Agamemnon, Talthybius and Epeius, Relief from Samothrace
In Greek Mythology Talthybius (gr. Ταλθύβιος, Ταλθύβιος ) was herald and friend to Agamemnon in theTrojan War. He was the one who took Briseis from the tent of Achilles. Preceding the duel of Menelaus and Paris, Agamemnon charges him to fetch a sheep for sacrifice. He died at Aegium in Achaia. He also appears in the play "The Women of Troy" - a play by the ancient playwright Euripides. He is mentioned in Iliad. 1.320, 3.118, 4.192, 7.276, 19.196, 250, 267, 23.897.
Eurybates and Talthybius lead Briseis to Agamemnon
Iliad Book 1:
Herodotus Book 7
On the Lacedaemonians, however, the wrath of Talthybius, Agamemnon’s herald, fell with violence. Talthybius has a temple at Sparta; and his descendants, who are called Talthybiadae, still live there, and have the privilege of being the only persons who discharge the office of herald.,
See also
Talthybius, Louvre G146 480 /70 BC, attributed to Makron Vase Painter
References
- Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary [1]
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