Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Aesacus" | Greek | A son of Priam and Arisbe, the daughter of Merops, from whom Aesacus learned the art of interpreting dreams. |
"Asterope" | Greek | An Oceanid, the daughter of Cebren who married Aesacus. Greek. |
"Paris" | Greek | Also called Alexander, was the second son of Priam and Hecabe. Previous to his birth Hecabe dreamed that she had given birth to a firebrand, the flames of which spread over the whole city. This dream was interpreted to her by Aesacus, or according to others by Cåśśandra, by Apollo, or by a Sibyl, and was said to indicate that Hecabe should give birth to a son, who should bring about the ruin of his native city, and she was accordingly advised to expose the child. Greek |