Isander Explained

Type:	Greek
Siblings:	Hippolochus and Laodamia
Isander
Abode:	Lycia
Deity Of:	Prince of Lycia
Parents:	Bellerophon and Philonoe
Other Names:	Isandrus, Peisander
Member Of:	the Lycian Royal Family

In Greek mythology, Isander or Isandrus (Ancient Greek: Ἴσανδρόν means "like a man") or Peisander, was a Lycian prince and the son of King Bellerophon.

Family

Isander's mother was Philonoe, daughter of the King Iobates.^[1] In some accounts, she was also known as Alkimedousa,^[2] Anticleia,^[3] Pasandra or Cassandra.^[4] Isander's siblings were Hippolochus (father of Glaucus) and Laodamia (also called Deidamia^[5] or Hippodamia,^[6] mother of Sarpedon by Zeus).^[7]

Mythology

Isander was slain by Ares, as he fought against the "glorious" Solymi, a Lycian tribe.^[8] His misfortune was said to be in compensation of the previous victories of his father Bellerophon.^[9]

Notes

1. [Homer]
2. [Scholia]
3. Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 13.82b
4. Scholia on Homer, Iliad 6.155
5. [Diodorus Siculus]
6. [Pseudo-Clement]
7. Homer, Iliad 6.196–197
8. Homer, Iliad 6.203–204; Strabo, 12.8.5 & 13.4.16
9. [John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]

References

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• Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• 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. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . 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. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theio.com
• Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.