2. A daughter of Acastus, and wife of Protesilaus. As the latter, shortly after his
marriage, joined the Greeks in their expedition against Troy, and was the first that was
killed there, Laodameia sued for the favour of the gods to be allowed to converse with him
only for three hours. The request was granted : Hermes led Protesilaus back to the upper
world, and when Protesilaus died a second time, Laodameia died with him. (Ov. Heroid. xiii. Ep. ex Pont. 3.1, 110; Catull. 64. 74, &c.;
Lucian, Dial. Mort. 23.1;