Achaemenides (mythology)
Achaemenides ( Greek Ἀχαιμενίδης ) is in Roman mythology the son of an Adamastus from Ithaca and one of the companions of Odysseus , with whom he was stranded in Sicily . When Odysseus fled with other companions from the cave of Cyclops Polyphemus , they left Achaemenides behind. Aeneas saved him, the former enemy, on the advice of Anchises . Together they fled from Polyphemus and the returning Cyclops. Achaemenides led them past the cities of Sicily to the west coast of the island and Aeneas brought him to Italy .
Since he is not mentioned in Homer and in Greek mythology in general , his role was invented by Virgil and gave him the opportunity to portray the generosity of Aeneas.
Dante Alighieri mentions the fate of Achaemenides in his fourth eclogue .
Remarks
- ↑ Virgil , Aeneis 3: 613–618 and following; Ovid , Metamorphoses 14, 158-167 and following; Epistulae ex Ponto 2,2,25.
- ↑ Dante Alighieri, Eclogae 4.82 f.
literature
- Otto Rossbach : Achaimenides . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 204.
- Werner Schubert : Achaemenides and Macareus. Ovid's art of storytelling in Met. 14,154–440. In: Journal of Ancient Civilizations. Volume 4, 1989, pp. 115-126.