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Hippolochus

son of Antimachus

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Canonical name
Hippolochus
Disambiguator
son of Antimachus
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Character
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Individual
Editorial note
Distinct from inherited Hippolochus by the explicit father.

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Claims

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·Direct

Hippolochus joins his brother in begging Agamemnon to take them alive for ransom.

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the pair besought him from their chariot. ‘Take us alive,’ they cried, ‘son of Atreus, and you shall receive a great ransom for us
·Direct

Hippolochus flees, but Agamemnon cuts off his hands and head and sends the head rolling through the crowd.

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Hippolochus fled, but him too did Agamemnon smite; he cut off his hands and his head—which he sent rolling in among the crowd as though it were a ball

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·Direct
the two sons of Antimachus, Pisander and brave Hippolochus

Passage preview

Book 11 · Passage 9

Then King Agamemnon took the two sons of Antimachus, Pisander and brave Hippolochus. It was Antimachus who had been foremost in preventing Helen’s being restored to Menelaus, for he was largely bribed by Alexandrus; and now Agamemnon took his two sons, both in the same chariot, trying to bring their horses to a stand—for they had lost hold of the reins and the horses were mad with fear. The son of Atreus sprang upon them like a lion, and the pair besought him from their chariot. ‘Take us alive,’ they cried, ‘son of Atreus, and you shall receive a great ransom for us.