Agapenor
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Agapenor was in Greek mythology
a leader of the Arcadians
in the Trojan war
. He was a son of Ancaeus, and grandson of Lycurgus
. As king of the Arcadians
he received sixty ships from Agamemnon
, in which he led his Arcadians to Troy
. He also occurs among the suitors of Helen. He was one of the men to be in the Trojan Horse
.
On his return from Troy he was cast by a storm on the coast of Cyprus
, where he founded the town of Paphos
and in it the famous temple of Aphrodite
. He also occurs in the story of Harmonia
.
Agapenor had a daughter Laodice, who was known for having sent to Tegea
a robe as a gift to Athena
Alea, and to have built a temple of Aphrodite
Paphia in Tegea.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
a leader of the Arcadians
Arcadians
Arcadians can refer to:* Residents of Arcadia, Greece* The Arcadians , a choir in Oxford, England* The Arcadians , a 1909 long-running musical theatre comedy...
in the Trojan war
Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
. He was a son of Ancaeus, and grandson of Lycurgus
Lycurgus (Arcadia)
Lycurgus, in Greek mythology, was the king of Arcadia. He was the son of Aleus, the previous ruler, and Neaera, daughter of Proteus. Lycurgus married either Cleophyle or Eurynome and fathered these sons: Ancaeus, Epochus, Amphidamas, and Iasius....
. As king of the Arcadians
Arcadians
Arcadians can refer to:* Residents of Arcadia, Greece* The Arcadians , a choir in Oxford, England* The Arcadians , a 1909 long-running musical theatre comedy...
he received sixty ships from Agamemnon
Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Electra and Orestes. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area...
, in which he led his Arcadians to Troy
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
. He also occurs among the suitors of Helen. He was one of the men to be in the Trojan Horse
Trojan Horse
The Trojan Horse is a tale from the Trojan War about the stratagem that allowed the Greeks finally to enter the city of Troy and end the conflict. In the canonical version, after a fruitless 10-year siege, the Greeks constructed a huge wooden horse, and hid a select force of men inside...
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On his return from Troy he was cast by a storm on the coast of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, where he founded the town of Paphos
Paphos
Paphos , sometimes referred to as Pafos, is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. The currently inhabited city is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about west of the...
and in it the famous temple of Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia....
. He also occurs in the story of Harmonia
Harmonia (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Harmonia is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia, and her Greek opposite is Eris, whose Roman counterpart is Discordia.-Origins:...
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Agapenor had a daughter Laodice, who was known for having sent to Tegea
Tegea
Tegea was a settlement in ancient Greece, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was the village Stadio....
a robe as a gift to Athena
Athena
In Greek mythology, Athena, Athenê, or Athene , also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene , is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, justice, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is...
Alea, and to have built a temple of Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia....
Paphia in Tegea.