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Admetus (son of Augeas)

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In Greek mythology, Admetus (/ædˈmiːtəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄδμητος, romanized: Admetos, lit. '"untamed", "untameable"') was a Trojan warrior and son of Augeas. He was killed by Philoctetes during the night of the siege of Troy.

Notes

RE, s.v. Admetos (2); Epic Cycle Fragments, The Little Iliad fr. 12, apud. Pausanias, 10.25.5, 10.27.1.

References

Pausanias, Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.