Αὐτομέδων
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Middle Liddell
self-ruler, Automedon, name of Achilles' charioteer, Il.
Spanish (DGE)
-οντος, ὁ
Automedonte
I mit.
1 auriga de Aquiles y de Neoptólemo Il.9.209, 17.429, Q.S.9.225.
2 pretendiente de Hipodamía, muerto por Enomao, Hes.Fr.259a.
3 personaje de la Blemiomaquia, Blemyom.16.
II 1tirano de Eretria, IV a.C., D.9.58.
2 poeta epigramático de Cízico AP 4.2, 11.29, Autom., I.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οντος (ὁ) :
Automédon :
1 cocher d'Achille;
2 autres.
Étymologie: αὐτός, μέδω.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Αὐτομέδων: οντος ὁ Автомедонт (возница Ахилла) Hom.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Αὐτομέδων: -οντος, ὁ, ὁ αὐτὸς ἑαυτὸν κυβερνῶν, ὄνομα τοῦ ἡνιόχου τοῦ Ἀχιλλέως, Ἰλ. ― κλητ. ὦ Αὐτόμεδον, ἴδε Κόντου Γλωσσ. Παρατηρ. σ. 157.
English (Autenrieth)
son of Diōres, charioteer of Achilles, Il. 17.536, Il. 16.145.
Wikipedia EN
In Greek mythology, Automedon (/ɔːˈtɒmɪdən/; Ancient Greek: Αὐτομέδων), son of Diores, was Achilles' charioteer, who drove the immortal horses Balius and Xanthos.
In Homer's Iliad, Automedon rides into battle once Patroclus dons Achilles's armor, commanding Achilles' horses Balius and Xanthos. After Patroclus dies, Automedon is driven to the rear of the battle, where he tries to console the bereaved horses.
Zeus finally intervenes, and Automedon resumes driving the chariot, but cannot aid the Achaeans until Alcimedon agrees to be his driver. He repels an attempt on his life by Hector, Aeneas, Chromios, and Aretos, killing Aretos and taking his armor in the process. He also appears in the Aeneid at line 477 of Book II, when the Greek forces break into the palace of Priam.
Greek Monotonic
Αὐτομέδων: -οντος, ὁ, αυτός που κυβερνά τον εαυτό του, όνομα του ηνίοχου του Αχιλλέα, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.
