Acessamenus

In Greek mythology, Acessamenus was a king of Pieria. He was known as the founder and eponym of Akesamenai, a city in Macedonia.^[1]

In the Iliad, Acessamenus is mentioned as father of several daughters, the eldest of whom, Periboea, had a son Pelagon by the river god Axius; Pelagon, in his turn, was the father of the Trojan ally Asteropaios.^[2]

See also

• List of Greek mythological figures

References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Akesamenai
2. Homer, Iliad, 21. 142 - 144