In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês ( Ancient Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was the commander of Epeans and/or Dulichians during the Trojan War.
Meges was the son of Phyleus and his mother's name is variously given as either Eustyoche, [1] Ctimene[ citation needed], Timandra, [2] Hagnete[ citation needed], or Ctesimache. [3]
Meges was one of the suitors of Helen, [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. [3] [5]
Meges was credited with killing a number of opponents, including Pedaeus (a son of Antenor), [6] Croesmus, [7] Amphiclus, [8] Itymoneus, Agelaus, [9] Eurymenes, [10] and Deiopites. [11] 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. [12] Meges helped Odysseus to collect gifts for Achilles. [13] He was one of the men to enter the Trojan Horse. [14]
According to Dictys Cretensis, Meges fell at Troy. [15] Pausanias mentions a painting of him wounded in the arm by a Trojan, Admetes the son of Augeas. [16] Tzetzes relates that Meges, along with Prothous and a number of others, perished at Euboea. [17]
In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês ( Ancient Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was the commander of Epeans and/or Dulichians during the Trojan War.
Meges was the son of Phyleus and his mother's name is variously given as either Eustyoche, [1] Ctimene[ citation needed], Timandra, [2] Hagnete[ citation needed], or Ctesimache. [3]
Meges was one of the suitors of Helen, [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. [3] [5]
Meges was credited with killing a number of opponents, including Pedaeus (a son of Antenor), [6] Croesmus, [7] Amphiclus, [8] Itymoneus, Agelaus, [9] Eurymenes, [10] and Deiopites. [11] 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. [12] Meges helped Odysseus to collect gifts for Achilles. [13] He was one of the men to enter the Trojan Horse. [14]
According to Dictys Cretensis, Meges fell at Troy. [15] Pausanias mentions a painting of him wounded in the arm by a Trojan, Admetes the son of Augeas. [16] Tzetzes relates that Meges, along with Prothous and a number of others, perished at Euboea. [17]