Greek mythological figures
In Greek mythology , Peisander or Pisander (; Ancient Greek : Πείσανδρος Peisandros ) may refer to the following characters:
Pisander, also called Isander ,[ 1] a Lycian prince as son of Bellerophon and Philonoe , daughter of King Iobates . In some accounts, his mother was known as Alkimedousa ,[ 2] Anticleia ,[ 3] Pasandra or Cassandra .[ 4] Pisander's siblings were Hippolochus (father of Glaucus ) and Laodamia (also called Deidamia [ 5] or Hippodamia ,[ 6] mother of Sarpedon by Zeus ).[ 7] He was slain by Ares , as he fought against the Solymi , a Lycian tribe.[ 8]
Pisander, an Achaean soldier commanded a company of Myrmidons . He was the son of Maemalus .[ 9]
Pisander, a Trojan warrior and son of Antimachus . He was the brother of Hippolochus ,[ 10] Hippomachus ,[ 11] and Tisiphone .[ 12] During the Trojan War , Pisander and Hippolochus asked Agamemnon for mercy and to be taken prisoner alive, saying that their rich father would pay a ransom for him. They were nevertheless slain by Agamemnon.[ 13]
Pisander, another Trojan soldier who was killed by Menelaus .[ 14]
Pisander, a native of Abydos in Troad and the father of Maenalus , a Trojan warrior.[ 15]
Pisander, son of Polyctor and one of the suitors of Penelope from Same along with other 22 wooers.[ 16] He was slain by Philoetius during the assault of Odysseus .[ 17]
See also
Jovian asteroid 248183 Peisandros , named after the Trojan warrior killed by Agamemnon
Notes
^ Homer , Iliad 6.203
^ Scholia on Homer 's Iliad , 6.192.
^ Scholia ad Pindar , Olympian Ode 13.82b
^ Scholia on Homer 's Iliad , 6.155.
^ Diodorus Siculus , 5.79.3
^ Pseudo-Clement , Recognitions 10.21
^ Homer , Iliad 6.196–197.
^ Homer , Iliad 6.203–204; Strabo , 12.8.5 & 13.4.16
^ Homer , Iliad 16.193
^ Homer , Iliad 11.122 & 138.
^ Homer , Iliad 12.188–189.
^ Quintus Smyrnaeus , 1.406
^ Homer , Iliad 11.122 ff.
^ Homer , Iliad 13.601 ff.
^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 3.299
^ Homer , Odyssey 18.299; Apollodorus , E.7.28 .
^ Homer , Odyssey 22.267; Apollodorus , E.7.33 .
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