Eioneus
Set of mythological characters
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In Greek mythology, Eioneus (Ancient Greek: Ἠιονεύς) is a name attributed to the following individuals:
- Eioneus, the Perrhaebian[1] father of Dia,[2] whose name is often confused with that of Deioneus.[3]
- Eioneus, son of Magnes[4] and Philodice, and brother of Eurynomus.[5] He was one of the suitors of Hippodamia and like all the other suitors before Pelops, he was killed by the princess' father, King Oenomaus of Pisa.[4]
- Eioneus, son of the sea-god Proteus and father of the Phrygian king Dymas, father of Hecuba.[6]
- Eioneus, the presumed mythological eponym of the Thracian city of Eion. This character was the father of Rhesus, according to Homer.[7] One source[8] identifies him with Strymon, who was more commonly known as father of Rhesus.
- Eioneus, a Greek warrior in the Trojan War who was killed by Hector using a sharp spear which smote his neck.[9]
- Eioneus or Eion, a Trojan warrior who was killed by Neoptolemus.[10]
See also
- Naming citation for Jovian asteroid 15440 Eioneus
