Teuthis

Also known as: Ornytus · Role: leader of the Arcadians · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 28

At Aulis, Teuthis, leader of the Arcadians, quarrelled with Agamemnon and prepared to return home with his detachment. Athene, disguised as Melas, tried to divert him; in anger, Teuthis wounded her thigh with his spear and marched his army back from Aulis.

After he returned home, “a wasting disease seized on Teuthis.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Teuthis quarrelled with Agamemnon and prepared to march home with his Arcadian detachment.(Book 8 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Aulis)
  • With: Agamemnon
  • “Teuthis had some quarrel with Agamemnon, and was going to march back with his detachment of Arcadians.”
• Athene, disguised as Melas, attempted to divert Teuthis from returning home.(Book 8 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Aulis)
  • With: Athene Melas (son of Ops) Ops
  • “Then they say Athene in the semblance of Melas the son of Ops tried to divert Teuthis from his homeward march.”
• Teuthis wounded Athene in the thigh with his spear.(Book 8 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Aulis)
  • With: Athene
  • “But he in his boiling rage ran his spear into the goddess’ thigh”
• Teuthis marched his Arcadian army back from Aulis.(Book 8 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Aulis)
  • “and marched his army back from Aulis.”
• A wasting disease seized Teuthis after he returned home.(Book 8 · Chapter 28)
  • “And from that time a wasting disease seized on Teuthis”

Book 8 · Chapter 28

• with Agamemnon (Teuthis quarrelled with Agamemnon.) “Teuthis had some quarrel with Agamemnon, and was going to march back with his detachment of Arcadians.”
• with Athene (Athene appeared to Teuthis with her wounded thigh.) “And when he got back home he thought the goddess shewed him her wounded thigh.”
• with Athene (Teuthis wounded Athene with his spear.) “But he in his boiling rage ran his spear into the goddess’ thigh, and marched his army back from Aulis.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.