Galaxy/The codex of Onetor

Father of Laogonus, priest of Idaean Zeus at Troy, whose bold son Meriones smote beneath the jaw in the press before the wall — distinct from Onetor father of Phrontis, Menelaus' helmsman in the *Odyssey*.1

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Then Meriones slew a warrior of the Trojans, in full armour, Laogonus, the bold son of Onetor, one that was priest of Idaean Zeus, and was honoured of the folk even as a god: him he smote beneath the jaw under the ear, and forthwith his spirit departed from his limbs.2

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BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Onetor — art, artifacts and echoes.

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