Admetus (son of Augeas)
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In Greek mythology, Admetus (/ædˈmiːtəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄδμητος Admetos, "untamed", "untameable") was a Trojan warrior and son of Augeias. He was killed by Philoctetes during the night of the siege of Troy.[1]
Notes
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- ^ Epic Cycle Fragments, The Little Iliad fr.12 as cited in Pausanias, 10.25.5 & 10.27.1
References
[edit]- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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