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- How old was Nestor? - Mythology Folklore Stack Exchange
In the Iliad Nestor is noted to have been king of Pylos for 2 generations and starting on his third This would mean that Nestor was more than 60 years old when the Trojan War started and my guess is between 70 and 80 since he was young when Herakles asked Neleus (Nestor's father) to cleanse him of a blood-debt
- greek - Mythology Folklore Stack Exchange
Nestor; Nireus; Perithoas; Philoctetes; Phrix; Sostratus; Nowhere it is mentioned that Eurystheus and Heracles were lovers, neigh, had feeling for each other Hence the probability of Eurystheus being one of Heracles' lovers is ruled out sources: Wikipedia Hellenica
- Frequent odyssey Questions - Mythology Folklore Stack Exchange
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- How much time is a generation in the odyssey and Iliad?
Prompted by the question How old was Nestor is there any reference to how much Homer considered a generation to be? I cannot seem to find any good reference that is reliable and sourced correctly, most sites in my search results have varying numbers but no specific sources or pages to consult on whether their interpretation is the correct one
- Odysseus raid on the Cicones at Ismaros (Odyssey Book 9 lines 40-66)
4 b Trojan women slaves While not explicitly stated in the Odyssey, it is surely implied that there will be some on Odysseus' ships Indeed, in Book 3 lines 152-3, Nestor describes the departure of the victorious Greeks, including Odysseus, from Troy: ' dragged our ships down to the sea piled high with loot and women'
- greek - How did Homer describe Mycenae? - Mythology Folklore Stack . . .
About your first question, there are no mentions of that Perseus in the Odyssey, but of another Perseus that was son of Nestor and Eurydice (or Anaxibia) And in the Iliad there's no link of Perseus with Mycenae, but there it is with Argos:
- Did anyone make it to the Isles of the Blessed?
Yes, there are several specifically named characters in this role Aaron Atsma's website The Theoi Project has a page thereon entitled Elysion [Elysium], detailing the geography (or, actually, different geographies according to the variety of writers from diverse periods in ancient Greek mythography) and citizenship of the Mythic Realm (he has a whole series of pages on the different "Mythic
- Why did the Trojans accept Paris back? - Mythology Folklore Stack . . .
During these games the following competed in the footrace: Nestor son of Neleus; Helenus, Deiphobus, and Polites, all sons of Priam; Telephus son of Hercules; Cygnus son of Neptune; Sarpedon son of Jupiter; and Paris Alexander, Priam’s shepherd and son, although he was not aware of it Paris won the race and was discovered to be Priam’s son
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