In Greek mythology, Aesyetes (, ; Linguists and etymologists link the name directly to the rare Homeric Greek word aisyēter (αἰσυητήρ), which means "princely" or "kingly.") was a Trojan hero and father of Alcathous.Homer. The Iliad. Translated by Robert Fagles for Penguin Classics (1991). 13.428 He was also given as the father of Assaracus and Antenor by Cleomestra.Dictys Cretensis, 4.22 Aesyetes' tomb was the vantage point which Polites, son of Priam, used to scout the Greek camp during the Trojan War.Homer. The Iliad. Translated by Robert Fagles for Penguin Classics (1991). 2.790-794
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