Nestor

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.9

🌐 Also appears in: The Iliad (as Nestor) · The Odyssey (as Nestor) · Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Nestor)

Nestor was named as the son of Neleus and Chloris, though another passage calls him the son of Priam. After the capture of Elis, Heracles attacked Pylus and killed Neleus and his sons, including Periclymenus, but spared Nestor because he was a youth being raised among the Gerenians. Nestor was listed among the Pylians, who brought forty ships.

He married Anaxibia, daughter of Cratieus, and was the father of Pisidice, Polycaste, Perseus, Stratichus, Aretus, Echephron, Pisistratus, Antilochus, and Thrasymedes. He later appears in company with Diomedes and Menelaus.

Relationship record

Life events

Hercules captured Pylus, killed Periclymenus and Neleus with his sons, but spared Nestor.(Apollodorus, Library 2.7 · 📍 Pylus)
- With: Heracles Periclymenus Neleus
- “After the capture of Elis he marched against Pylus, and having taken the city he slew Periclymenus, the most valiant of the sons of Neleus, who used to change his shape in battle. And he slew Neleus and his sons, except Nestor; for he was a youth and was being brought up among the Gerenians.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.9

parent: Neleus “by whom he had a daughter, Pero, and sons, to wit, Taurus, Asterius, Pylaon, Deimachus, Eurybius, Epilaus, Phrasius, Eurymenes, Evagoras, Alastor, Nestor and Periclymenus”
married with Anaxibia “He married Anaxibia, daughter of Cratieus”
child: Pisidice “and begat daughters, Pisidice and Polycaste, and sons, Perseus, Stratichus, Aretus, Echephron, Pisistratus, Antilochus, and Thrasymedes.”
child: Polycaste “and begat daughters, Pisidice and Polycaste, and sons, Perseus, Stratichus, Aretus, Echephron, Pisistratus, Antilochus, and Thrasymedes.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 3

parent: Chloris “Of the Pylians, Nestor, son of Neleus and Chloris: forty ships.”
parent: Priam “Achilles killed the neatherds and Nestor, son of Priam”
child: Neleus “Nestor, son of Neleus and Chloris”
child: Chloris “Nestor, son of Neleus and Chloris”

Apollodorus, Epitome 6

with Diomedes (They traveled together.) “Diomedes, Nestor, and Menelaus in company”
with Menelaus (They traveled together.) “Diomedes, Nestor, and Menelaus in company”

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