A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

DEIPIEIOBUS.

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emissaries of Deiotarus, were at Rome to look after also slew Ascalaphus, and while he was tearing
his interests (Cic. pro Deiot. 14, 15); and they the helmet from his enemy's head, he was wounded
were still there in the following year, B. c. 44, by Meriones, and led out of the tumult by his
when Hieras, after the murder of Caesar, appears brother, Polites. (xiii. 517, &c.) When Athena
to have obtained from Antony, through Fulvia, wanted to deceive Hector in his fight with Achilles,
the restitution of his master's dominions for 10,000 she assumed the appearance of Deiphobus. (xxii.
sestertia (88,5411. 13s. 4d.). Deiotarus, however, 227.) He accompanied Helena to the wooden horse
had seized by force on the territory in question as in which the Achaeans were concealed. (Od.
soon as lie heard ofCaesar's death. (Cic. Phil. ii. iv. 276.) Later traditions describe him as the
37, ad Alt. xiv. 12, 19, xvi. 3.) In B. c. 42, he conqueror of Achilles, and as having married Hejoined the party of Brutus and Cassius at the re- lena after the death of Paris, for he had loved her,
quest of the former, and after Cassius had vainly it is said, before, and had therefore prevented her
endeavoured to attach him to them. (Dion Cass. being restored to the Greeks. (Hygin. Fab. 110;
xlvii. 24.) He was succeeded by Deiotarus II. Dictys. Cret. i. 10, iv. 22; Serv. ad Aen. ii. 166;
(No. 2), his only surviving son, all the rest of his Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 168; Schol. ad Hom. II. xxiv.
children having been put to death by him, accord- 251; Eurip. Troad. 960.) It was for this reason
ing to Plutarch, in order that his kingdom in the that, on the fall of Troy all the hatred of the
hands of his successor might not be shorn of its Achaeans was let loose against him, and Odysseus
power. (Plint. de Stoic. 11epugn. 32.) This ac- and Menelaus rushed to his house, which was
count, if true, warns us to make a large deduction among the first that were consumed by the flames.
from the praises lavished on him by Cicero. He (Hom. Od. viii. 517; Serv. ad Aen. ii. 310.) He
appears to have had a full share of superstition, himself was killed by Helena (Hygin. Fab. 240);
and to have been in the habit of paying much according to other traditions, he fell in battle
attention to auguries. (Cic. de. Div. i. 15, ii. 36, against Palamedes (Dares Phryg. 26); or he was
37.) slain and fearfully mangled by Menelaus (Diet.
Cret. v. 12; Quint. Smyrn. xiii. 354, &c.; Eustath.
ad Hom. p. 894.) In this fearful condition he was
' found in the lower world by Aeneas, who erected
a monument to him on cape Rhoeteum. (Virg.
Aen. vi. 493, &c.) His body, which remained
unburied, was believed to lhave been changed into
At oj a plant used against hypochondriasis. Pausanias
(v. 22. ~ 2) saw a statue of him at Olympia, a
work of Lycius, which the inhabitants of Apollonia
had dedicated there.
2. Son and successor of the above. Already, 2. A son of Hippolytus at Amyclae, who purihowever, before his father's death, he had received fled Heracles after the murder of Iphitus. (Apolfrom the Roman senate the title of king, to which lod. ii. 6. ~ 2; Diod. iv. 31.) [L. S.]
some grant of territory was apparently attached. DEIPHONTES (Ar7dipvrOsT), a son of AntiWith this Deiotarus, Cicero tells us that his son machus, and husband of Hyrnetho, the daughter of
and his nephew remained, while himself and his Temenus the Hleracleide, by whom he became the
brother Quintus were occupied with their campaign father of Antimenes, Xanthippus, Argeius, and
in Cilicia, B. c. 51. (Cic. ad Alt. v. 17, 18, Phil. Orsobia. When Temenus, in the division of Peloxi. 12.) In the war between Antony and Octavius ponnesus, had obtained Argos as his share, he behe took part with the former, but went over from stowed all his affections upon Hyrnetho and her
him to the enemy in the battle of Actium, B. c. 31. husband, for which he was murdered by his sons,
He was succeeded in his kingdom by AMYNTAS, who thought themselves neglected. But after the
No. 6. Cicero speaks of him, as well as of his death of Temenus, the army declared Dei'phontes
father, in very high terms. (Plut. Ant. 61, 63; and Hyrnetho his rightful successors. (Apolled. ii.
comp. Dion Cass. 1. 13, li. 2; Strab. xii. p. 567; 8. ~ 5.) According to Pausanias (ii. 19. ~ 1), the
Cic. Phil. xi. 13.) sons of Temenus formed indeed a conspiracy against
3. Son of the younger Castor, and great grand- their father and Deiphontes; but after Temenus's
son of Deiotarus I. He was the last king of Paph- death it was not Deiphontes that succeeded him,
lagonia, and was surnamed niXdEAq)os. (Strab. xii, but Ceisus. Deiphontes, on the other hand, is
p. 562; Clinton. F. II. iii. pp. 545, 546.) [E. E.] said to have lived at Epidaurus, whither he went
DEI'PHOBE (AnYsP '9d), a daughter of the seer with the army which was attached to him, and
Glaucus. (Virg. Aen. vi. 36; comp. SIBYLLA.) [L.S.] from whence he expelled the Ionian king, PityDEI'PHOBUS (At'i)poos). 1. A son of Priam reus. (Pans. ii. 26. ~ 2.) His brothers-in-law,
and Hecabe, was next to Hector the bravest among however, who grudged him the possession of their
the Trojans. When Paris, yet unrecognized, came sister Hyrnetho, went to Epidaurus, and tried to
to his brothers, and conquered them all in the con- persuade her to leave her husband; and when this
test for his favourite bull, Deiphobus drew his attempt failed, they carried her off by force. Dei'sword against him, and Paris fled to the altar of phontes pursued them, and after having killed one
Zeus Herceius. (Hygin. Fab. 91.) Deiphobus and of them, Cerynes, he wrestled with the other, who
his brothers, Helenus and Asius, led the third held his sister in his arms. In this struggle, H yrhost of the Trojans against the camp of the Achae- netho was killed by her own brother, who then
ans (Hom. II. xii. 94), and when Asius had fallen, escaped. Deipphontes carried her body back to
Deiphobus advanced against Idomeneus, but, in- Epidaurus, and there erected a sanctuary to her.
stead of killing him, he slew Hypsenor. (xiii. 410.) (Paus. ii. 28. ~ 3.) [L. S.]
When hereupon Idomeneus challenged him, he DEI'PYLE (Af'crvn'A), a daughter of Adrastus
called Aeneas to his assistance. (xiii. 462.) He j and Amphithea. She vwas the wife of Tydeus, by