Poeas
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Poeante Proper-name noun: masculine ablative singular of Poeas
- the father of Philoctetes, Ov. M. 9, 233; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1603; Hyg. Fab. 14.—Hence,
- A Poeantĭădes (Paeant-), ae, m., the son of Poeas, i.e. Philoctetes, Ov. M. 13, 313. —
- B Poeantĭus (Paeant-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Poeas, Poeantian: Poeantia proles, i.e. Philoctetes, Ov. M. 13, 45; also: heros, id. R. Am. 111; and absol. Poeantius, id. Tr. 5, 1, 61.
(Ποίας), a son of Phylacus or Thaumacus, and husband of Methone, by whom he became the father of Philoctetes (Hom. Od. 3.190 ; Enstath. ad Horn. p. 323). He is mentioned among the Argonauts (Apollod. 1.9.16; comp. Pind. P. 1.53), and is said to have killed with an arrow, Talaus, in Crete (Apollod. 1.9.26). At the request of Heracles, Poeas kindled the pile on which the hero burnt himself, and was rewarded with the arrows of Heracles. (Apollod. 2.7.7; comp. Heracles and Philoctes.) [L.S]
(Ποίας). King of the Malians at the foot of Mount Oeta. He set fire to the pyre of Heracles, in return for which the hero gave him his bow and his poisoned arrows. His son was Philoctetes (q.v.), who is hence called Poeantius heros.
- in the Argo: Apollod. 1.9.17
- shoots Talos: Apollod. 1.9.26
- kindles the pyre of Herakles: Apollod. 2.7.7
- Herakles gives him his bow: Apollod. 2.7.7
- father of Philoctetes: Apollod. 3.10.7, Apollod. E.3.13