< Sinon, son of Aesimus >

1 Origin

Sinon was born in Argos in 1230 BC. [Palaepha.16, Tryph.291]

Sinon's father was Aesimus, son of Autolycus. [Tryph.209, ComOnVAene.2.57]

2 Others

Sinon appears in the Trojan Horse story. [Apo.E.5.15, Hyginus.108, Petronius.89, Palaepha.16, Tryph.209]

Pausanias writes that Sinon was a friend of Odysseus, but was actually his cousin. [Paus.10.27.3]

Sinon's father, Aesimus, was the brother of Odysseus' mother, Anticleia. [ComOnVAene.2.57]