Biology:Peisander (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Peisander or Pisander (/paɪˈsændər, ˈpaɪˌsændər/; Ancient Greek: Πείσανδρος Peisandros) may refer to the following characters:
- Pisander, also called Isander,[1] a Lycian prince as son of Bellerophon and Philonoe, daughter of King Iobates. In some accounts, his mother was known as Alkimedousa,[2] Anticleia,[3] Pasandra or Cassandra.[4] Pisander's siblings were Hippolochus (father of Glaucus) and Laodamia (also called Deidamia[5] or Hippodamia,[6] mother of Sarpedon by Zeus).[7] He was slain by Ares, as he fought against the Solymi, a Lycian tribe.[8]
- Pisander, an Achaean soldier commanded a company of Myrmidons. He was the son of Maemalus.[9]
- Pisander, a Trojan warrior and son of Antimachus. He was the brother of Hippolochus,[10] Hippomachus,[11] and Tisiphone.[12] During the Trojan War, Pisander and Hippolochus asked Agamemnon for mercy and to be taken prisoner alive, saying that their rich father would pay a ransom for him. They were nevertheless slain by Agamemnon.[13]
- Pisander, another Trojan soldier who was killed by Menelaus.[14]
- Pisander, a native of Abydos in Troad and the father of Maenalus, a Trojan warrior.[15]
- Pisander, son of Polyctor and one of the suitors of Penelope from Same along with other 22 wooers.[16] He was slain by Philoetius during the assault of Odysseus.[17]
See also
- Jovian asteroid 248183 Peisandros, named after the Trojan warrior killed by Agamemnon
Notes
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 6.203
- ↑ Scholia on Homer's Iliad, 6.192.
- ↑ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 13.61
- ↑ Scholia on Homer's Iliad, 6.155.
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, 5.79.3
- ↑ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 6.196–197.
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 6.203–204; Strabo, 12.8.5 & 13.4.16
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 16.193
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 11.122 & 138.
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 12.188–189.
- ↑ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.406
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 11.122 ff.
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 13.601 ff.
- ↑ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 3.299
- ↑ Homer, Odyssey 18.299; Apollodorus, E.7.28.
- ↑ Homer, Odyssey 22.267; Apollodorus, E.7.33.
References
- 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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- 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.
- 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.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN:978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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