Meges
In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was a son of Phyleus; his mother's name is variously given as either Eustyoche,[1] Ctimene, Timandra,[2] Hagnete, or Ctesimache.[3] He was one of Helen's suitors[4] and commanded the armies of the Echinadians and the Dulichians during the Trojan War, having summoned forty or sixty ships; he also led a contingent of Epeans who had once migrated to Dulichium together with his father.[1][3][5][6]
Meges was credited with killing a number of opponents, including Pedaeus (a son of Antenor),[7] Croesmus,[8] Amphiclus,[9] Itymoneus, Agelaus,[10] Eurymenes,[11] and Deiopites.[12] Dolops attempted to strike him with a spear but the corselet Meges was wearing, a gift for his father from Euphetes of Ephyra, saved his life.[13] Meges helped Odysseus to collect gifts for Achilles.[14] He was one of the men to enter the Trojan Horse.[15]
According to Dictys Cretensis, Meges fell at Troy.[16] Pausanias mentions a painting of him wounded in the arm by a Trojan, Admetes the son of Augeas.[17] Tzetzes relates that Meges, along with Prothous and a number of others, perished at Euboea.[18]
References
- 1 2 Hyginus, Fabulae, 97
- ↑ Eustathius on Homer, 305. 15
- 1 2 Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 576 - 577
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 10. 8
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 2. 625; 5. 69; 13. 692; 15. 531
- ↑ Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis, 284
- ↑ Iliad 5. 69
- ↑ Il. 15. 523
- ↑ Il. 16. 313
- ↑ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 1. 279
- ↑ Qu. Smyrn. 10. 108
- ↑ Qu. Smyrn. 13. 212
- ↑ Il. 15. 525. ff
- ↑ Il. 19. 239 ff
- ↑ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 12. 326
- ↑ Dictys Cretensis, 3. 10
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10. 25. 5
- ↑ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 902