Enyeus

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In Greek mythology, the name Enyeus (Ancient Greek: Ἐνυεύς) may refer to:

  • Enyeus, a king of the island Skyros, which had been assigned to him by Rhadamanthys under whose command he served.[1] According to scholia on the Iliad, he was a son of Dionysus and Ariadne. In the Iliad itself, his kingdom is said to have been invaded by Achilles.[2]
  • Enyeus, a warrior who fought and fell in the war of the Seven against Thebes.[3]
  • Enyeus, a defender of Troy killed by Ajax the Great.[4]
  • Enyeus, father of the Delphian prophetess Homoloia.[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 5.79.2
  2. ^ Homer, Iliad 9.668 with scholia
  3. ^ Statius, Thebaid 11.50
  4. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.529 ff
  5. ^ Suida, Suda Encyclopedia s.v. homolōios

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