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Abas (mythology) In Greek mythology, the name Abas (/ă'-bas/; Ancient Greek: Ἄβας; gen.: Ἄβαντος means "guileless" or "good-hearted") is attributed to several individuals: Abas, king of Argos. [1] Abas, son of Poseidon and Arethusa. [2] A Thracian by birth, Abas founded a tribe known as the Abantians or Abantes.
According to myth Abas became the first king of the Abantes. [7] [8] Abas had a son named Chalkodon who became the second king of the Abantes. He was killed by Amphitryon whilst besieging Thebes. His son was Elephenor, who became the third king of the Abantes. [9] [10] In the Iliad, Homer mentions the Abantes among the Greek allies in the ...
Elephenor received the sons of Theseus of Athens, Acamas and Demophon, when they fled from the usurper Menestheus. [5] One source states that he unwittingly killed his grandfather Abas and was expelled from Euboea; because of that, he had to assemble his troops before the Trojan expedition on a rock of the Euripus Strait opposite Euboea.
Abas Diomedes: Dolops Menelaus: Lyncus Thoas: Pronous Patroclus: Adrestus Diomedes: Abas Sthenelus: Doryclus Ajax the Greater: Lysander Ajax the Greater: Proteus Odysseus: Aeneas Ablerus Antilochus: Dresaeus Polypoetes: Maenalus Odysseus: Prothoon Ajax the Greater: Amphimachus Achilles: Adamas Meriones: Dresus Euryalus: Maris Thrasymedes ...
Chalcodon, the son of Abas and the king of the Abantes. He and Telamon assisted Heracles in his campaign against Elis. While leading his people in an attack on Thebes, Greece he was killed by Amphitryon. His son was Elephenor by either Imenarete, Melanippe or Alcyone. He also had several daughters, one of whom, Chalciope, married Aegeas.
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Alcon, son of Abas, king of the Abantes in Euboea and thus, brother to Arethousa and Dias. [6] He may also be a brother to Canethus [7] and Chalcodon, [8] father of Elephenor. Alcon, a son of Ares, and another one of the hunters of the Calydonian Boar, according to Hyginus. [9]
A bronze coin bearing with the heads of Zeus and Dione on the obverse (left) and the legend ΑΜΑΝΤΩΝ (AMANTON) and a serpent on the reverse (right).. The Amantes (alternatively attested in primary sources, as Amantieis or Amantini) (Ancient Greek: Άμαντες or Αμαντιείς; Latin: Amantinii) were an ancient tribe located in the inland area of the Bay of Vlora north of the ...