Idaios (Companion of Aeneas)

Idaios ( Greek  Ἰδαῖος , Latin Idaeus ) is a companion of Aeneas in Greek mythology .

In Virgil's Aeneid , Idaios and Aktor, another companion of Aeneas, lead home the mother, who complains about the death of her son Euryalus. Idaios and actor follow the advice of Ilioneus and Aenea's son Iulus so that Aeneas' tired companions are not demoralized by further complaints.

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• Virgil, Aeneid 9, 480-502.

literature

• Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Idaios 9 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.1, Leipzig 1894, column 95 ( digitized version ).
• Otto Jessen : Idaios 5. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IX, 1, Stuttgart 1914, column 1193 ( digitized version ).