Lyrnessus
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In Greek mythology
Lyrnessus was a town or city in Dardania (Asia minor)
, inhabited by Cilicians. It was closely associated with the nearby Cilician Thebe. At the time of the Trojan War
, it was said to have been ruled by a king named Mynes. His widowed wife is Briseis
, who later became a prize of Achilles.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
Lyrnessus was a town or city in Dardania (Asia minor)
Dardania (Asia minor)
Dardania in Greek mythology is the name of a city founded on Mount Ida by Dardanus from which also the region and the people took their name. It lay on the Hellespont, and is the source of the strait's modern name, the Dardanelles....
, inhabited by Cilicians. It was closely associated with the nearby Cilician Thebe. At the time of the Trojan War
Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
, it was said to have been ruled by a king named Mynes. His widowed wife is Briseis
Briseis
Brisēís was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. Her character lies at the center of a dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that drives the plot of Homer's Iliad.-Story:...
, who later became a prize of Achilles.