Who was Dictys?

Dictys (Ancient Greek: Δίκτυς, Díktus) was a name attributed to four men in Greek mythology. Dictys, a fisherman and brother of King Polydectes of Seriphos, both being the sons of Magnes and a Naiad, or of Peristhenes and Androthoe, or else of the Poseidon and Cerebia.

Dare of Trojan War?

DARES OF PHRYGIA’s History of the Fall of Troy is a short prose work which purports to be a first hand account of the Trojan War by Dares, a Trojan priest of Hephaestus in the Iliad. “Dares the Phrygian, whose Iliad is to my knowledge still preserved, is also said to have lived before Homer.” The Trojan War.

Why did Troy fall?

In legend, Troy is a city that was besieged for 10 years and eventually conquered by a Greek army led by King Agamemnon. The reason for this “Trojan War” was, according to Homer’s “Iliad,” the abduction of Helen, a queen from Sparta.

What happened to Achilles?

Achilles is killed by an arrow, shot by the Trojan prince Paris. In most versions of the story, the god Apollo is said to have guided the arrow into his vulnerable spot, his heel. After his death, Achilles is cremated, and his ashes are mixed with those of his dear friend Patroclus.

Who was Dares Phrygius and what did he do?

Dares Phrygius. Dares Phrygius (Ancient Greek: Δάρης), according to Homer, was a Trojan priest of Hephaestus. He was supposed to have been the author of an account of the destruction of Troy, and to have lived before Homer.

Which is the first English translation of Dictys Cretensis?

The modern edition of the Latin text, edited by Werner Eisenhut (Leipzig, 1958), has been used in the first modern English translation: R. M. Frazer, Jr. The Trojan War: The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1966).

Who was the author of Daretis Phrygii de excidio Trojae historia?

A work in Latin, purporting to be a translation of this, and entitled Daretis Phrygii de excidio Trojae historia, was much read in the Middle Ages, and was then ascribed to Cornelius Nepos, who is made to dedicate it to Sallust; but the language better fits a period much later than the time of Nepos (probably the 5th century AD).