Andraemon
In Greek mythology the name Andraemon (/ænˈdriːmən/; Ancient Greek: Ἁνδραίμων Andraimōn) may refer to:
- Andraemon, son of Oxylus and husband of Dryope.[1][2]
- Andraemon, father of Oxylus and thus grandfather of the precedent.[3]
- Andraemon, husband of Gorge and by her the father of Thoas. He succeeded to his father-in-law Oeneus' power over Aetolia. He and his wife were buried in one tomb which was shown in the city of Amphissa.[4][5][6]
- Andraemon, brother of Leonteus. He married Amphinome, a daughter of Pelias.[7]
- Andraemon, one of the suitors of Penelope, from Dulichium.[8]
- Andraemon, a son of King Codrus. He participated in the colonization of Asia Minor and drove the Carians out of the city of Lebedus. His tomb was shown near Colophon.[9] Mimnermus related that Andraemon was a native of Pylos and founder of Colophon.[10]
Similarly Andraemonides was a patronymic, frequently used to refer to Thoas, son of Andraemon and Gorge.[11]
References
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9. 333
- ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 32
- ^ Bibliotheca 2. 8. 3
- ^ Bibliotheca 1. 8. 1&6; epitome of Book IV, 3. 12
- ^ Homer, Iliad, 2. 638
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10. 38. 5
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 53. 2
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book IV, 7. 27
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 3. 5
- ^ Cited in Strabo, Geography, 14. 1. 3
- ^ Homer, Iliad ii. 638
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