Pronomus

In Greek mythology, Pronomus or Pronomos (Ancient Greek: Πρόνομος, lit. 'grazing forward') may refer to two characters:

* Pronomus, the "intelligent" satyr herald of Dionysus during the Indian War.[1] In secret union, Hermes fathered him, Pherespondus and Lycus to Iphthime, daughter of Dorus.[2] Eiraphiotes (i.e. Dionysus) entrusted to these three satyr brothers the dignity of the staff of the heavenly herald which their father was the source of wisdom.[3]
* Pronomus, from Zacynthus island, one of the suitors of Penelope along with forty-three other wooers.[4] Upon returning from Ithaca, Odysseus shot down all the suitors including Pronomus with the help of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[5]
* Pronomus, a Giant who tried to force Hera to marry him and was then killed by Heracles, who received godhood as a reward for his service.[6]

There is also the Pronomos Painter, known for the Pronomos Vase, now in Naples, which shows actors after a performance.

## Notes

1. ↑ Nonnus, 14.113
2. ↑ Nonnus, 14.113–114
3. ↑ Nonnus, 14.118–119
4. ↑ Apollodorus, Epitome 7.29
5. ↑ Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33
6. ↑ Tzetzes ad Lycophronem 1349

## References

* Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
* Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
* Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940-1942. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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