Hippodamas (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Hippodamas ( ; It is a compound name built from two classical Greek roots — Hippos (ἵππος) meaning "horse" and Damazein (δαμάζειν) meaning "to tame," "to master," or "to subdue".) may refer to the following characters:

Hippodamas, son of the river-god Achelous and princess Perimede, daughter of King Aeolus of Thessaly. He was the brother of Orestes and father of Euryte, wife of Porthaon.Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 10(a); Apollodorus, 1.7.3, 1.7.10. Hippodamas, father of Perimele. He pushed his daughter off a cliff when he discovered that she was having a love affair with Achelous.Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.591 ff. Hippodamas, a Trojan prince and son of King Priam of Troy.Apollodorus, 3.12.5. He was killed by Ajax the Great.Dictys Cretensis, 3. 7Hyginus, Fabulae 113, where he is called "Hippodamus" Hippodamas, a Trojan soldier who was killed by Odysseus.Homer, Iliad 11.335. Hippodamas, another Trojan, was killed by Achilles.Homer, Iliad 20.401–406.

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