Alcathous

For the insect genus, see Alcathous (genus)

Alcathous /ælˈkæθoʊəs/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκάθοος) was the name of several people in Greek mythology:

Alcathous, son of Pelops, killed the Cithaeronian lion.
Alcathous, son of Aesyetes, husband of Hippodameia, the daughter of Anchises and sister of Aeneas, who was educated in the house of Alcathous.^[1] In the Trojan War, he was one of the Trojan leaders, and was one of the handsomest and bravest among them.^[2] He was slain by the Cretan king Idomeneus with the assistance of Poseidon, who struck Alcathous with blindness and paralyzed his limbs so that he could not flee.^[3]
Alcathous, son of Porthaon and Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas.^[4] He was killed by Tydeus, the son of Oeneus, Alcathous' brother.^[5] In another story, he was instead killed by Oenomaus, being one of the unsuccessful suitors of Hippodamia.^[6]
Alcathous, one of the companions of Aeneas. He was killed by Caedicus, one of the warriors of Turnus.
Alcathous, one the guardians of Thebes. He was killed by Amphiaraus.^[7]
Alcathous, a Trojan warrior, killed by Achilles in the Trojan War.^[8]
Alcathous, another, otherwise unknown personage of this name is mentioned by Virgil.^[9]

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Characters in the Iliad

Achaeans	Acamas Achilles Agamemnon Agapenor Ajax the Greater Ajax the Lesser Alcimus Anticlus Antilochus Arcesilaus Ascalaphus Automedon Balius and Xanthus Bias Calchas Diomedes Elephenor Epeius Eudoros Euryalus Eurybates Eurydamas Eurypylus Guneus Helen Ialmenus Idomeneus Leitus Leonteus Lycomedes Machaon Medon Meges Menelaus Menestheus Meriones Neoptolemus Nestor Nireus Odysseus Palamedes Patroclus Peneleos Philoctetes Phoenix Podalirius Podarces Polites Polypoetes Promachus Protesilaus Prothoenor Schedius Stentor Sthenelus Talthybius Teucer Thersites Thoas Thrasymedes Tlepolemus

Trojans	Aeneas Aesepus Agenor Alcathous Amphimachus Anchises Andromache Antenor Antiphates Antiphus Archelochus Asius Asteropaios Astyanax Atymnius Axylus Briseis Calesius Caletor Cassandra Chryseis Chryses Clytius Coön Dares Phrygius Deiphobus Dolon Epistrophus Euphemus Euphorbus Glaucus Gorgythion Hector Hecuba Helenus Hyperenor Hypsenor Ilioneus Imbrius Iphidamas Kebriones Laocoön Lycaon Melanippus Mentes Mydon Mygdon of Phrygia Othryoneus Pandarus Panthous Paris Pedasus Peirous Phorcys Polites Polydamas Polybus Polydorus Priam Pylaemenes Pylaeus Pyraechmes Rhesus of Thrace Sarpedon Theano Ucalegon

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