Caletor

Caletor

Lesserwell-documentedHomeric epicGreek mythographyClassical iconographyTroy (Anatolian coast)Achaean fleet (Aegean shore)
Origin

Caletor appears within the Homeric and later Greek epic tradition as a mortal name found in the Trojan War narratives. One Caletor is presented as a Trojan defender, son of Clytius and brother of Procleia, who takes part in the assault on the Achaean ships; another is recorded in the epic genealogical record as the father of the Achaean Aphareus. These attestations come from Homeric passages and later classical commentaries and indices that record named participants and patronymics in the Iliadic cycle.

Appearance

Surviving textual references provide no sustained physical portrait; sources emphasize Caletor's actions and fate in battle rather than bodily detail. In classical visual tradition, the Capitoline Tabula iliaca includes a relief scene in which Caletor is identified among fallen combatants—depicted as a slain warrior—though no individualized physical description is supplied in the literary sources.

Abilities

The sources attribute ordinary martial capacities to the name-bearers: one Caletor is explicitly recorded attempting to set fire to Protesilaus's ship during the Trojan assault on the Achaean fleet and is killed by Ajax in the episode; the other functions as a patronymic anchor as father of Aphareus. No supernatural powers or extraordinary abilities are ascribed in the provided materials.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • condition
    mortal vulnerability (killed in battle)

Wards

None recorded.

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    Caletor. "Caletor (Ancient Greek: Καλήτωρ) may refer to one of the following characters associated with the Trojan War:" and related entry text describing the Trojan defender and the father of Aphareus.wiki
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    Person: Caletor (Trojan defender). UVic Myth Index entry distinguishing Caletor as a Trojan defender and son of Clytius.literary
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    Person: Caletor (father of Aphareus). UVic Myth Index entry identifying a Caletor as father of Aphareus in epic patronymic records.literary
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    The Iliad (indices and passages referencing Caletor). Iliad indices and cited lines linking Caletor to passages concerning the assault on the ships and patronymic references (e.g. catalogue entries and book references).literary
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    Aeneas in Iliad XIII (discussion referencing Aphareus son of Caletor). Passage summaries noting Aphareus as son of Caletor in the context of Iliad Book XIII combat narratives.academic
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    The Capitoline Tabula iliaca (relief identification). Discussion of the Tabula iliaca relief program which identifies a scene where 'Caletor, slain by Ajax, lies dead at Hector's feet' as part of the depicted Iliadic tableau.other
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    Caletor | Facts, Information, and Mythology. Summary entry consolidating classical references to Caletor as Trojan defender and as father of Aphareus.wiki
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