Hippodamas (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Hippodamas (/hɪˈpɒdəməs/ hi-POD-ə-məs;^[1] Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμας, gen. Ἱπποδάμαντος) may refer to the following characters:

Hippodamas, son of Achelous and Perimede, daughter of Aeolus; brother of Orestes and father of Euryte, wife of Porthaon.^[2]^[3]
Hippodamas, father of Perimele. He pushed his daughter off a cliff when he discovered that she was having a love affair with Achelous.^[4]
Hippodamas, a Trojan prince and son of King Priam of Troy.^[5] He was killed by Ajax the Great.^[6]^[7]
Hippodamas, another Trojan, was killed by Achilles.^[8]

Notes[]

^ Walker, John (1830). A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names: To which are Added, Terminational Vocabularies of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Proper Names: with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity. J.F. Dove. pp. 9, 66.
^ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 10(a)
^ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, 1.7.3 & 1.7.10
^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8. 591 ff
^ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, 3.12.5
^ Dictys Cretensis, 3. 7
^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 113, where he is called "Hippodamus"
^ Homer, Iliad, 20. 401-406

References[]

Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer. Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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.

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[1] Walker, John (1830). A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names: To which are Added, Terminational Vocabularies of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Proper Names: with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity. J.F. Dove. pp. 9, 66.

[2] Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 10(a)

[3] Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, 1.7.3 & 1.7.10

[4] Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8. 591 ff

[5] Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, 3.12.5

[6] Dictys Cretensis, 3. 7

[7] Hyginus, Fabulae, 113, where he is called "Hippodamus"

[8] Homer, Iliad, 20. 401-406

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