Abas (companion of Diomedes)
Abas ( Greek Ἄβας ) is a figure in Greek mythology .
In the Metamorphosis of Ovid Abas is considered one of the companions of Diomedes shown. After his return from Troy , Diomedes had to leave his kingdom of Argos and sailed to Italy with his followers, including Abas. But he was still exposed to the wrath of Aphrodite because he had once wounded her before Troy. Because Diomedes' companion Akmon doubted the power of the goddess to do worse to them, he, Abas and other followers of Diomedes were transformed into swan-like birds by Aphrodite.
literature
- Johannes Toepffer : Abas 6 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 19.
- Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher : Abas 9 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 2 ( digitized version ).
Remarks
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 14, 484-509.