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Polyctor
In
Greek mythology
,
Polyctor
may
refer to
the following figures:
Polyctor, one of the
sons
of
Aegyptus
and
Caliadne
. He
married
Stygne
, one of the
Danaïdes
,
daughter
of
Danaus
and
Polyxo
.
Polyctor,
remembered
for having made a
basin
of
stone
into which a
spring
ran
, in
Ithaca
, together with
Ithacus
and
Neritus
. He had a son
Pisander
, who was one of the
suitors
of
Penelope
.
In
Homer's Iliad
,
Hermes
takes
the
guise
of a
young
mortal
man
when he is sent to
keep
Priam
safe
during his
embassy
to
Achilles
, and
claims
to be the son of a certain Polyctor.
