Peisander

In Greek mythology, Peisander or Pisander (Ancient Greek: Πείσανδρος Peisandros) may refer to the following characters:

Peisander , also called Isander,[1] son of Bellerophon and Philonoe. He was slain by Ares, as he fought against the Solymi, a Lycian tribe.[2]
Peisander , an Achaean soldier commanded a company of Myrmidons. He was the son of Maemalus.[3]
Peisander , a Trojan warrior who asked for mercy and to be taken prisoner alive, saying his rich father Antimachus would pay a ransom for him. He was nevertheless killed by Agamemnon.[4]
Peisander , another Trojan soldier who was killed by Menelaus.[5]
Peisander , a native of Abydos in Troad and the father of Maenalus, a Trojan warrior.[6]
Peisander , son of Polyctor and one of the suitors of Penelope from Same. He was slain by Philoetius during the assault of Odysseus.[7][8]

See also

Jovian asteroid 248183 Peisandros, named after the Trojan warrior killed by Agamemnon

Notes

Homer, Iliad 6.203
Strabo, Geographica 12.8.5 & 13.4.16
Homer, Iliad 16.193
Homer, Iliad 11.122 ff
Homer, Iliad 13.601 ff
Quintus Smyrnaeus,Posthomerica 3.299
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book 4, 7.26 ff

Homer, Odyssey 18.299 & 22.267

References

Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. . Greek text .
Quintus Smyrnaeus,The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
Quintus Smyrnaeus,The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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