Anchialus (original) (raw)

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This article is about the Greek mythological figures. For the Ancient Greek town of Anchialos/Anchialus, in present day Bulgaria, see Pomorie. For the glacier, see Anchialus Glacier.

In Greek mythology, the name Anchialus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγχίαλος means 'near the sea') may refer to the following characters:

• Anchialus, a 'well-skilled' Greek warrior who participated in the Trojan War. He and Menesthes, while riding a chariot, were killed by the Trojan hero Hector.[1]
• Anchialus of Taphos, father of Mentes.[2]
• Anchialus, a Phaeacian who participated in the games in honor of Odysseus.[3]

1. ^ Homer, Iliad 5.609
2. ^ Homer, Odyssey 1.180
3. ^ Homer, Odyssey 8.111

• 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.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.