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Amphidamas

OPOUNDIA LOKRIS (Ancient area) FTHIOTIDA
Amphidamas. An Opountian (Il. 23.87).
The father of Clysonymus, whom Patroclus killed when yet a child. (Hom. Il. xxiii. 87 ; Apollod. iii. 13. § 8.) Other mythical personages of this name occur in Apollod. ii. 5. § 11; Hygin. Fab. 14; Hom. Il. x. 266, &c.

Perseus: Homer, Iliad
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=...
A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith)
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Per...

Trojan War

AVGIES (Ancient city) LOKRIDA
Augeiae participated in the Trojan War and is listed in the Homeric Catalogue of Ships. The poet calls it "lovely" (Il. 2.532).

Perseus: Homer, Iliad
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Trojan War

EPIKNIMIDIA LOKRIS (Ancient area) FTHIOTIDA
The Locrians participated in the Trojan War with 40 ships under the leadeship of Aias, son of Oiles.
A. Cities of Opuntian Locris are: 1. Cynus, 2. Opus.
B. Cities of Epicnemidian Locris are: 1. Calliarus, 2. Bessa, 3. Scarphe, 4. Augeiae, 5. Tarphe, 6. Thronium (Il. 2.527).

Perseus: Homer, Iliad
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=...

Trojan War

KALLIAROS (Ancient city) LOKRIDA
Calliarus participated in the Trojan War and is listed in the Homeric Catalogue of Ships (Il. 2.531).

Perseus: Homer, Iliad
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Trojan War

LOKRIS (Ancient country) FTHIOTIDA
According to Homer, the Locrians participated in the Trojan War with 40 ships under the leadership of Oileus. (Il. 2.528)
Cities of Opountian Locris: 1. Cynus, 2. Opus.
Cities of Epicnemidian Locris: Calliarus, 2. Bessa, 3. Scarphe, 4. Augeiae, 5. Thronium.

Perseus: Homer, Iliad
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=...

Trojan War

VISSA (Ancient city) LOKRIDA
Bessa participated in the Trojan War and is listed in the Homeric Catalogue of Ships (Il. 2.532).

Perseus: Homer, Iliad
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Ajax the Lesser

LOKRIS (Ancient country) FTHIOTIDA
  Ruler of Locris and warrior in the Trojan War who comitted sacrilege by dragging Cassandra out of the temple of Athena where she had sought refuge. The goddess had Poseidon punish him by sending a storm and sinking Ajax's ship. The warrior was strong enough to swim to a rock, and clinging on to it he boasted that the sea could not drown him. Poseidon was then so angered that he split the rock with his trident, thus drowning Ajax.

This text is cited Sept 2003 from the In2Greece URL below.

• http://www.in2greece.com/english/historymyth/mytho...