Laodamas
mythological figure · 3 works · 4 mentions · 9 anchored passages
Laodamas son of Eteocles · son to Antenor
in the texts
Odyssey
Favorite son of Alkinoos, beside whom Odysseus is seated when welcomed into the palace.
When Alkinoos heard this he took Odysseus by the hand, raised him from the hearth, and bade him take the seat of Laodamas, who had been sitting beside him, and was his favorite son.
Then Alkinoos told Laodamas and Halios to dance alone, for there was no one to compete with them.
When Laodamas heard this he made his way into the middle of the crowd and said to Odysseus, "I hope, sir, that you will enter yourself in some one or other of our competitions [ athloi] if you are skilled in any of them - for you seem to know of athloi.
The Histories
Legendary king of Thebes who dedicated the third inscribed tripod and during whose reign the Cadmeans were expelled by the Argives.
During the rule of this Laodamas son of Eteocles, the Cadmeans were expelled by the Argives and went away to the Encheleis.
Laodamas, while he reigned, dedicated this cauldron
To Apollo, the sure of aim, as a lovely offering.