A town on the Troad.1
During the Trojan War, Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the Achaian (Achaean) army, insulted and threatened Apollon's priest, Chryses. Praying for justice, Chryses referred to Apollon as Smintheus and lord of Chryse, Killa (Cilla), and Tenedos.2
The context in which the title Smintheus is used and the proximity of a town named Smintheion to Troy suggests Smintheus means "lord of Smintheion."
1. Troad—the extensive area surrounding Troy.
2. Tenedos—this reference was to the town of Tenedos and not the island with the same name.
| References: Homer, Iliad book 1, line 39 |