Peisander (mythology)

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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Peisander''' or '''Pisander''' [[Ancient Greek|(Ancient Greek]]: Πείσανδρος ''Peisandros'') may refer to the following characters:

* Pisander, also called [[Isander]]<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 6.203</ref>, son of [[Bellerophon]] and [[Philonoe]]. He was slain by [[Ares]], as he fought against the Solymi, a [[Lycia|Lycian]] tribe.<ref>[[Strabo]], ''[[Geographica]]'' 12.8.5 & 13.4.16</ref>
* Pisander, an [[Achaeans (Homer)|Achaean]] soldier commanded a company of [[Myrmidons]]. He was the son of [[Maemalus]].<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 16.193</ref>
* Pisander, a [[Troy|Trojan]] warrior who asked for mercy and to be taken prisoner alive, saying his rich father [[Antimachus (mythology)|Antimachus]] would pay a ransom for him. He was nevertheless killed by [[Agamemnon]].<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 11.122 ff</ref>
* Pisander, another Trojan soldier who was killed by [[Menelaus]].<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 13.601 ff</ref>
* Pisander, a native of [[Abydos (Hellespont)|Abydos]] in [[Troad]] and the father of [[Maenalus (mythology)|Maenalus]], a Trojan warrior.<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''Posthomerica'' 3.299</ref>
* Pisander, son of [[Polyctor]] and one of the [[Suitors of Penelope|suitors]] of [[Penelope]] from [[Same (Homer)|Same]]. He was slain by [[Philoetius (Odyssey)|Philoetius]] during the assault of [[Odysseus]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Pseudo-Apollodorus]], ''Bibliotheca,'' Epitome of Book 4, 7.26 ff</ref><ref>Homer, ''[[Odyssey]]'' 18.299 & 22.267</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==

* [[Homer]], [[Iliad|''The Iliad'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [http://bit.ly/2t39y23 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. [http://bit.ly/1PdepQY Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Homer]], [[Odyssey|''The Odyssey'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. [http://bit.ly/2URsXiq Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://bit.ly/2EahZiM Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Pseudo-Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. [http://bit.ly/2URt5yq Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://bit.ly/2E9Pa5Z Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''The Fall of Troy'' translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. [http://bit.ly/2mv3EX3 Online version at theio.com]
* Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''The Fall of Troy''. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. [http://bit.ly/20jJOXM Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*[[Strabo]], ''The Geography of Strabo.'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [http://bit.ly/2URt6lY Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
*Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [http://bit.ly/2E9Pamv Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]

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