Editing Coroebus

{{Hatnote|Also see [[Coroebus of Elis]]. For other uses see [[Coroebus (disambiguation)]]. For the place, see [[Koroivos]].}}
<!--In [[Greek mythology]], '''Coroebus''' ({{Lang-el|Κόροιβος}}) may refer to:
* Coroebus, a defender of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] against the [[Seven Against Thebes|Seven]], killed by [[Parthenopaeus]].<ref>[[Statius]], ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'', 9. 745</ref>-->

[[File:Miniatur_des_Codex_Riccardianus_492_Blatt_75v.png | thumb | right | alt=A gathering of figures in the sack of Troy, as named in a image and caption.  | Corebus stands to left in this image. ]]
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Coroebus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Κόροιβος) may refer to two distinct characters:

* Coroebus, son of King [[Mygdon of Phrygia]] is a character of Greek legend. He came to the aid of [[Troy]] during the [[Trojan War]] out of love for Princess [[Cassandra]]. During the Sack of Troy, Coroebus convinced some of his fellow soldiers, including [[Aeneas]], to dress in enemy armor to disguise themselves. When he tried to defend Cassandra from rape by [[Ajax the Lesser]], he was killed, either by [[Peneleos]], [[Diomedes]] or [[Neoptolemus]].<ref>[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 2.424–426</ref><ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 10.27.1</ref>

* Coroebus, a defender of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] against the [[Seven Against Thebes|Seven]], killed by [[Parthenopaeus]].<ref>[[Statius]], ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'' 9.745</ref>

==Notes==
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[[Category:People of the Trojan War]]
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== References ==

* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*[[Statius|Publius Papinius Statius]]'', [[Thebaid (Latin poem)|The Thebaid]]'' translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. [https://topostext.org/work/149 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
*Publius Papinius Statius, ''The Thebaid. Vol I-II''. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0498 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* [[Virgil|Publius Vergilius Maro]], ''[[Aeneid]].'' Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0054%3Abook%3D1%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Publius Vergilius Maro, ''Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics''. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0055 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library].


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