Melanthius
Died c. 1174 BCE
Disloyal goatherd who arms the suitors in the Odyssey and is put to death.
Melanthius is a goatherd from legend and epic tradition.
This is a figure of legend or epic. The dates are estimates from the setting of the story, not historical facts.
- Known as
- Goatherd
- Category
- Legends & Epics
- Died
- c. 1174 BCE
From the same age of legend
- Briseis Born c. 1205 BCE, Trojan captive
- Chryseis Born c. 1205 BCE, Trojan captive
- Amphinomus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
- Antinous Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
- Eurymachus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
- Leodes Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
Portrait: Theodoor van Thulden (etser), Niccolò dell' Abate (ontwerper), Francesco Primati, Public domain.