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Antilochus

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[an-til-uh-kuhs] / ænˈtɪl ə kəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.


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But instead he saw old Nestor’s son running toward him, fleet-footed Antilochus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Thus he spoke; but Antilochus shuddered, hearing the news; and long did a want of words possess him; and his eyes were filled with tears, and his liquid voice was interrupted.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

O Antilochus, no other mortal is more pernicious than thou.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

"Wail for me, Antilochus, rather than for the dead man—for me, Achilles, who still live."

From A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion by Symonds, John Addington

Thus he spoke; and immediately swift Ajax, son of Oïleus, arose, and much-enduring Ulysses; and after them Antilochus, son of Nestor; for he, indeed, excelled all the youths in fleetness.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

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