A city in Boiotia.
During the Trojan War, the Akhaian soldiers from Aspledon and the Minyan1 city of Orkhomenos were led by Askalaphos and Ialmenos, two sons of Ares, god of war.
1. Minyans—a race of prehistoric heroes associated with the city of Orkhomenos.
References: Homer, Iliad book 2, line 511 |