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Listed 11 sub titles with search on: Homeric world  for wider area of: "KARIA Ancient country TURKEY" .


Homeric world (11)

Hegemons

Nastes

KARIA (Ancient country) TURKEY
Son of Nomion, a Carian leader in the Trojan War (Il. 2.867).

Perseus Project

Amphimachus

Son of Nomion, a Carian leader, who was slain by Achilles (Il. 2.870).

Amphimachus. A son of Nomion, who together with his brother Nastes led a host of Carians to the assistance of the Trojans. He went to battle richly adorned with gold, but was thrown by Achilles into the Scamander. (Hom. Il. ii. 870, &c.) Conon (Narrat. 6) calls him a king of the Lycians.

Heroes

Nomion

The father of Amphimachus and Nastes (Il. 2.871).

Kings

Amisodarus

King of Caria, whose children, Atymnius and Maris, participated in the Trojan War and were killed by the sons of Nestor (Il. 16.317 & 16.328).

Amisodarus (Amisodaros), a king of Lycia (or Caria?), who was said to have brought up the monster Chimaera (Hom. Il. xvi. 328; Eustath. ad Hom.; Apollod. ii. 3.1; Aelian, H. A. ix. 23). His sons Atymnius and Maris were slain at Troy by the sons of Nestor. (Il. xvi. 317, &c.)

Place-names according to Homer

Phthires

A mountain in Caria (Il. 2.868).

Trojan Allies

Carians

The Carians participated in the Trojan War on the side of the Trojans (Il. 2.867, 10.428).

Trojan heroes of the Trojan War and their allies

Atymnius

He was the son of Amisodarus, who was slain by Antilochus (Il. 16.317).

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