Meges

In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was the commander of Epeans and/or Dulichians during the Trojan War.

Family

Meges was the son of Phyleus and his mother's name is variously given as either Eustyoche,[1][2] Ctimene, Timandra,[3] Hagnete, or Ctesimache.[4]

Mythology

Meges was one of Helen's suitors[5] 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][4][6][7]

Meges was credited with killing a number of opponents, including Pedaeus (a son of Antenor),[8] Croesmus,[9] Amphiclus,[10] Itymoneus, Agelaus,[11] Eurymenes,[12] and Deiopites.[13] 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.[14] Meges helped Odysseus to collect gifts for Achilles.[15] He was one of the men to enter the Trojan Horse.[16]

According to Dictys Cretensis, Meges fell at Troy.[17] Pausanias mentions a painting of him wounded in the arm by a Trojan, Admetes the son of Augeas.[18] Tzetzes relates that Meges, along with Prothous and a number of others, perished at Euboea.[19]

References
  1. Hyginus, Fabulae, 97
  2. Homer, Iliad 2.627
  3. Eustathius on Homer, 305. 15
  4. Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 576 - 577
  5. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 10. 8
  6. Homer, Iliad 2. 625; 5. 69; 13. 692; 15. 531
  7. Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis, 284
  8. Iliad 5. 69
  9. Il. 15. 523
  10. Il. 16. 313
  11. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 1. 279
  12. Qu. Smyrn. 10. 108
  13. Qu. Smyrn. 13. 212
  14. Il. 15. 525. ff
  15. Il. 19. 239 ff
  16. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 12. 326
  17. Dictys Cretensis, 3. 10
  18. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10. 25. 5
  19. Tzetzes on Lycophron, 902


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