Tlepolemus

Tlepolemos, Tleptolemus

Son of Hercules and Astyoche. Killed by Sarpedon during the Trojan War.

Genealogy

Astyoche

Hercules

Agelaus, Alexiares, Alopius, Amestrius, Anicetus, Antileon, Antimachus, Antiphus, Antiochus, Antiades, Archedicus, Archemachus, Astyanax, Astybies, Atromus, Bucolus, Buleus, Capylus, Celeustanor, Cleolaus, Creontiades, Creon, Ctesippus, Ctesippus, Deicoon, Dynastes, Entelides, Erasippus, Erythras, Eumedes, Eurycapys, Euryopes, Eurypylus, Everes, Glenus, Halocrates, Hippodromus, Hippozygus, Hippeus, Homolippus, Hyllus, Iobes, Laomenes, Laomedon, Leucippus, Leucones, Lycurgus, Lyncaeus, Macaria, Mentor, Nephus, Nicodromus, Oestrobles, Olympus, Onesippus, Onites, Palaemon, Patroclus, Phaestus, Phalias, Polylaus, Polyphontes, Telephus, Teles, Teleutagoras, Therimachus, Thestalus, Thettalus, Threpsippas, Tigasis, Tyrsenus

Groups
  1. Heraclids
  2. Trojan War
Places
  1. Ephyra
  2. Ialysos
  3. Kameiros
  4. Lindos
  5. Peloponnese
  6. Rhodes
  7. Troy
  8. Unknown
Events
  1. Hercules fathers Tlepolemus by Astyoche
  2. Tlepolemus accidentally kills Licymnius
  3. Tlepolemus and some of the other sons of Hercules flee to Rhodes
  4. Tlepolemus and the Rhodians send ships to Troy
  5. Tlepolemus is born
  6. Tlepolemus kills Likymnios
  7. Tlepolemus and his fleet settle Rhodes
  8. Tlepolemus wounds Sarpedon in the thigh with a spear
  9. Sarpedon kills Tlepolemus
  10. The Achaeans recover Tlepolemus’s body
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.6
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.8
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.13
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.15b
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 650
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 655
  8. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 660
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 626
  10. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 647
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 655
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 663
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.8
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 19.10
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 8.11
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