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In Greek mythology
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
, Polydorus (Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
: ????d????, i.e. "many-gift[ed]") referred to several different people.

  1. An Argive, son of Hippomedon
    Hippomedon

    In Greek mythology, Hippomedon was one of the Seven Against Thebes and father of Polydorus. His father was either Talaus, the father of Adrastus, or Aristomachus, his brother, and his mother may have been Metidice, Adrastus' sister....
    . Pausanias
    Pausanias (geographer)

    Pausanias was a Roman Greece traveller and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius....
     lists him as one of the Epigoni
    Epigoni

    In Greek mythology, 'Epigoni' are the sons of the Argive heroes who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the Thebaid , in which Polynices and six allies attacked Thebes, Greece because Polynices' brother, Eteocles, refused to give up the throne as promised....
    , who attacked Thebes
    Thebes, Greece

    Thebes is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, Greece, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain....
     in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven Against Thebes
    Seven Against Thebes

    The Seven against Thebes is a mythic narrative whose classic statement is found in the play by Aeschylus concerning the battle between the Seven led by Polynices, traditional Theban enemies, and the army of Thebes, Greece headed by Eteocles and his supporters....
    , who died attempting the same thing.
  2. Polydorus
    Polydorus (son of Cadmus)

    Polydorus was the only son of Cadmus and Harmonia_ and king of Thebes, Greece. Upon his father's death, Pentheus, the son of his sister Agave and Echion, one of the Spartoi, ruled Thebes....
    , son of Cadmus
    Cadmus

    Cadmus or Kadmos , in Greek mythology mythology, was a Phoenician prince, the son of Agenor and the brother of Phoenix , Cilix and Europa ....
     and Harmonia, and father of Labdacus
    Labdacus

    In Greek mythology, Labdacus was the only son of Polydorus and a king of Thebes . Labdacus was a grandson of Thebes' founder, Cadmus. His mother was Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus....
     by his wife Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus
    Nycteus

    In Greek mythology, Nycteus was a king of Thebes, Greece. His rule began after the death of Polydorus, and ended when he was succeeded by his brother Lycus ....
    .
  3. A Trojan, and King Priam
    Priam

    In Greek mythology, Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son of Laomedon. Modern scholars derive his name from the Luwian compound Priimuua, which means "exceptionally courageous"....
    's youngest son during 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 stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta....
    .






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    In Greek mythology
    Greek mythology

    Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
    , Polydorus (Greek
    Greek language

    Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
    : ????d????, i.e. "many-gift[ed]") referred to several different people.

    1. An Argive, son of Hippomedon
      Hippomedon

      In Greek mythology, Hippomedon was one of the Seven Against Thebes and father of Polydorus. His father was either Talaus, the father of Adrastus, or Aristomachus, his brother, and his mother may have been Metidice, Adrastus' sister....
      . Pausanias
      Pausanias (geographer)

      Pausanias was a Roman Greece traveller and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius....
       lists him as one of the Epigoni
      Epigoni

      In Greek mythology, 'Epigoni' are the sons of the Argive heroes who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the Thebaid , in which Polynices and six allies attacked Thebes, Greece because Polynices' brother, Eteocles, refused to give up the throne as promised....
      , who attacked Thebes
      Thebes, Greece

      Thebes is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, Greece, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain....
       in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven Against Thebes
      Seven Against Thebes

      The Seven against Thebes is a mythic narrative whose classic statement is found in the play by Aeschylus concerning the battle between the Seven led by Polynices, traditional Theban enemies, and the army of Thebes, Greece headed by Eteocles and his supporters....
      , who died attempting the same thing.
    2. Polydorus
      Polydorus (son of Cadmus)

      Polydorus was the only son of Cadmus and Harmonia_ and king of Thebes, Greece. Upon his father's death, Pentheus, the son of his sister Agave and Echion, one of the Spartoi, ruled Thebes....
      , son of Cadmus
      Cadmus

      Cadmus or Kadmos , in Greek mythology mythology, was a Phoenician prince, the son of Agenor and the brother of Phoenix , Cilix and Europa ....
       and Harmonia, and father of Labdacus
      Labdacus

      In Greek mythology, Labdacus was the only son of Polydorus and a king of Thebes . Labdacus was a grandson of Thebes' founder, Cadmus. His mother was Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus....
       by his wife Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus
      Nycteus

      In Greek mythology, Nycteus was a king of Thebes, Greece. His rule began after the death of Polydorus, and ended when he was succeeded by his brother Lycus ....
      .
    3. A Trojan, and King Priam
      Priam

      In Greek mythology, Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son of Laomedon. Modern scholars derive his name from the Luwian compound Priimuua, which means "exceptionally courageous"....
      's youngest son during 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 stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta....
      . He was sent with gifts of jewelry and gold to the court of King Polymestor
      Polymestor

      In Greek mythology, Polymestor was a King of Thrace. His wife was Ilione, the eldest daughter of King Priam.Polydorus, King Priam's youngest son, was sent with gifts of jewelry and gold to the court of King Polymestor to keep him safe during the Trojan War....
       to be kept safe during the Trojan War. The fighting was getting vicious and Priam was frightened for the child's safety. After Troy fell, Polymestor threw Polydorus to his death to take the treasure
      Treasure

      Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure ....
       for himself. Hecuba
      Hecuba

      Hecuba was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy, with whom she had 19 children. The most famous of said children was Hector of Troy....
      , Polydorus' mother, eventually avenged her son. This story is depicted in Hecuba
      Hecuba (play)

      Hecuba is a tragedy by Euripides written c. 424 BC. It takes place after the Trojan War, but before the Greeks have departed Troy.It depicts Hecuba's grief over the loss of a daughter, and the revenge she takes over the loss of a son....
       by Euripides
      Euripides

      Euripides was the last of the three great tragedy of classical Athens . Ancient scholars thought that Euripides had written ninety-five plays, although four of those were probably written by Critias....
      .
    4. Another Trojan, and another son of Priam. As recounted in Homer
      Homer

      Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek language epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as of the Homeric Hymns....
      's Iliad
      ILiad

      The iLiad is an electronic handheld device, or e-book device, which can be used for document reading and editing. Like the Sony Reader or Amazon Kindle, the iLiad makes use of an electronic paper display....
      , this Polydorus was a son of Priam and Laothoe
      Laothoe

      In Greek mythology, Laothoe was a wife of Priam, king of Troy, and mother of Lycaon . Her father was Altes. Laothoe was also one of the daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Antiphus....
      , and fought during the Trojan War. He was slain by Achilles
      Achilles

      In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greeks hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad, which takes for its theme ; the Wrath of Achilles....
      .
    5. One of the three Rhodian sculptors who created the statue Laocoön and his Sons
      Laocoön and his Sons

      The statue of Laoco?n and His Sons, also called the Laoco?n Group, is a monumental marble sculpture now in the Vatican Museums, Rome....
      .


    Polydorus is also the name of an Agiad King of Sparta
    Kings of Sparta

    Sparta was an important Ancient Greece polis in the Peloponnesus. It was unusual among Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic period in Greece....
    . He was preceeded by Alcmenes
    Alcmenes

    Alcmenes or Alcamenes, Alkamenos, was the king of Sparta, of the Agiad dynasty, from c. 740 BC to c. 700 BC. According to Pausanias , he was a commander in the night-expedition against Ampheia, which began the First Messenian War, but died before its 4th year....
     and succeeded by Eurycrates
    Eurycrates

    Eurycrates or Eurykrates was a king of the Greek city state of Sparta, one of the Agiad kings, who was preceded by his father Polydorus and followed by his son Anaxander....
    , reigning in the 7th century BC. He fought in the latter part of the First Messenian War
    First Messenian War

    The First Messenian War was a war between Messenia and Sparta. It began around 743 BC and ended around 724 BC....
    , alongside the Eurypontid
    Kings of Sparta

    Sparta was an important Ancient Greece polis in the Peloponnesus. It was unusual among Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic period in Greece....
     king Theopompus
    Theopompus (king of Sparta)

    Theopompus was a Kings of Sparta#Eurypontid Kings of Sparta. He is believed to have reigned during the late 8th century BC and early 7th century BC....
    .