Scylaceus
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In Greek mythology, Scylaceus, son of Odeus, was a Lycia
n companion in arms of Sarpedon
and Glaucus
who were allied with the Trojans
. In the last days of the war he was wounded by Ajax the Lesser
, but not mortally as he was fated to die at the wall of his own city, Lycia
. When Troy was being sacked by the Achaean forces he fled to his homeland and was met at the wall of his city by the women inhabitants. When they questioned him about where the other men were he told them all had perished. The women in grief and anger stoned Scylaceus to death due to his bad news. His tomb was built by the stones that buried them and was placed next to another Lycian heroes tomb, Bellerophon
. Afterwards at Apollo
's orders Scylaceus was worshiped as a god
.
[QS.10.147].
Lycia
Lycia Lycian: Trm̃mis; ) was a region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey. It was a federation of ancient cities in the region and later a province of the Roman Empire...
n companion in arms of Sarpedon
Sarpedon
In Greek mythology, Sarpedon referred to at least three different people.-Son of Zeus and Europa:The first Sarpedon was a son of Zeus and Europa, and brother to Minos and Rhadamanthys. He was raised by the king Asterion and then, banished by Minos, his rival in love for the young Miletus, he...
and Glaucus
Glaucus (soldier)
Glaucus was a son of Hippolochus and a grandson of Bellerophon. He was a captain in the Lycian army under the command of his close friend and cousin Sarpedon. The Lycians in the Trojan War were allies of Troy...
who were allied with the Trojans
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
. In the last days of the war he was wounded by Ajax the Lesser
Ajax the Lesser
Ajax was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War. He is a significant figure in Homer's Iliad and is also...
, but not mortally as he was fated to die at the wall of his own city, Lycia
Lycia
Lycia Lycian: Trm̃mis; ) was a region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey. It was a federation of ancient cities in the region and later a province of the Roman Empire...
. When Troy was being sacked by the Achaean forces he fled to his homeland and was met at the wall of his city by the women inhabitants. When they questioned him about where the other men were he told them all had perished. The women in grief and anger stoned Scylaceus to death due to his bad news. His tomb was built by the stones that buried them and was placed next to another Lycian heroes tomb, Bellerophon
Bellerophon
Bellerophon or Bellerophontes is a hero of Greek mythology. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside of Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles", and his greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a...
. Afterwards at Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
's orders Scylaceus was worshiped as a god
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
.
[QS.10.147].