Rhesus
Died c. 1185 BCE
Thracian ally of Troy killed in his sleep by Diomedes in the Iliad.
Rhesus is a Thracian king 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
- Thracian king
- Category
- Legends & Epics
- Died
- c. 1185 BCE
From the same age of legend
- Andromache Born c. 1215 BCE, Trojan princess
- Antilochus Died c. 1185 BCE, Greek warrior
- Dolon Died c. 1185 BCE, Trojan spy
- Glaucus Born c. 1215 BCE, Lycian leader
- Helenus Born c. 1215 BCE, Trojan seer
- Meriones Born c. 1215 BCE, Greek warrior
Portrait: Marie-Lan Nguyen, Public domain.
