Alexander (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Alexander (/ˌalɪgˈzɑːndə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, lit. 'protector of men') may refer to the following:

Alexander, an alternative name of Paris, prince of Troy and son of King Priam.^[1]^[2]

Alexander, prince of Tiryns as son of King Eurystheus and Antimache, daughter of Prince Amphidamas of Arcadia. He was killed in war by the Athenians.^[3]

References

^ Homer, Iliad 3.253; The Cypria 1; Euripides, Helen 32, Rhesus 627 & Trojan Women 942; Apollodorus, 3.12.5; Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.48.3; Hyginus, Fabulae 90
^ Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.
^ Apollodorus, 2.8.1 & 3.9.2

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[1] Homer, Iliad 3.253; The Cypria 1; Euripides, Helen 32, Rhesus 627 & Trojan Women 942; Apollodorus, 3.12.5; Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.48.3; Hyginus, Fabulae 90

[2] Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.

[3] Apollodorus, 2.8.1 & 3.9.2

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