Tlepolemus (son of Heracles)
Mortal man
In Greek mythology, Tlepolemus (; Ancient Greek: Τληπόλεμος, romanized: Tlēpólemos, lit. 'enduring war' or 'patient in battle') was the leader of the Rhodian forces in the Trojan War.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“Of all these was IdomeneusIdId, famed for his spear, captain, and MerionesMeMe, the peer of Enyalius, slayer of men. And with these there followed eighty black ships. And TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, led from Rhodes nine ships of the lordly Rhodians,”
“that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,”
“for all he was so tall and mighty and lordly, thrust him from them; and he gave ground and was made to reel. So these toiled in the mighty conflict, but TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, was roused by resistless fate against godlike Sarpedon
.”
“And when they were come near as they advanced one against the other, the son and grandson of Zeusthe cloud-gatherer, then TlepolemusTlTl was first to speak, saying: Sarpedon
, counsellor of the Lycians, why must thou be skulking here, that art a man unskilled in battle?”
“So spake Sarpedon, and TlepolemusTlTl lifted on high his ashen spear, and the long spears sped from the hands of both at one moment. Sarpedon
smote him full upon the neck, and the grievous point passed clean through, and down upon his eyes came the darkness of night and enfolded him.”
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Ancestor · Sources
Of all these was IdomeneusIdId, famed for his spear, captain, and MerionesMeMe, the peer of Enyalius, slayer of men. And with these there followed eighty black ships. And TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, led from Rhodes nine ships of the lordly Rhodians,
Il. 2.653
Father · Sources
that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,
for all he was so tall and mighty and lordly, thrust him from them; and he gave ground and was made to reel. So these toiled in the mighty conflict, but TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, was roused by resistless fate against godlike Sarpedon
.
They speak but a lie that say thou art sprung from Zeusthat beareth the aegis, seeing thou art inferior far to those warriors that were sprung from Zeus
in the days of men of old. Of other sort, men say, was mighty Heracles
, my father, staunch in fight, the lionhearted,
Il. 2.658 · Il. 5.628 · Il. 5.638–639
Mother · Sources
that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,
Il. 2.658
Brother · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Геракл. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются.
that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,
Howbeit he was a weakling, and but few people followed with him. And they that held Nisyrus and Crapathus and Casus and Cos, the city of EurypylusEuEu, and the Calydnian isles, these again were led by PheidippusPhPh and AntiphusAnAn, the two sons of king Thessalus, son of Heracles.
for all he was so tall and mighty and lordly, thrust him from them; and he gave ground and was made to reel. So these toiled in the mighty conflict, but TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, was roused by resistless fate against godlike Sarpedon
.
Il. 2.658 · Il. 2.679 · Il. 5.628 · Il. 5.638–639
Grandfather · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Зевс → Геракл → Тлеполем.
that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,
And so suffered monstrous Hadeseven as the rest a bitter arrow, when this same man, the son of Zeus
that beareth the aegis, smote him in Pylos amid the dead, and gave him over to pains. But he went to the house of Zeus
and to high Olympus with grief at heart, pierced through with pains;
for all he was so tall and mighty and lordly, thrust him from them; and he gave ground and was made to reel. So these toiled in the mighty conflict, but TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, was roused by resistless fate against godlike Sarpedon
.
Il. 2.658 · Il. 5.396 · Il. 5.628 · Il. 5.638–639 · Il. 8.363–365 · Il. 14.266 · Il. 14.324
Grandmother · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Алкмена → Геракл → Тлеполем.
that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,
for all he was so tall and mighty and lordly, thrust him from them; and he gave ground and was made to reel. So these toiled in the mighty conflict, but TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, was roused by resistless fate against godlike Sarpedon
.
They speak but a lie that say thou art sprung from Zeusthat beareth the aegis, seeing thou art inferior far to those warriors that were sprung from Zeus
in the days of men of old. Of other sort, men say, was mighty Heracles
, my father, staunch in fight, the lionhearted,
Il. 2.658 · Il. 5.628 · Il. 5.638–639 · Il. 14.324
Great-grandfather · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Кронос → Зевс → Геракл → Тлеполем.
one king, to whom the son of crooked-counselling Cronoshath vouchsafed the sceptre and judgments, that he may take counsel for his people. Thus masterfully did he range through the host, and they hasted back to the place of gathering from their ships and huts with noise, as when a wave of the loud-resounding sea
and the mother fluttered around them, wailing for her dear little ones; howbeit he coiled himself and caught her by the wing as she screamed about him. But when he had devoured the sparrow's little ones and the mother with them, the god, who had brought him to the light, made him to be unseen; for the son of crooked-counselling Cronosturned him to stone;
that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,
Il. 2.205–206 · Il. 2.319 · Il. 2.658 · Il. 4.75 · Il. 5.396 · Il. 5.628 · Il. 5.638–639 · Il. 8.363–365 · Il. 9.37 · Il. 9.171 · Il. 9.236 · Il. 9.419 · Il. 9.502 · Il. 9.686 · Il. 10.71 · Il. 14.266 · Il. 14.324 · Il. 15.187 · Il. 16.431 · Il. 18.293
Great-grandmother · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Рея → Зевс → Геракл → Тлеполем.
that dwelt in Rhodes sundered in three divisions—in Lindos and Ialysus and Cameirus, white with chalk. These were led by TlepolemusTlTl, famed for his spear, he that was born to mighty Heraclesby Astyocheia, whom he had led forth out of Ephyre from the river Selleïs,
And so suffered monstrous Hadeseven as the rest a bitter arrow, when this same man, the son of Zeus
that beareth the aegis, smote him in Pylos amid the dead, and gave him over to pains. But he went to the house of Zeus
and to high Olympus with grief at heart, pierced through with pains;
for all he was so tall and mighty and lordly, thrust him from them; and he gave ground and was made to reel. So these toiled in the mighty conflict, but TlepolemusTlTl, son of Heracles, a valiant man and tall, was roused by resistless fate against godlike Sarpedon
.
Il. 2.658 · Il. 5.396 · Il. 5.628 · Il. 5.638–639 · Il. 8.363–365 · Il. 14.266 · Il. 14.324 · Il. 15.187
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Opponent · Sources
And when they were come near as they advanced one against the other, the son and grandson of Zeusthe cloud-gatherer, then TlepolemusTlTl was first to speak, saying: Sarpedon
, counsellor of the Lycians, why must thou be skulking here, that art a man unskilled in battle?
Il. 5.630
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