
Acoetes - Wikipedia
Acoetes (Ancient Greek: Ἀκοίτης, romanized: Akoítēs, via Latin: Ăcoetēs) was the name of four men in Greek and Roman mythology. Acoetes, a fisherman who helped the god Bacchus. [1] …
Acoetes (Bacchic myth) - Wikipedia
In Greek mythology, Acoetes (from Greek Ἀκοίτης, via Latin Ăcoetēs) was the fisherman known for helping the god Bacchus. [1] This Acoetes was, according to Ovid, [2] the son of a poor …
All about Acoetes (Story from Greek Mythology) - Atlas Mythica
Acoetes’s story – the beautiful boy. Heading for Delos, and being driven by chance onto the coast of the island of Chios, making shore by skilful use of the oars, giving a gentle leap, and landing …
Acoetes | Facts, Information, and Mythology - Encyclopedia Mythica
Acoetes. The helmsman of a Tyrrhenian pirate ship whose sailors attempted to debauch Dionysus, who had assumed the form of a handsome youth. Acoetes recognized the deity and …
Acoetes - Wikiwand
Acoetes (Ancient Greek: Ἀκοίτης, romanized: Akoítēs, via Latin: Ăcoetēs) was the name of four men in Greek and Roman mythology. Acoetes, a fisherman who helped the god Bacchus. …
Ovid’s Tales of Warning: Acoetes and the Lydian Sailors
Aug 22, 2024 · Upon seeing the blood-drenched man, King Pentheus demands to know everything: who is he, where is he from, and why does he practice this new, false religion. …
Dionysus Kidnapped
The helmsman of the ship, Acoetes of Maeonia (Ovid 102), is the only member of the pirate crew to survive… sort of. According to Acoetes, he and the rest of the pirates stopped at the bay of …
Acoetes - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jan 3, 2025 · Acoetes (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) One of several mythological characters. An attendant of Bacchus. The father of Laocoön. A Theban character in Statius’s …
Acoetes (Father of Laocoon) - Hellenica World
Acoetes, father to the Trojan priest Laocoön, who warned about the Trojan Horse. As the brother of Anchises, he was therefore the son of King Capys of Dardania and Themiste, daughter of …
Metamorphoses Book 3: Acoetes and the Lydian Sailors ... - LitCharts
Acoetes, who is untransformed, sails Bacchus to Naxos. There, he worships Bacchus and joins his religion. Bacchus initiates a huge display of transformation in order to prove his power to …