·Direct
Antenor was seated by the Scaean gates.
See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
Character · Individual
Antenor
Published entity metadata
Read-only identity and editorial metadata.
- Canonical name
- Antenor
- Disambiguator
- None
- Kind
- Character
- Scope
- Individual
- Editorial note
- No editorial note published.
Aliases
0
No aliases recorded.
Location presence
Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.
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Location presence
Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.
Scaean gates2 observations
·Direct
Antenor passed through the Scaean gates during the completed chariot journey onto the plain.
See evidence text
“bade his followers yoke the horses, and they made all haste to do so. He mounted the chariot, gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor took his seat beside him; they then drove through the Scaean gates on to the plain.”
plain of Troy1 observation
·Direct
Antenor reached the plain in the completed chariot journey.
See evidence text
“bade his followers yoke the horses, and they made all haste to do so. He mounted the chariot, gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor took his seat beside him; they then drove through the Scaean gates on to the plain.”
Troy1 observation
·Direct
Antenor reached Ilius in the completed return journey.
See evidence text
“On this he laid the two lambs on his chariot and took his seat. He gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor sat beside him; the two then went back to Ilius.”
acropolis by Priam’s palace1 observation
·Direct
Antenor speaks at the Trojans’ council on the acropolis by Priam’s palace.
See evidence text
“the Trojans held a council, angry and full of discord, on the acropolis by the gates of King Priam’s palace; and wise Antenor spoke”
Claims
4
·Direct
Antenor is one of the two sages and elders and is among the men collectively described as too old to fight and fluent orators, sitting on the tower like delicately chirping cicales.
See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars. These were too old to fight, but they were fluent orators, and sat on the tower like cicales that chirrup delicately from the boughs of some high tree in a wood”
·Remembered
Antenor remembers receiving Ulysses and Menelaus as envoys in his house and knowing both by sight and conversation.
See evidence text
“Ulysses once came here as envoy about yourself, and Menelaus with him. I received them in my own house, and therefore know both of them by sight and conversation”
·Direct
Antenor rides beside Priam and advances with him at measured pace between the armies.
See evidence text
“Antenor took his seat beside him; they then drove through the Scaean gates on to the plain. When they reached the ranks of the Trojans and Achaeans they left the chariot, and with measured pace advanced into the space between the hosts”
·Direct
Antenor counsels giving up Argive Helen and her wealth to the sons of Atreus, judging that Trojan violation of the covenants prevents prosperity.
See evidence text
“wise Antenor spoke. ‘Hear me,’ he said, ‘Trojans, Dardanians, and allies, that I may speak even as I am minded. Let us give up Argive Helen and her wealth to the sons of Atreus, for we are now fighting in violation of our solemn covenants, and shall not prosper till we have done as I say”
Additional evidence
Evidence records not already represented by a claim.
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Additional evidence
Evidence records not already represented by a claim.
·Direct
“Antenor”
·Direct
“son of Antenor”
·Direct
“the three sons of Antenor”
·Direct
“Archelochus son of Antenor”
·Direct
“son to Antenor”
·Remembered
“Coon son of Antenor”
·Direct
“son to Antenor”
·Direct
“noble Agenor son of Antenor”