Archeptolemos (mythology)
Archeptolemos ( ancient Greek Ἀρχεπτόλεμος ) is a figure in Greek mythology . In the Trojan War he was Hector's charioteer.
After Teukros tried to hit Hector with an arrow, killing Gorgythion , he made a second attempt. However, the arrow was repulsed by Apollon and hit Archeptolemus in the chest. Hector mourned for him, but left him there.
literature
- Ulrich Hoefer : Archeptolemos 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, column 457.
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Archeptolemos . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 473 ( digitized version ).