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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 grief came upon the Greeks at his boasting, and it particularly agitated the mind of warlike Antilochus.

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

O Antilochus, assuredly indeed both Jove and Neptune have loved thee, although being young, and have taught thee all kinds of equestrian exercise; wherefore there is no great need to instruct thee.

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

Meanwhile Antilochus, the son of Nestor, was sent from the field to carry to Achilles the sad news of the death of Patroclus.

From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael

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