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Orsilochus

In Greek mythology, Orsilochus or Ortilochus is a name that may refer to:

  • Orsilochus (Ortilochus), son of the river god Alpheus and Telegone, daughter of Pharis. He was a resident of Pherae, and it was at his home that Odysseus met Iphitos the son of Eurytus. He had at least one son Diocles and at least two daughters: Dorodoche, said by some to be the wife of Icarius, and Medusa, the wife of Polybus of Corinth.
  • Orsilochus (Ortilochus), grandson of the precedent through Diocles, and brother of Crethon. Orsilochus and Crethon fought at Troy under Agamemnon and were killed by Aeneas.
  • Orsilochus, a Trojan killed by Teucer.
  • Orsilochus, another Trojan who followed Aeneas to Italy and was killed by Camilla.
  • Orsilochus of Argos, who was credited with inventing the four-horse chariot, and, in reward for his invention, was placed among the stars as the constellation Auriga. See also Trochilus.
  • Orsilochus, a (perhaps imaginary) son of King Idomeneus of Crete and scion of Minos, renowned as a great runner and the fastest man on Crete, who only appears in a story made up by Odysseus, see below.