person
Meleager
also: Μελέαγρος
Hero of Calydon whose story Phoenix tells Achilles as a warning (Book 9): he sulked apart from battle in anger at his mother's curse, refused all gifts to return, and finally fought only for love of his wife, too late for the gifts and the honour both.
Reading notes
- The Iliad §2.441 Meleager
Legendary hero of Calydon whose story Phoenix tells Achilles as a cautionary parallel in Book 9: he too withdrew from battle in anger, and returned only when disaster was already at hand and his gifts of honor were gone.