Elatreus (Phaiake)
Elatreus ( ancient Greek Ἀκρόνεως ) is a person from Greek mythology .
He is in the Odyssey of Homer one of the Phaeacians , which at one Agon in honor of Odysseus participate. After Odysseus lands on the coast of Scherias , the land of the Phaiacs, Alcinous and Arete promise to bring him back to Ithaca . Before that, an agon is held in his honor, in which Elatreus, Akroneos , Okyalos , Nauteus , Prymneus , Anchialos , Eretmeus , Anabesineos , Ponteus , Thoon , Amphialos , Euryalos , Naubolides and finally the three sons of Alcinous Laodamas , Halios and Clytoneos take part. He emerged from the competitions as the winner in the discus throw .
literature
- Hermann Steuding : Elatreus 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 1232 ( digitized ).
- Ulrich Hoefer : Elatreus 1. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 2, Stuttgart 1905, column 2242 ( digitized version ).
