Menon (Trojan)
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Menon was a Trojan
soldier killed by Leonteus in the Trojan War
as detailed by Homer
in the Iliad
(XII.201)
External Links
Samuael Butler Translation of Iliad at gutenberg.org
Book 12 of the Iliad, Translated by Ian Johnston
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...
soldier killed by Leonteus 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...
as detailed by Homer
Homer
In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
in the Iliad
Iliad
The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
(XII.201)
External Links
Samuael Butler Translation of Iliad at gutenberg.org
Book 12 of the Iliad, Translated by Ian Johnston