Editing Othryoneus

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'''Othryoneus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Ὀθρυονεύς) is a character in [[Greek mythology]] who was the intended husband for Princess [[Cassandra]] of [[Troy]] during the [[Trojan War]],<ref>{{cite book|author=March, Jennifer R |title=Dictionary of Classical Mythology |edition=Second |year=2014 |publisher=Oxbow Books |location=Oxford, UK |isbn=978-1-78297-638-7 |page=360}}</ref> mentioned in one passage in Homer's ''[[Iliad]]''.

Othryoneus was from Cabesos, a Homeric site over whose location there has been disagreements since ancient times, some sources suggesting a site in the [[Troad]] self and others pointing at the very similar name of the ancient site of Kavissos, today near [[Feres, Evros|Feres]] near [[Evros (regional unit)|Evros]]. Othryoneus had taken part in the war in the sole purpose of marrying [[King Priam]]'s daughter, the "loveliest" according to Homer, and to which the King had assented. In the ''Iliad'', he is killed during the Battle of the Ships by [[Idomeneus]], in a passage in which he is cited as gleefully mocking him while Othryoneus is dying.

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{{Characters in the Iliad}}

[[Category:People of the Trojan War]]