Ialmenus

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In Greek mythology, Ialmenus or Ialmenos (/ˈælmɪnəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἰάλμενος) was a son of Ares and Astyoche, and twin brother of Ascalaphus.[1] Together with his brother he sailed with the Argonauts, was among the suitors of Helen,[2] and led the Orchomenian contingent in the Trojan War.[3]

Unlike Ascalaphus, Ialmenus survived the war. He was said to have ended up in Colchis, where he founded a colony, the inhabitants of which were later referred to as the "Achaeans of Pontus".[4]

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  1. ^ Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 537-538. ISBN 978-0-674-96785-4.
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.16. & 3.10.8
  3. ^ Homer, Iliad, 2. 512 ff.; Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 9.37.7
  4. ^ Strabo, Geographica 9.2.42

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