Antenor
Family: Trojan · Role: father · First appears: BOOK II
🌐 Also appears in: Greek Mythology — A Family Orrery (as Antenor) · The Aeneid (as Antenor)
In Book II, Antenor is named as the father of Archelochus and Acamas. Book III names Helicaon as his son and says Helicaon had married Laodice; Antenor also says he received Ulysses and Menelaus in his house and knew them by sight and conversation. In Book IV, Laodocus is named as his son, and in Book V Pedaeus is killed as a son of Antenor. Book VI identifies Theano as his wife.
In Book VII, Paris tells Antenor that his words are not to his liking. That book’s event material says Alexandrus refuses to surrender Helen, while offering to return the wealth he brought from Argos and add more. In Book XI, Antenor’s sons named are Iphidamas, Coon, Polybus, and Agenor, as well as Acamas; Coon is identified as his eldest son. Book XV names Laodamas as his son, and Book XX names Demoleon as his son.
Relationship record
Life events
- Alexandrus refuses to surrender Helen but offers to restore her wealth and add more.(BOOK VII)
BOOK II
- child: Archelochus “with him were the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
- child: Acamas “with him were the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
BOOK III
- child: Helicaon “Helicaon, son of Antenor, had married Laodice”
- with Ulysses (Antenor hosted Ulysses as an envoy.) “I received them in my own house, and therefore know both of them by sight and conversation.”
- with Menelaus (Antenor hosted Menelaus as an envoy.) “I received them in my own house, and therefore know both of them by sight and conversation.”
BOOK IV
- child: Laodocus “Then Minerva took the form of Laodocus, son of Antenor, and went through the ranks of the Trojans to find Pandarus, the redoubtable son of Lycaon.”
BOOK V
- child: Pedaeus “Meges, moreover, slew Pedaeus, son of Antenor”
BOOK VI
- married with Theano (Theano and Antenor are married.) “lovely Theano, daughter of Cisseus and wife of Antenor”
BOOK VII
- with Paris (interaction) ““Antenor,” said he, “your words are not to my liking; you can find a better saying than this if you will”
BOOK XI
- child: Iphidamas (Antenor is Iphidamas's father.) “It was Iphidamas son of Antenor, a man both brave and of great stature”
- child: Coon (Antenor is Coon's father.) “When noble Coon, Antenor’s eldest son, saw this”
- child: Polybus (Antenor is named as their father.) “the three sons of Antenor, Polybus, Agenor, and young Acamas beauteous as a god.”
- child: Agenor (Antenor is named as their father.) “the three sons of Antenor, Polybus, Agenor, and young Acamas beauteous as a god.”
- child: Acamas (Antenor is named as their father.) “the three sons of Antenor, Polybus, Agenor, and young Acamas beauteous as a god.”
BOOK XII
- child: Archelochus “the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
- child: Acamas “the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
BOOK XIV
- child: Archelochus “Archelochus son of Antenor”
BOOK XV
- child: Laodamas “Ajax killed Laodamas captain of foot soldiers and son to Antenor.”
BOOK XIX
- child: Coon “Coon son of Antenor had struck him with a spear in battle”
BOOK XX
- child: Demoleon (Antenor is Demoleon’s father.) “after him Achilles killed Demoleon, a valiant man of war and son to Antenor.”
BOOK XXI
- child: Agenor “noble Agenor son of Antenor”
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