Talthybios
Talthybios ( Greek Ταλθύβιος ) is one of the better known heralds of Agamemnon .
In the Iliad , for example, Agamemnon instructs him to bring the doctor Machaon or, another time, a sheep as a sacrifice after the duel between Menelaus and Paris has been agreed. Together with another known herald of Agamemnon, Eurybates , he takes on behalf of Agamemnon Briseis the Achilles away.
Both Sparta and Aigion are said to have been a memorial site for Talthybios, where sacrifices were made to him.
literature
- Otto Waser : Talthybios . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 5, Leipzig 1924, Col. 37-41 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Talthybios in the Greek Myth Index (English)