In Greek mythology, Podes () was the son of Eetion, and thus the brother of Andromache, the wife of Hector, whom he is said to have been a feast friend of.

Traditional treatment

Podes fought on the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War, and was killed by Menelaus. However, in Book 6 of the Iliad, Andromache claims that her seven brothers have been killed by Achilles. This contradiction is not resolved.

According to Athenaeus, the term feast friend was more akin to a parasite and flatterer, which is why it was symbolic for Menelaus to wound him in the stomach.

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References

• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.