Peisandros (son of Maimalos)

Peisandros ( Greek  Πείσανδρος ) is a figure in Greek mythology .

Peisandros was one of the five military leaders of the Myrmidons before Troy , so he belonged to the contingent led by Achilles in the Trojan War . He was the son of Maimalus and, after Achilles, the best lance fighter among the Myrmidons.

source

• Homer , Iliad 16, 193-195

literature

• Johannes Ilberg : Peisandros 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 1791 ( digitized version ).