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Hipponous
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(Ἱππόνοος; Hippónoos).

[German version]

[1] Name of Bellerophontes

According to schol. Hom. Il. 6,155 Dindorf, the old name of  Bellerophontes; schol. Hom. Il. 6,155 Erbse offers the name of Leophontes (Λεωφόντης).

Scherf, Johannes (Tübingen)

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[2] Son of Adrastus

Son of Adrastus [1] who deliberately threw himself on the pyre with him (Hyg. Fab. 242). The same motif can be found in the story about Capaneus' and Evadne's fate.

Scherf, Johannes (Tübingen)

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Scherf, Johannes (Tübingen), “Hipponous”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 16 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e515010>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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