Lycomedes_(mythology)
Lycomedes (mythology)
Name of multiple characters in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Lycomedes (/ˌlaɪkəˈmiːdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Λυκομήδης) may refer to several characters:
- Lycomedes, a king of Scyros and father of Deidamia, mother of Neoptolemus by Achilles.[1]
- Lycomedes, a son of Creon, one of the Greek warriors at Troy;[2] he was represented by Polygnotus in the Lesche at Delphi as wounded (supposedly by Agenor) in the wrist, in the arm and in the head.[3]
- Lycomedes, son of Apollo and Parthenope, daughter of King Ancaeus of Samos.[4]
- Lycomedes, a Cretan suitor of Helen.[5]