Lycurgus was notorious for killing, by ambushing him, a warrior called Areithous.[4] He attacked the man unexpectedly in a narrow passage where Areithous' famous club was useless. Lycurgus took Areithous' armor as spoils and wore it himself, but handed it over to Ereuthalion when he had grown old.[5] According to scholia on the Argonautica, Ereuthalion was also vanquished by Lycurgus, who laid an ambush against him and overcame him in the ensuing battle. The Arcadians celebrated a feast known as Moleia in commemoration of this mythical event (mōlos being a word for "battle" according to the scholiast), and paid general honors to Lycurgus.[2]
Lycurgus outlived his sons and reached an extreme old age for Epochus fell ill and died while Ancaeus was wounded by the Calydonian boar. On his death, he was succeeded by Echemus, son of Aeropus, son of his brother Cepheus.[6]
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lycurgus, arcadia, other, uses, lycurgus, mythology, greek, mythology, lycurgus, laɪˈkɜːrɡəs, ancient, greek, Λυκοῦργος, lykoûrgos, lykôrɡos, also, lykurgos, lykourgos, king, tegea, arcadia, contents, family, mythology, notes, referencesfamily, editlycurgus, a. For other uses see Lycurgus mythology In Greek mythology Lycurgus laɪˈkɜːrɡes Ancient Greek Lykoῦrgos Lykourgos lykorɡos also Lykurgos or Lykourgos was a king of Tegea in Arcadia Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Notes 4 ReferencesFamily editLycurgus was the son of Aleus the previous ruler of Tegea and Neaera daughter of Pereus and thus brother to the Argonauts Amphidamas Cepheus Auge and Alcidice 1 He married either Cleophyle Eurynome or Antinoe 2 and fathered these sons Ancaeus Epochus Amphidamas and Iasius 3 Mythology editLycurgus was notorious for killing by ambushing him a warrior called Areithous 4 He attacked the man unexpectedly in a narrow passage where Areithous famous club was useless Lycurgus took Areithous armor as spoils and wore it himself but handed it over to Ereuthalion when he had grown old 5 According to scholia on the Argonautica Ereuthalion was also vanquished by Lycurgus who laid an ambush against him and overcame him in the ensuing battle The Arcadians celebrated a feast known as Moleia in commemoration of this mythical event mōlos being a word for battle according to the scholiast and paid general honors to Lycurgus 2 Lycurgus outlived his sons and reached an extreme old age for Epochus fell ill and died while Ancaeus was wounded by the Calydonian boar On his death he was succeeded by Echemus son of Aeropus son of his brother Cepheus 6 Notes edit Apollodorus 3 9 1 a b Scholia on Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica 1 164 Apollodorus 3 9 2 Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 8 4 10 mentions only Ancaeus and Epochus Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 8 4 10 Homer Iliad 7 136 150 Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 8 4 10 amp 8 5 1References editApollodorus The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer F B A F R S in 2 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1921 ISBN 0 674 99135 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website 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 ISBN 978 0674995796 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Homer Homeri Opera in five volumes Oxford Oxford University Press 1920 ISBN 978 0198145318 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library 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 ISBN 0 674 99328 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lycurgus of Arcadia amp oldid 1189394983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
