Laodicus
In Greek mythology, Laodicus (Ancient Greek: Λαόδικος means 'tried by the people') may refer to the following figures:
- Laodicus, father of Theognete, one of the possible mothers of Jason by Aeson.[1]
- Laodicus, father of Europe who was one of the sacrificial victims of Minotaur.[2]
- Laodicus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Zacynthus along with other 43 wooers.[3] He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[4]
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References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Maurus Servius Honoratus, In Vergilii carmina comentarii. Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii; recensuerunt Georgius Thilo et Hermannus Hagen. Georgius Thilo. Leipzig. B. G. Teubner. 1881. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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