Borus

In Greek mythology, the name Borus^{[pronunciation?]} (Ancient Greek: Βῶρος) may refer to:

Borus, son of Perieres, who married Polydora, daughter of Peleus and Antigone.^[1]^[2]
Borus, a descendant of Nestor. More precisely, he was either a son of Penthilus and grandson of Periclymenus, or son of Periclymenus and father of Penthilus.^[3] Melanthus, his grandson through Andropompus, was one of those who expelled Tisamenus from Lacedaemon and Argos.^[4]
Borus of Maeonia, father of Phaestus; his son was killed by Idomeneus in the Trojan War.^[5]

References

^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 13. 1
^ Homer, Iliad, 16. 177
^ Scholia on Plato, p. 376 for the latter version
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 18. 8
^ Homer, Iliad, 5. 44

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[1] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 13. 1

[2] Homer, Iliad, 16. 177

[3] Scholia on Plato, p. 376 for the latter version

[4] Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 18. 8

[5] Homer, Iliad, 5. 44

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