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Hippalmos

From LSJ

Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μῶρος, κἄν τι μὴ γελοῖον ᾖ → Mens stulta ridet, quando ridendum est nihil → Es lacht der Tor, auch wenn es nichts zu lachen gibt

Menander, Monostichoi, 108

Wikipedia EN

In Greek mythology, Hippalmus or Hippalmos (Ancient Greek: Ἵππαλμόν or Ἵππαλμος) may refer to the following personages:

  • Hippalmus, a chieftain of the Arachotes and Dersaioi, who armed themselves against Dionysus in the Indian War. He is father of Billaeus and Pyloites.
  • Hippalmus, one of the Calydonian boar hunters who along with Pelagon was attacked by the boar. Their bodies was taken up by their comrades and they survived the attack.
  • Hippalmus, alternative name of Hippalcimus, son of Itonus (himself son of Boeotus). He was the father by Asterope of Peneleos, one of the Boeotian leaders.
  • Hippalmus, an Achaean warrior who participated in the Trojan War. He was slain by the Amazon queen, Penthesilia.