Peneleos
Peneleos ( Greek Πηνέλεως Pēnéleōs , Latin Peneleus ), the son of Hippalkimos and the Asterope , was king of Thebes in Greek mythology . He was the father of Opheltes . Peneleos took part in the Argonaut voyage and was one of Helena's suitors .
After Thersandros , the king of Thebes, died in the first campaign against Troy , Peneleos took over the affairs of state as guardian of the young Teisamenos , son of Thersandros. He was also elected, together with Leitos, to be the leader of the Boeoter for the second campaign. In the battle for Troy he killed Ilioneus, the son of Phorbas, and Lykon. He was then struck in the shoulder by the Polydama's spear. There are two different versions of his further fate: According to Quintus von Smyrna , Dictys Cretensis and Pausanias , he was slain by Eurypylos , the son of Telephos . In Triphiodoros, on the other hand, he is named among the heroes hidden in the Trojan Horse , and Virgil mentions him during the conquest of Troy, where he killed Koroibos , son of Mygdon, at the altar of the goddess Athena .
Teisamenos followed him in rule over Thebes.
literature
- Gustav Türk : Peneleos . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 1900 f. ( Digitized version ).
swell
- Libraries of Apollodorus 1,113; 3.130.
- Homer , Iliad 2,494; 13.92; 14,487; 16,341; 17,597.
- Pausanias , travels in Greece 7,2,3; 7,2,10; 9.5.15-16.
- Virgil , Aeneid 2,425.
- Dictys Cretensis , Ephemeris belli Troiani 4.17.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thersandros |
King of Thebes 12th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Teisamenos |