AESEPUS (Trojan warrior, son of Bucolion)
Figure of myth · Greek mythical character; the son of the naiad Abarbarea and Bucolion
- Parents
- Bucolion, Abarbarea
- Haunts and cult places
- Rhodius
- In the sources
- 20 ancient passages
Aesepus, son of the naiad Abarbarea and Bucolion, was a figure of myth bound to the waters of his namesake river. f:1 He shared this lineage with his twin brother, Pedasus. f:1 The river itself, whose dark waters were drunk by the Aphneian Trojans, marked a boundary for those living near Abydos. f:2 Homer stated that the Troad begins at the Aesepus on the Propontis, while the river Caresus empties into it.3,4 Some accounts claim the river Rhodius also flows into the Aesepus, and Alazonia lies near its sources. f:5,4,6
Hecataeus placed certain locations beyond the river's mouths, anchoring it in the landscape of the Troad. f:6 His life ended when Euryalus killed him and his twin Pedasus.1 After the deed, Euryalus stripped the armour from Aesepus's shoulders. f:1
