Machaon

Also known as: son of Aesculapius · Family: Achaean · Role: healer and commander · First appears: BOOK II

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Mythology — A Family Orrery (as Machaon)

Life events

• Machaon removes the arrow from Menelaus and treats his wound with soothing drugs.(BOOK IV)
  • With: Menelaus
  • “Machaon passed into the middle of the ring and at once drew the arrow from the belt, bending its barbs back through the force with which he pulled it out.”
• The Trojans renew the fighting while Machaon and others attend Menelaus.(BOOK IV)
  • With: Menelaus
  • “While they were thus busy about Menelaus, the Trojans came forward against them, for they had put on their armour, and now renewed the fight.”
• Alexandrus wounds Machaon, and Nestor carries him away from the fighting.(BOOK XI)
  • With: Paris Nestor
  • “Alexandrus husband of lovely Helen stayed the prowess of Machaon, shepherd of his people, by wounding him in the right shoulder with a triple-barbed arrow. The Achaeans were in great fear that as the fight had turned against them the Trojans might take him prisoner, and Idomeneus said to Nestor, “Nestor son of Neleus, honour to the Achaean name, mount your chariot at once; take Machaon with you and drive your horses to the ships as fast as you can.””
• Achilles sends Patroclus to identify the wounded man Nestor is carrying from battle.(BOOK XI)
  • With: Achilles Patroclus
  • “He called from the ship to his comrade Patroclus, who heard him in the tent and came out looking like Mars himself—here indeed was the beginning of the ill that presently befell him. “Why,” said he, “Achilles, do you call me? What do you want with me?” And Achilles answered, “Noble son of Menoetius, man after my own heart, I take it that I shall now have the Achaeans praying at my knees, for they are in great straits; go, Patroclus, and ask Nestor who it is that he is bearing away wounded from the field; from his back I should say it was Machaon son of Aesculapius, but I could not see his face for the horses went by me at full speed.””

BOOK II

• parent: Aesculapius “these were commanded by the two sons of Aesculapius, skilled in the art of healing, Podalirius and Machaon.”
• siblings with Podalirius “the two sons of Aesculapius, skilled in the art of healing, Podalirius and Machaon”

BOOK IV

• with Agamemnon (interaction) “Talthybius, tell Machaon, son to the great physician, Aesculapius, to come and see Menelaus immediately.”
• parent: Aesculapius “Talthybius, tell Machaon, son to the great physician, Aesculapius, to come and see Menelaus immediately.”
• with Talthybius (interaction) “Talthybius, tell Machaon, son to the great physician, Aesculapius, to come and see Menelaus immediately.”
• with Menelaus (interaction) “Machaon passed into the middle of the ring and at once drew the arrow from the belt”

BOOK XI

• parent: Aesculapius (Aesculapius is Machaon's father.) “Machaon son of the famed physician Aesculapius, went with him.”
• with Nestor (Nestor carries wounded Machaon from battle.) “Nestor knight of Gerene did as Idomeneus had counselled; he at once mounted his chariot, and Machaon son of the famed physician Aesculapius, went with him.”

BOOK XIV

• parent: Aesculapius “the son of Aesculapius”

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Extracted from the original text of The Iliad. Made with Rho MD.