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Polyctor

father of Polybus

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Canonical name
Polyctor
Disambiguator
father of Polybus
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Character
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Individual
Editorial note
The current source identifies this Polyctor only as Polybus’s father; the registry contains other same-name identities without a current-source bridge.

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“Polybus son of Polyctor”

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Book 22 · Passage 26

Meanwhile Agelaus son of Damastor, Eurynomus, Am phimedon, Demoptolemus, Pisander, and Polybus son of Polyctor bore the brunt of the fight upon the suitors’ side; of all those who were still fighting for their lives they were by far the most valiant, for the others had already fallen under the arrows of Ulysses. Agelaus shouted to them and said, ‘My friends, he will soon have to leave off, for Mentor has gone away after having done nothing for him but brag. They are standing at the doors unsupported. Do not aim at him all at once, but six of you throw your spears first, and see if you cannot cover yourselves with glory by killing him. When he has fallen we need not be uneasy about the others.’