Antilochus
Also known as: Godlike Antilochus / Nestor's slain son / the son of Nestor · Family: The Greeks · Role: son of Nestor and warrior · First appears: Book II · Part 2
In Book II, Antilochus, son of Nestor and brother of Thrasymedes, fought Memnon. He missed Memnon with his spear but killed the Aethiop comrade, the son of Pyrrhasus; Memnon then struck Antilochus in the heart. Achilles called Antilochus his dear friend and armed for vengeance over his death.
In Book III, Antilochus was buried by the Hellespont. In Book V, Nestor mourned his slain son alongside other Argives.
Relationship record
Life events
- Antilochus misses Memnon but kills his Aethiop comrade, the son of Pyrrhasus.(Book II · Part 2)
- With: the son of Pyrrhasus
- “Godlike Antilochus Strode forth to meet him, sped the long spear's flight, Yet missed him, for a little he swerved, but slew His Aethiop comrade, son of Pyrrhasus.”
- Memnon kills Antilochus with a spear thrust to the heart.(Book II · Part 2)
- With: Memnon
- “He stabbed, for all his cunning of fence, the son Of Nestor above the breast; the crashing spear Plunged to the heart, the spot of speediest death.”
- Antilochus was slain.(Book II · Part 3)
- “Wroth for Antilochus and the others slain,”
- Antilochus was buried by the Hellespont.(Book III · Part 1 · 📍 Hellespont)
- “And by the Hellespont they buried him With aching hearts.”
- Achilles armed himself for vengeance over Antilochus.(Book III · Part 1)
- With: Achilles
- “But Peleus' son, wroth for Antilochus His dear friend, armed for vengeance terrible Upon the Trojans.”
- Neleus' son mourned his son Antilochus, who had been slain.(Book V · Part 4)
- With: Nestor
- “Sorrow for Aias dead, for mighty Achilles, For many an Argive, and for mine own son Antilochus.”
Book II · Part 2
- parent: Nestor “Godlike Antilochus Strode forth to meet him”
- siblings with Thrasymedes “Help me to thrust back from thy brother's corse, Yea, from mine hapless son, his murderer,”
- with Memnon (Killed Antilochus in battle.) “He stabbed, for all his cunning of fence, the son Of Nestor above the breast; the crashing spear Plunged to the heart, the spot of speediest death.”
- with the son of Pyrrhasus (Antilochus kills the son of Pyrrhasus.) “Godlike Antilochus Strode forth to meet him, sped the long spear's flight, Yet missed him, for a little he swerved, but slew His Aethiop comrade, son of Pyrrhasus.”
Book II · Part 3
- parent: Nestor “Slain is my child! The armour of my dead”
- with Achilles (Achilles vows to avenge Antilochus on Memnon.) “Patroclus' death I avenged On Hector, and Antilochus on thee Will I avenge.”
- with Memnon (Memnon slew Antilochus.) “Achilles, thou great bulwark of the Greeks, Slain is my child! The armour of my dead Hath Memnon, and I fear me lest his corse Be cast a prey to dogs.”
Book III · Part 1
- friends with Achilles “But Peleus' son, wroth for Antilochus His dear friend, armed for vengeance terrible”
Book III · Part 4
- parent: Nestor “Nestor, whose own heart bare its load of grief Remembering his own son Antilochus:”
Book V · Part 4
- parent: Nestor “Sorrow for Aias dead, for mighty Achilles, For many an Argive, and for mine own son Antilochus.”
Book VII · Part 1
- parent: Nestor “Who lost a son, slain by the hands of foes, A son not worse than thy Machaon, good”
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