person
Nireus
also: Nirea
In Homer the handsomest of the Greeks at Troy after Achilles; a byword for male beauty.
Reading notes
- The Odes §3.20 Nireus
The handsomest of the Greeks at Troy, to whom Nearchus is likened.
- The Epodes §15 Nireus
In Homer the handsomest Greek at Troy after Achilles; a byword for male beauty the rival is said to surpass.