The Iliad · Eng

Ancaeus

Mortal man

In Greek mythology, Ancaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀγκαῖος, romanized: Ankaîos) was both an Argonaut and a participant in the Calydonian Boar hunt, in which he met his end.

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A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

“and they that dwelt in Pheneos and Orchomenus, rich in flocks, and Rhipe and Stratia and wind-swept Enispe; and that held Tegea and lovely Mantineia; and that held Stymphalus and dwelt in Parrhasia, —all these were led by the son of Ancaeus, Lord Agapenor,”
Il. 2.605–609

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and they that dwelt in Pheneos and Orchomenus, rich in flocks, and Rhipe and Stratia and wind-swept Enispe; and that held Tegea and lovely Mantineia; and that held Stymphalus and dwelt in Parrhasia, —all these were led by the son of Ancaeus, Lord Agapenor,
Il. 2.609

Il. 2.609

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Wikidata Q2446902

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