In Greek mythology, Stratius or Stratios (; Ancient Greek: Στάτιος or Στράτιόν means 'of an army') may refer to three distinct figures:
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Stratius, an Orchomenian prince as the son of King Clymenus of the Minyans
[Pausanias, 9.37.1] and possibly, Budeia or Bouzyge, daughter of Lycus. He was the brother of Erginus,[Eustathius on Homer, 1076.26; Scholia on Homer, Iliad 16.572; on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.185] Arrhon, Pyleus, Azeus,[Homer, Odyssey 3.452] and Axia.[Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Axia]
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Stratius, also known as Stratichus, son of King Nestor of Pylos.
[Homer, Odyssey 3.413 & 439]
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Stratius, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus.
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Stratius, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Zakynthos along with other 43 wooers.
[Apollodorus, Epitome 7.29] He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the help of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33]
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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.
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Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Homer, Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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John Tzetzes, Allegories of the Odyssey translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
