Polypoites (son of Peirithoos)
Polypoites ( ancient Greek Πολυποίτης Polypoítēs ) was the son of the Lapiths Peirithoos and Hippodameia in Greek mythology .
He was born on the day his father drove the Centaurs from Pelion . After the early death of his mother, his father went to Theseus in Athens and took him on a trip to Hades , from which he did not return. Thereupon Polypoites and his related Leonteus took over the rule of the Lapiths. As a result, both are closely connected and share a common fate. Both free for Helena and move with 40 ships to the fight against Troy . Both were among the bravest fighters there - Polypoites killed six opponents - and belonged to the crew of the Trojan horse . He also took part victoriously in the funeral games for Patroclus . He was particularly close to the Palamedes during the war . After the conquest of Troy, he accompanied Kalchas with others along the coast to Kolophon . After Kalchas died and was buried there, Polypoites and his companions returned to Troy and from there to his homeland. According to Aristotle , Leonteus and Polypoites died in the land of the Medes.
literature
- Otto Höfer : Polypoites 2 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, Col. 2715-2717 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aristotle, Peplos 27.