas's chair, "whence he bade his son give place, valiant Laodamas, who sat next him and was his dearest".[31] He is the most handsome of the Phaeacians, and the best boxer in the games held in Odysseus's honor. He and his brothers were also the winners of the foot-racing contest.[32] Laodamas asks Odysseus to join in the games. After Odysseus is rebuked by
Euryalus, he challenges any of the Phaeacians save Laodamas.[33] Laodamas and Halius are the best dancers among the Phaeacians.[34][35]
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 283, 15.193.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 61, Prologue 806–807, p. 219, 11.44–46.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^
abTzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 219, 11.44–46.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 61, Prologue 806–807.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.