Asteropaios was the son of Pelagon, who was the son of the river god Axios and the mortal woman Periboia, daughter of Akessamenos.
Mythologyedit
Asteropaios was a newcomer to the war at the start of the Iliad; he had only been in Troy for less than two weeks.[1]
Asteropaios had the distinction in combat of being ambidextrous and would on occasion throw two spears at once. In Book XII of the Iliad as the Trojans attacked the Achaean wall, Asteropaios was a leader of the same division as the Lycian warriors Sarpedon and Glaucus, the division which pressed hard enough to allow Hector and his division to breach the wall.[2]
In Book XXI, as Achilles is mercilessly slaughtering Trojan warriors alongside the river god Scamander and polluting the waters with dead bodies (including one of Priam's sons, Lycaon). With the river god pondering how he might stop Achilles, Achilles in turn attacks Asteropaios (himself the grandson of a river god) whom Scamander instills with courage to make a stand against Achilles.[3]
Achilles and Asteropaios thus engage in one-on-one combat, Asteropaios throwing two spears at the same time at Achilles. One spear hit Achilles' shield, while the other reached his right forearm and drew blood.[4] Asteropaios was the only Trojan in the Iliad who was able to draw blood from Achilles. However, he fails to kill Achilles, and is slain. And Achilles boasts that though Asteropaios may be descended from a river-god, that he, Achilles, is descended from a mightier god, Zeus.[5] Later, in the funeral games for the slain Patroclus, the bronze and tin corslet[6] and the silver-studded sword[7] of Asteropaios are awarded as prizes.
Homer. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd., 1924.
January 01, 1970
asteropaios, iliad, ancient, greek, Ἀστεροπαῖος, romanized, asteropaíos, latin, asteropaeus, leader, trojan, allied, paeonians, along, with, fellow, warrior, pyraechmes, achilles, fights, river, 18th, century, engraving, etching, johann, balthasar, probst, 167. In the Iliad Asteropaios ˌ ae s t e r e ˈ p iː e s Ancient Greek Ἀsteropaῖos romanized Asteropaios Latin Asteropaeus was a leader of the Trojan allied Paeonians along with fellow warrior Pyraechmes Achilles fights by the river 18th century engraving etching Johann Balthasar Probst 1673 1748 Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Notes 4 ReferencesFamily editAsteropaios was the son of Pelagon who was the son of the river god Axios and the mortal woman Periboia daughter of Akessamenos Mythology editAsteropaios was a newcomer to the war at the start of the Iliad he had only been in Troy for less than two weeks 1 Asteropaios had the distinction in combat of being ambidextrous and would on occasion throw two spears at once In Book XII of the Iliad as the Trojans attacked the Achaean wall Asteropaios was a leader of the same division as the Lycian warriors Sarpedon and Glaucus the division which pressed hard enough to allow Hector and his division to breach the wall 2 In Book XXI as Achilles is mercilessly slaughtering Trojan warriors alongside the river god Scamander and polluting the waters with dead bodies including one of Priam s sons Lycaon With the river god pondering how he might stop Achilles Achilles in turn attacks Asteropaios himself the grandson of a river god whom Scamander instills with courage to make a stand against Achilles 3 Achilles and Asteropaios thus engage in one on one combat Asteropaios throwing two spears at the same time at Achilles One spear hit Achilles shield while the other reached his right forearm and drew blood 4 Asteropaios was the only Trojan in the Iliad who was able to draw blood from Achilles However he fails to kill Achilles and is slain And Achilles boasts that though Asteropaios may be descended from a river god that he Achilles is descended from a mightier god Zeus 5 Later in the funeral games for the slain Patroclus the bronze and tin corslet 6 and the silver studded sword 7 of Asteropaios are awarded as prizes The asteroid 4805 Asteropaios is named after the hero Notes edit Homer Iliad 21 140 160 Homer Iliad 12 101 104 Homer Iliad 21 136 Homer Iliad 21 161 169 Homer Iliad 21 170 199 Homer Iliad 23 560 564 Homer Iliad 23 805 809References editHomer The Iliad with an English Translation by A T Murray Ph D in two volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1924 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asteropaios amp oldid 1180379121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
