In Greek mythology, Socus (Ancient Greek Σῶκος) was a Trojan defender, son of Hippasus and brother of Charops. When Agamemnon fell Charops, Socus wounded Odysseus through shield and corselet before Odysseus killed him in turn — a brief aristeia inside Iliad Book 11.
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I.Sons of Hippasus
Homer (Iliad 11.428–456) has Socus challenge Odysseus after Charops falls, vowing that Odysseus will boast over both sons of Hippasus or die by his spear. The cast pierces Odysseus' shield and flesh; Odysseus draws the spear free and slays Socus, while the Aiantes carry the wounded Ithacan from the press. Quintus of Smyrna later recalls the brothers among Odysseus' victims.
II.Homonyms
This atlas entry (socus-trojan) is the Hippasid Trojan. Distinct from Socus of Euboea, father of seven Corybantes by Combe and slain by Cecrops in Nonnus, and from the Hermetic epithet Socus.