Πυλαιμένης
Pylaimenes, Pylaemenes
Translated by David Whitehead30 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A proper name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πυλαιμένης· ὄνομα κύριον.
Betacode
*pulaime/nhs: o)/noma ku/rion.
Notes
- That of a minor character in the Iliad of Homer. King of the Paphlagonian Enetoi, he fights on the Trojan side (2.851-55), and dies in 5.576-79 -- but then appears alive in 13.643-59, "a famous inconsistency in ancient criticism" (Emily Kearns in OCD4 s.v.).
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