Nausimedon Explained

In Greek mythology, Nausimedon (Ancient Greek: Ναυσιμέδοντα) was a Euboean prince as the son of King Nauplius.[1]

Family

Nausimedon's mother was either Clymene (daughter of King Catreus),[2] Hesione,[3] or Philyra.[4] He was the brother of Oeax and the famous Palamedes.

Mythology

Nausimedon and his brother Oeax were killed by Pylades after helping Aegisthus in his fight with Orestes.[5]

Notes

  1. Book: Schmitz, Leonhard. Leonhard Schmitz

    . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Little, Brown and Company. 1870. Smith. William. William Smith (lexicographer). 2. Boston. 1144. Nauplius 3. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofgree02smituoft/page/1144/mode/1up. Leonhard Schmitz.

  2. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
  3. Web site: Hesione. oxfordreference.com. Oxford University Press.
  4. Hard, p. 236; Gantz, p. 604; Apollodorus, 3.2.2 with Cercops as the authority for Hesione while Nostoi as the source for Philyra
  5. Nausimedon and Oeax were referred only as Nauplius's sons in Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.22.6

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