Idomeneus (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Idomeneus (;^[1] Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ἰδομενεύς) may refer to two different personages:

• Idomeneus, the Cretan leader during the Trojan War. He was the son of Deucalion, son of King Minos.^[2]
• Idomeneus, a Trojan prince as one of the sons of King Priam of Troy by an unknown woman.^[3]

Notes

1. John Walker & William Trollope, 1830, A key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and scripture proper names, p 68;

   Robert Palfrey Utter, 1918, Every-day pronunciation, p 127

2. [Homer]
3. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]

References

• Apollodorus, 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.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• 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. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.