Stories in the Iliad

Glacus (book 6)

Queen of Argos tells the king that Bellerophon that he had tried to sleep with her
The King sends Bellerophon on a mission to Lykia, where he is then sent to do battle with a Chimera
He defented this, as well as the Solymoi and the Amazon tribes
When Belleprohon returned to Lykia, the king was so impressed that he let him marry his daughter and have half his kingdom
They had 3 children, Isandros, Hippolochos and Laodameia
Isandros was killed by Ares, Laodameia had Sarpedon with Zeus and Hippolochos was the father of Glacus
Diomedes' grandfather once hosted Glacus' father in Argos

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Aetolians and Curetes are fighting, they are defending Calydon
Meleager's father made a mistake to offend Artemis, as he did not offer her a sacrifice
So Artemis sent a boar that ravaged the country, by Meleager killed it
The Curetes and Aetolians argue over who should get the spoils from it
Meleager gets angry over this and so withdraws from battle and stays with his wife Cleopatra
Cleopatra's mother was called Marpessa, Cleopatra is also called Alcyone, the kingfisher, because she laments
Meleager's mother, Althea, begs the gods to kill her son due to a quarrel with his uncle
There is an offer of rewards to Meleager if he returns to the war, but herefuses
The war continues and the enemy starts to scale the walls of the city and set fire to it
Cleopatra supplicated Meleager by saying how they will kill the men and carry off the children
So he returns and saves the city but he does not get the rewards

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Pylians and Eleans arguing over cattle raids, Nestor killed Itymoneus
The Greeks took 50 heards of cattle, flocks of pigs, goats and sheep, and 150 horses, Neleus was delighted with Nestor
People who were owed debts by the Eleans were given spoils, Neleus given a lot because he had sent a chariot to Elis to run for their games and they had sent it back with a rude message
Elis marched on them and laid seige to Thryoessa
Athene warned the Pylians to prepare for battle, but Neleus did not want Nestor to arm, so hid his horses
Athene arranged it so that even on foot, Nestor outshone everyone, Nestor killed many men
Nestor was given glory among men

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Achilles' divine horses Xanthus and Balius, and the mortal horse Pedasus: Podarge had foaled them by the Western Gale when she was grazing beside the Ocean Stream
Menesthius: son of the River Spercheus and Polydora (daughter of Peleus), but called the son of Borus because Borus had married his mother
Eurdorus: illegitimate son of Polymede and Hermes, Polymede had married Echecles and so Phylas (Eurdorus' grandfather) had raised him

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