Ormenius (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Ormenius (Ancient Greek: Ὀρμένιος) may refer to various characters:

• Ormenius, a warrior in the army of Dionysus during the Indian War. He was killed by Deriades, king of the Indians.^[1]
• Ormenius, king of Pelasgiotis killed by Heracles. He had a daughter Astydamia, who had a son Ctesippus with Heracles.^[2]
• Ormenius, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.^[3] He, with the other suitors, was killed by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.^[4]

Notes

1. [Nonnus]
2. [Diodorus Siculus]
3. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
4. Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33

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.
• 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.
• Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940–1942. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.