Polypoetes
Characters in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Polypoetes (/ˌpɒlɪˈpiːtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Πολυποίτης, Polupoitēs) was a name attributed to the following individuals:
- Polypoetes, the Aetolian son of Apollo and Phthia, brother of Dorus and Laodocus. He was killed by Aetolus.[1]
- Polypoetes, son of Hippodamia and Pirithous. A native of the Thessalian city of Gyrtone (Γυρτώνη), he led the armies of Thessaly on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War.[2] He was among those who vied for Helen's hand in marriage, and later occupied the Trojan horse. Following the death of Patroclus, he won an early version of quoits, winning a 5-year supply of iron.[3] After the war, he was present at the funerals of Calchas and Patroclus. His close companion was Leonteus.
- Polypoetes, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.[4] He, with the other suitors, was killed by Odysseus with the help of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[5]
- Polypoetes, son of Odysseus and Callidice, queen of the Thesprotians. He succeeded his mother to the throne following her death.[6]
