Polydorus
Disambiguation link for various Greek mythological figures
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In Greek mythology, Polydorus (/ˌpɒlɪˈdɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Πολύδωρος, i.e. "many-gift[ed]") or Polydoros referred to several different people.
- Polydorus, son of Phineus and Cleopatra, and brother of Polydector (Polydectus).[1] These two sons by his first wife were blinded by Phineus because of the instigation of their stepmother, Idaea, who accused them of corrupting her virtue.
- Prince Polydorus, son of the King Cadmus and goddess Harmonia, fathered Labdacus by his wife Nycteis.[2]
- Polydorus, an Argive, son of Hippomedon and Euanippe, daughter of Elatus.[3] Pausanias lists him as one of the Epigoni, who attacked Thebes in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven against Thebes, who died attempting the same thing.[4]
- Prince Polydorus, a Trojan, was King Priam's youngest son.[5]
- Polydorus, a Ceteian warrior who participated in the Trojan War. During the siege of Troy, he was killed by Odysseus using his sword along with Aenus, another Ceteian.[6] (Ceteius is called a stream in Asia Minor).
- Polydorus (son of Astyanax)[7]
- Polydorus, one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Zacynthus along with other 43 wooers.[8] He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[9]
In history, Polydorus was:
- Polydorus of Sparta (reigned from c. 741 to c. 665 BC)
- Polydorus, tyrant of Pherae, ruled briefly in 370 BC
In art, Polydorus was:
- One of the three Rhodian sculptors who created the sculpture Laocoön and His Sons and signed the Sperlonga sculptures
