Ennomus
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In Greek mythology
, Ennomus (Greek ἜννομοςEnnomos) was the name of two defenders of Troy during the Trojan War
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An asteroid, 4709 Ennomos
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Ennomus (Greek ἜννομοςEnnomos) was the name of two defenders of Troy during the Trojan War
Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
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- Ennomus, son of Arsinous. He was a Mysian ally of the Trojans, and was killed by AchillesAchillesIn Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.Plato named Achilles the handsomest of the heroes assembled against Troy....
. He was also said to have been a seer.
- Ennomus, a warrior slain by OdysseusOdysseusOdysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
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An asteroid, 4709 Ennomos
4709 Ennomos
4709 Ennomos is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 12, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. at Palomar. It is named after Ennomos, a Trojan hero in the Iliad.- External links :*...
, is named after him.