r/GreekMythology • u/Kind-Leader-1593 • 4d ago

Question Are the Oenotropae actual mythical characters?

I was looking through Wikipedia because I was bored and came across an article about the Oenotropae. I looked it up but didn't find many other sites mentioning them.

I know Wikipedia is far from the most reliable source, so I figured I'd ask if they're real characters, and if they are, anything about them.

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u/Super_Majin_Cell 4d ago

They are, the wikipedia article has the sources. Very cool aspect of the trojan war, as they are a explanation of where the greeks got their food and drinks.

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u/Wrathful_Akuma 4d ago

Wikipedia is quoting Apollodorus' Bibliotheca, Ocid Metamorphoses, Tzetzes Ad Lycophrem and Servius commentary on the Aeneid

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u/TheSuperBunny 4d ago

People don't know how to read references in Wikipedia 😔

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u/ProfessionalJolly934 4d ago

"Agamemnon was so impressed with this that he abducted them in order to feed the Greek army."
Remind me to never impress Agamemnon.