Prothoenor

Mortal man

In Greek mythology, Prothoenor (Ancient Greek: Προθοήνωρ, lit. 'the one who runs first before anyone else' or 'first to rush forward') was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, from Thespiae in Boeotia, son of Areilycus (Archilycus) and Theobule, brother of Arcesilaus; he commanded eight ships. In one account, Prothoenor was the son of Alector and Arteis, and thus a half-brother of Leitus and Clonius.

Explore on the graph
Mentions
1
Connected characters
0
Books
1

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

“and Arcesilaus and Prothoënor and Clonius; these were they that dwelt in Hyria and rocky Aulis and Schoenus and Scolus and Eteonus with its many ridges, Thespeia, Graea, and spacious Mycalessus; and that dwelt about Harma and Eilesium and Erythrae;”
Il. 2.495–499

Connections

There is nothing in this section yet.

In art

There is nothing in this section yet.

04 / PROVENANCE

Sources and verification

The character is matched to the catalogue.

Wikidata Q2104755

Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.