person
Aesacus
Son of Priam by Alexirhoe and brother of Hector; a shunner of cities who, after the nymph Hesperie's death, leapt into the sea and became a diving bird.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §11.349 Aesacus
A son of Priam by Alexirhoe and brother of Hector; a lover of lonely mountains who, after Hesperie's death, leapt into the sea and became a diving bird.
- Metamorphoses §12.351 Aesacus
A son of Priam who, for love of the nymph Hesperie, leapt to his death and was turned into a diving bird (Met. 11).