Alexander (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Alexander ({{Langx|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος|lit=protector of men}}) may refer to the following:

• Alexander, an alternative name of Paris, prince of Troy and son of King Priam.Homer, Iliad 3.253; The Cypria 1; Euripides, Helen 32, Rhesus 627 & Trojan Women 942; Apollodorus, 3.12.5; Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.48.3; Hyginus, Fabulae 90Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.

• Alexander, prince of Tiryns as son of King Eurystheus and Antimache, daughter of Prince Amphidamas of Arcadia. He was killed in war by the Athenians.Apollodorus, 2.8.1 & 3.9.2