Pheidas (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Pheidas (Ancient Greek: Φείδας means 'sparing, thrifty') was an Athenian who participated in the Trojan War. During the battle, he supported their leader Menestheus against the Trojan hero Hector.^[1][2]

See also

• Naming citation for Jovian asteroid 23135 Pheidas

Notes

1. Homer, Iliad 13.691
2. "WGSBN Bulletin" (PDF), Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature, vol. 1, p. 13, 14 May 2021, retrieved 20 May 2021

References

• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.