Pylaeus Explained

In Greek mythology, Pylaeus (Ancient Greek: Πύλαιος), son of Lethus, son of Teutamides, descendant of Pelasgus.[1] He was one of the allies to King Priam in the Trojan War; he commanded the Pelasgian contingent together with his brother Hippothous.[2] [3] Pylaeus is hardly ever mentioned separately from his brother; they are said to have fallen in battle together by Dictys Cretensis[4] and to have been buried "in a garden" according to the late Latin poet Ausonius.[5]

Strabo, in his comment on the Homeric passage referenced above, mentions that according to a local tradition of Lesbos, Pylaeus also commanded the Lesbian army and had a mountain on the island named Pylaeus after him.[6]

Pylaeus is also an epithet of Hermes.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. [Dionysius of Halicarnassus]
  2. [Homer]
  3. [Dictys Cretensis]
  4. Dictys Cretensis, 3.14
  5. Ausonius, Epitaph of Heroes Who Participated in The Trojan War 21
  6. [Strabo]
  7. [Scholia]