Hippodamas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Hippodamas (/hɪˈpɒdəməs/ hi-POD-ə-məs; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμας, gen. Ἱπποδάμαντος, lit. 'he who masters horses' or 'one who subdues horses') may refer to the following characters:
- Hippodamas, son of the river-god Achelous and princess Perimede, daughter of King Aeolus of Thessaly. He was the brother of Orestes and father of Euryte, wife of Porthaon.
- Hippodamas, father of Perimele. He pushed his daughter off a cliff when he discovered that she was having a love affair with Achelous.
- Hippodamas, a Trojan prince and son of King Priam of Troy. He was killed by Ajax the Great.
- Hippodamas, a Trojan soldier who was killed by Odysseus.
- Hippodamas, another Trojan, was killed by Achilles.
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.
- ↑ It is a compound name built from two classical Greek roots — Hippos (ἵππος) meaning "horse" and Damazein (δαμάζειν) meaning "to tame," "to master," or "to subdue".
- ↑ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 10(a); Apollodorus, 1.7.3, 1.7.10.
- ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.591 ff.
- ↑ Apollodorus, 3.12.5.
- ↑ Dictys Cretensis, 3. 7
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 113, where he is called "Hippodamus"
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 11.335.
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 20.401–406.
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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- 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.
- 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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