- Otus of Cyllene
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For other uses, see Otus (disambiguation).
Otus was a mythological hero from Kyllini, Elis.
He participated in the Trojan War and his commander was Epeus of Elis. According to Homer, in Hector's exit from the Trojan walls, he fought in a drastic battle. There, Hector killed Schedius, commander of Phocaea and Polydamas of Otus commander of Epeus' generation where it correctly said by Homer. He saw Otus dead, the friend of Meges, his commander which came from Dulichium, he attacked Polydamas in which he fled with a godlike help (Apollo's intervention). Meges killed in Crosemus.[1]
References
Categories:- Elean mythology
- Ancient Eleans
- Trojan War
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