Asius
Also known as: Asius son of Hyrtacus / Hector’s uncle · Family: Trojan · Role: commander · First appears: BOOK II
🌐 Also appears in: Greek Mythology — A Family Orrery (as Asius)
Life events
- Idomeneus kills Asius before he can return to Ilius.(BOOK XII)
- With: Idomeneus
- “Nevermore was he to return to wind-beaten Ilius, exulting in his chariot and his horses; ere he could do so, death of ill-omened name had overshadowed him and he had fallen by the spear of Idomeneus the noble son of Deucalion.”
- Idomeneus kills Asius with a spear through the throat.(BOOK XIII)
- With: Idomeneus
- “Idomeneus smote him with his spear in the throat under the chin, and the bronze point went clean through it.”
BOOK II
- parent: Hyrtacus “Asius, son of Hyrtacus, a brave commander”
BOOK XII
- parent: Hyrtacus “Asius, the son of Hyrtacus”
- enemies with Idomeneus “he had fallen by the spear of Idomeneus the noble son of Deucalion”
- child: Adamas “Adamas the son of Asius”
BOOK XIII
- enemies with Antilochus “thereupon Antilochus hit him in the middle of his body with a spear”
BOOK XVI
- siblings with Hecuba “Asius, who was Hector’s uncle, being own brother to Hecuba”
- parent: Dymas “Asius, who was Hector’s uncle, being own brother to Hecuba, and son of Dymas”
- younger kin: Hector “Asius, who was Hector’s uncle”
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Extracted from the original text of The Iliad. Made with Rho MD.