Crethon
Mortal man
In Greek mythology, Crethon (Ancient Greek: Κρήθωνά or Κρήθων) was an Achaean warrior, from Pharae in Messenia, who participated in the Trojan War.
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A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“and he fell with a thud, and upon him his armour clanged. Then Aeneas slew two champions of the Danaans, the sons of Diocles, Crethon and Orsilochus, whose father dwelt in well-built Pheme, a man rich in substance, and in lineage was he sprung from the river”
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Father · Sources
and he fell with a thud, and upon him his armour clanged. Then Aeneas slew two champions of the Danaans, the sons of Diocles, Crethon and Orsilochus, whose father dwelt in well-built Pheme, a man rich in substance, and in lineage was he sprung from the river
Il. 5.542
Brother · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Диоклей из Фер. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий родитель подтверждён; роль отца или матери не установлена. Общие родители: Диоклей из Фер.
and he fell with a thud, and upon him his armour clanged. Then Aeneas slew two champions of the Danaans, the sons of Diocles, Crethon and Orsilochus, whose father dwelt in well-built Pheme, a man rich in substance, and in lineage was he sprung from the river
Il. 5.542
Killer · Sources
В 5.541–542 Эней «ниспровергнул» Крефона и Орсилоха; убийство прямо названо.
and he fell with a thud, and upon him his armour clanged. Then Aeneas slew two champions of the Danaans, the sons of Diocles, Crethon and Orsilochus, whose father dwelt in well-built Pheme, a man rich in substance, and in lineage was he sprung from the river
Il. 5.541–542
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- Wikipedia · Crethon · CC BY-SA 4.0
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