Tithonus
Mortal man
In Greek mythology, Tithonus ( or ; Ancient Greek: Τιθωνός, romanized: Tithonos) was the lover of Eos, Goddess of the Dawn. He was a prince of Troy, the son of King Laomedon by the Naiad Strymo (Στρυμώ).
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
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Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Лаомедонт. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий родитель подтверждён; роль отца или матери не установлена. Общие родители: Лаомедонт.
Wikidata: Лаомедонт — роль родителя · P22Rise, thou son of Laomedon, the chieftains of the horse-taming Trojans, and of the brazen-coated Achaeans, summon thee to go down into the plain, that ye may swear oaths of faith with sacrifice. But Alexander and Menelaus, dear to Ares, will do battle with long spears for the woman's sake;
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
Il. 3.250 · Il. 20.237
Brother · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Лаомедонт. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий родитель подтверждён; роль отца или матери не установлена. Общие родители: Лаомедонт.
Then Euryalus slew Dresus and Opheltius, and went on after Aesepus and Pedasus, whom on a time the fountain-nymph Abarbarea bare to peerless Bucolion. Now Bucolion was son of lordly Laomedon, his eldest born, though the mother that bare him was unwed;
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
Il. 6.23 · Il. 20.237
Brother · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Лаомедонт. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий родитель подтверждён; роль отца или матери не установлена. Общие родители: Лаомедонт.
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
Il. 20.237 · Il. 20.237–238
Brother · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Лаомедонт. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий родитель подтверждён; роль отца или матери не установлена. Общие родители: Лаомедонт.
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
Il. 20.237 · Il. 20.237–238
Brother · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Лаомедонт. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий родитель подтверждён; роль отца или матери не установлена. Общие родители: Лаомедонт.
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
And Ilus again begat a son, peerless Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonus and Priam and Clytius, and Hicetaon, scion of Ares. And Assaracus begat Capys, and he Anchises; but Anchises begat me and Priam goodly Hector.
Il. 20.237 · Il. 20.237–238
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In art
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre. AuroreetTithon. Musée Sainte-Croix. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97365103
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre. AuroreetTithon. Musée Sainte-Croix. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97365103
French School / Unidentified painter. Aurora, Tithonus and Cephalus. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52226485
Photograph / reproduction: French School / Unidentified painter
Photograph / reproduction date: 1600
French School / Unidentified painter. Aurora, Tithonus and Cephalus. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52226485
Photograph / reproduction: French School / Unidentified painter
Photograph / reproduction date: 1600
angular face painter. Eos adbucting Tithonos-MAHG MF 140. Museum of Art and History Geneva. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87598120
angular face painter. Eos adbucting Tithonos-MAHG MF 140. Museum of Art and History Geneva. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87598120
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- Wikipedia · Tithonus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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