AGAPENOR (son of Ancaeus in Greek mythology)
Figure of myth · son of Ancaeus in Greek mythology
Agapenor traveled to Sparta to seek Helen's hand in marriage.1 The sons of Phegeus stopped at his house while traveling to Delphi.4 They falsely accused Arsinoe of killing Alcmaeon before giving her to Agapenor as a slave.5 Thetis gave Agapenor the battle-gear of the warrior Cycnus.3
Agapenor led the Arcadians to Troy while the sacred deer was still a young fawn.6,7 Accounts differ on the size of his fleet, with some stating he commanded seven ships while others say the Arcadians possessed sixty.2,8 Agamemnon provided the ships for his troops to cross the sea.2 He entered the wooden horse constructed by Epeius.9
A storm during the return journey carried his fleet to Cyprus.7 Agapenor settled there after the Greeks' wanderings and established the city of Paphos.7,10,11 He constructed a sanctuary for Aphrodite at Palaepaphos.7 He failed to return to his home, and his kingdom passed to Hippothous after his absence.12 A descendant of Agapenor sent a robe to Tegea as a gift for Athena Alea.13
The codex facts behind this entry
Agapenor is the son of Ancaeus, who was the son of Lycurgus. Apollodorus 3.10.8 +2
In the myths
Agapenor led the Arcadians to Troy while the sacred deer was still a young fawn. Pausanias 8.10.10 +2 Agapenor established the city of Paphos on the island of Cyprus. Pausanias 8.5.2 +1
