Achaean Leaders

In Greek mythology, the Achaean Leaders were those who led the expedition to Troy to retrieve the abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Most of the leaders were bound by the Oath of Tyndareus who made the Suitors of Helen swear that they would defend and protect the chosen husband of Helen against any wrong done against him in regard to his marriage.

List of leaders

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Number of ships

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List of Achaean Leaders and their Catalogue of Ships
Ethnicity Leader Suitor of Helen Sources
Homer Ships Euripides Ships Apollodorus Ships Dictys Ships Hyginus Ships Malalas[1] Ships Dares Ships
Boeotians Thersander ✓ 50 of 120

men

each

10 leaders 40 ✓ 50
Peneleos ✓ ✓ ✓ 50 ✓ 12 ✓ 50
Leitus ✓ ✓ ✓ 50 ✓ ✓ 12 ✓
Clonius ✓ ✓ ✓ 9 ✓
Arcesilaus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 50
Prothoenor ✓ ✓ ✓
Minyans (Orchomenians) Ascalaphus ✓ ✓ 30 4 leaders 30 ✓ 30 ✓ 30 ✓ 30 ✓ 30
Ialmenus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 ✓ ✓
Phocēans Epistrophus ✓ ✓ 40 [2] 4 leaders 40 ✓ 50 ✓ 10 ✓ 40 ✓ 40
Schedius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Locrians Ajax the Lesser ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ (50?) ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 20 ✓ 9 ✓ 37
Abantes of Euboea Elephenor ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 30 ✓ 60
Athenians Menestheus ✓ ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50
Acamas ✓
Demophon ✓ ✓[3] 60
Salamineans Ajax ✓ ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 11?
Teucer ✓ ✓ 12 ✓
Argives Diomedes ✓ ✓ 80 ✓ 50 ✓ 80 ✓ 80 ✓ 30 ✓ 80 ✓ 80
Sthenelus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 25 ✓
Euryalus ✓ ✓ ✓ 15 ✓
Amphilochus ✓
Phoenix ✓ 50
Cycnus ✓ 12
Mycenaeans Agamemnon ✓ 100 ✓ 100 ✓ 100 ✓ 100 ✓ 100 ✓ 100 + 30[4] ✓ 100
Adrastus ✓
Amarynceus ✓ 19
Nereus ✓ 3
Lacedaemonians Menelaus ✓ ✓ 60 ✓ ? ✓ 60 ✓ 60 ✓ 60 ✓ 60
No name given. Nestor ✓ 90 ✓ 50 ✓ 40 ✓ 90 ✓ 90 ✓ 90 ✓ 80
Antilochus ✓ ✓ 20
Arcadians Agapenor ✓ ✓ 60 ✓ 7 ✓ 60* ✓ 60 ✓ 60
Epeans of Elis Amphimachus ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 10 ✓ 40 ✓ 40
Thalpius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Diōres ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Polyxenus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 40 ✓
Eurytus ✓ ?
Taphians
Meges ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ ? ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 60
Men of Dulichium ✓ 40
Cephallenians Odysseus ✓ ✓ 12 ✓ ? ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 12 ✓ 12
Aetolians Thoas ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 15 ✓ 40 ✓ 40
Cretans Idomeneus ✓ ✓ 80 ✓ 40 ✓ 80 ✓ 80 ✓ 80
Meriones ✓ ✓ ✓ ? ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ ✓
Rhodians Tlepolemus ✓ ✓ 9 ✓ 9 ✓ 9 ✓ 9 ✓ 9 ✓ 9
Symians Nireus ✓ ✓ 3 ✓ ? ✓ 3 ✓ 3 ✓ 16 ✓ 53
No name given Phidippus ✓ ✓ 30 ✓ 30 ✓ 30 ✓ 68 ✓ 30
Antiphus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 20 ✓ ✓
Sorthes ✓
Pelasgians, Myrmidons,

Hellenes, Achaeans

Achilles ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50 ✓ 50
Patroclus ✓ ✓ 10 ✓ ✓
Neoptolemus
No name given (Scyrians) Automedon ✓ 10
No name given Protesilaus ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ ? ✓ 40 ✓ 40 (✓) ✓ 40 ✓ 40
Podarces ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 10 ✓ ✓
No name given Eumelus ✓ ✓ 11 ✓ ? ✓ 11 ✓ 11 ✓ 8 ✓ 11 ✓ 10
Mothone Philoctetes ✓ ✓ 7[5] ✓ 7 ✓ 7 ✓ 7 ✓ 22 ✓ 7
Medon ✓
No name given Machaon ✓ ✓ 30 ✓ 30 ✓ 20 ✓ 32
Podalirius ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 ✓ ✓ 9 ✓
Asterion[6] Eurypylus ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40
Lapiths Leonteus ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 19 ✓ 30 ✓ 40
Polypoetes ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 ✓ ✓ 20 ✓ ✓
Enienes, Guneus ✓ 22 ✓ 12 ✓ 22 ✓ 22 ✓ 21
Peraebi Nereus ✓ 22
Magnetes Prothous ✓ ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40 ✓ 40
Magnitor ✓
No name given Palamedes ✓ ? ✓ 12
Tricca[6] Calchas ✓ 20 ✓ 40
No name given Mopsus ✓ 20
No name given Epeius ✓ 30
No name given Agenor ✓ 60
Teuthides ✓
Amphigenia[6] Amphigenias ✓ 43
TOTAL 63 39 49 1,186 21 434?

Ethnicity

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Ethnic group Contingent Leader Parentage Abode
Boeotians • Anthedon

• Arne

• Aulis

• Copae

• Coroneia

• Eilesium

• Eleon

• Erythrae

• Eteonus

• Eutresis

• Glisas

• Graia

• Haliartus

• Harma

• Hyle

• Hyria

• Medeon

• Mycalessus

• Midea

• Nisa

• Ocalea

• Onchestos

• Peteon

• Plataea

• Schoenus

• Scolus

• Thebes

• Thespeia

• Thisbe

Thersander son of Polynices and Argea Thebes
Peneleos son of Hippalcimus and Asterope[7] Boeotia
Leitus son Alector[8] and Polybule[9] or of Lacritus and Cleobule[10] or of Gaia (Earth)[11] Boeotia
Clonius son of Alegenor[12] or of Alector and Acteis[13] or of Lacritus and Cleobule[10] Boeotia
Arcesilaus son of Areilycus[14][12] and Theobule or of Alector and Cleobule[15] Boeotia
Prothoenor son of Areilycus[14][12] and Theobule or of Alector and Arteis[16] Boeotia
Minyans • Aspledon • Orchomenus Ascalaphus sons of Ares and Astyoche Orchomenus
Ialmenus
Phocēans • Anemorea

• river Cephissus

• Crisa

• Cyparissus

• Daulis

• Hyampolis

• Lilaea

• Panopeus

• Pytho

Epistrophus sons of Iphitus and Hippolyte or Thrasybule Crissa
Schedius
Locrians • Augeae

• Bessa

• Calliarus

• Kynos

• Opoüs

• Scarphe

• Tarphe

• Thronium

Ajax the Lesser son of Oileus and Eriopis or Rhene Opuntian

Locris

Abantes of Euboea • Carystus

• Cerinthus

• Chalcis

• Eretria

• Dium

• Histiaea

• Styra

Elephenor son of Chalcodon by either Imenarete, Melanippe or Alcyone. Euboea
Athenians

• Athens

Menestheus son of Peteos and either Polyxene or Mnesimache[17] Athens
Acamas son of Theseus and Phaedra
Demophon son of Theseus and Phaedra[18][19] or Iope[20]
Salamineans • Salamis Ajax son of Telamon and Periboea Salamis
Teucer son of Telamon and Hesione
Argives • Aegina

• Argos

• Asine

• Eїonae

• Epidaurus

• Hermione

• Mases

• Tiryns

• Troezen

Diomedes son of Tydeus and Deipyle Argos
Sthenelus son of Capaneus[21][22] and Evadne[7]
Euryalus son of Mecisteus and Astyoche[23]
Amphilochus son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle
Mycenaeans • Aegium

• Araethyrea

• Cleonae

• Corinth

• Gonoessa

• Helice

• Hyperesia

• Mycenae

• Orneae

• Pellene

• Sicyon

Agamemnon sons of Atreus and Aerope or Pleisthenes and Cleolla[24] Mycenae
Lacedaemonians • Amyclae

• Augeae

• Bryseae

• Helos

• Laas

• Messe

• Oetylus

• Pharis

• Sparta

Menelaus Sparta
No name given. • Aipy

• Amphigenea

• Arēne

• Cyparisseis

• Dorium,

• Helos

• Pteleum

• Pylos

• Thryum

Nestor son of Neleus and Chloris Pylos
Antilochus son of Nestor either by Anaxibia[25] or Eurydice.[26]
Arcadians • Cyllene

• Enispe

• Mantinea

• Orchomenus

• Parrhasia

• Pheneus

• Rhipae

• Stratie

• Stymphalos

• Tegea

Agapenor son of Ancaeus and Iotis[7] Arcadia
Epeans of Elis • Alesium

• Buprasium

• Hyrmine

• Myrsinus

• Olene

Amphimachus son of Cteatus and Theronice[27] Elis
Thalpius son of Eurytus and Theraephone
Diōres son of Amarynceus and Mnesimache[28]
Polyxenus son of Agasthenes and Peloris
Men of Dulichium • Dulichium • Echinean Islands Meges son of Phyleus either by Eustyoche,[29][30] Ctimene, Timandra,[31] Hagnete or Ctesimache[32] Dulichium
Cephallenians • Aegilips

• Crocylea

• Ithaca

• Neritum

• Same

• Zacynthus

Odysseus son of Laertes or Sisyphus and Anticleia Ithaca
Aetolians • Calydon

• Chalcis

• Olenus

• Pleuron

• Pylene

Thoas son of Andraemon and Gorge Calydon
Cretans • Knossos

• Gortys

• Lycastus

• Lyktos

• Miletus

• Phaistos

• Rhytium

Idomeneus son of Deucalion and Cleopatra[33][34] Crete
Meriones son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe[35]
Rhodians • Cameirus

• Ielysus

• Lindus Tlepolemus son of Heracles and Astyoche[36][37] or Astydameia[38][39] Rhodes
Symians • Symi Nireus son of Charopus and Aglaea[40][41][42][43] Syme
No name given. • Calydnian Islands

• Casus,

• Cos

• Crapathus

• Nisyrus

Phidippus sons of Thessalus Cos
Antiphus Cos
Pelasgians,

Myrmidons,

Hellenes,

Achaeans

• Alope

• Alos

• Pelasgic Argos

• Phthia

• Trachis

Achilles son of Peleus and Thetis Phtia
Neoptolemus son of Achilles and Deidamia Phtia
Patroclus son of Menoetius by either Damocrateia,[44] Sthenele, Periopis or Polymele[45][46] Phtia
No name given • Antrium

• Iton

• Phylace

• Pyrasus

• Pteleum

Protesilaus sons of Iphiclus and Diomedeia[47] or of Phylacus and Astyoche[48] Phylace
Podarces Phylace
No name given • Boebe

• Glaphyrae

• Iolcus

• Pherae

Eumelus son of Admetus and Alcestis Pherae
No name given • Meliboea

• Methone

• Thaumacia Philoctetes son of Poeas Meliboea
Medon son of Oileus and Rhene[49]
No name given • Ithome

• Oechalia

• Tricca Machaon sons of Asclepius Tricca
Podalirius
No name given • Asterius

• Hypereia (fountain)

• Ormenius

• Titanus

Eurypylus son of Euaemon and Deipyle (Deityche)[50] or Ops[29] Ormenios
Lapiths • Argissa

• Elone

• Gyrtone

• Oloösson

• Orthe

Leonteus son of Coronus Gyrtonne
Polypoetes son of Pirithous and Hippodamia
Enienes, Peraebi • Cyphus

• Dodona (Thessalian)

• Gonnos

• Titaresius

Guneus son of Ocytus by either Aurophyte or Tauropoleia or Hippodameia[51]
Magnetes • Peneus • Mt. Pelion Prothous son of Tenthredon and Eurymache or Cleobule Magnesia
No name given • Acarnania Calchas son of Thestor and Polymele[52]
No name given • Colophon Mopsus son of Manto and Rhacius or Apollo
No name given • Islands of the Cyclades Epeus son of Panopeus and Asterodia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Malalas, Chronograpy 5.107-108
  2. ^ *Unknown leader but ships from Phocis were mentioned
  3. ^ He was likely be Theseus' son meant by Euripides in his play Iphigenia at Aulis.
  4. ^ 30 supply ships for the camps
  5. ^ *with 50 oarsmen each who were also archers
  6. ^ a b c Malalas, Chronograpy 5.108
  7. ^ a b c Hyginus, Fabulae 97
  8. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.67.7
  9. ^ Tzetzes, Allegoriae Iliadis, Prologue 534
  10. ^ a b Hyginus, Fabulae 97
  11. ^ Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 259
  12. ^ a b c Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 67. 7
  13. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 536
  14. ^ a b Homer, Iliad, 2. 495
  15. ^ Tzetzes, Allegoriae Iliadis, Prologue, 534
  16. ^ Tzetzes, Allegoriae Iliadis, Prologue, 535
  17. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 554 – 555
  18. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book 4, 1. 18
  19. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 62. 1
  20. ^ Stesichorus fragment 193. 23–24; Iope is also mentioned by Plutarch in Theseus, 29. 1
  21. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 71, 175 & 257
  22. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.7.2 & 3.10.8
  23. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 562
  24. ^ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 69.
  25. ^ Homer, Odyssey 3.451–52
  26. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.9
  27. ^ Homer, Iliad 2.615
  28. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories Prologue 534
  29. ^ a b Hyginus, Fabulae, 97
  30. ^ Homer, Iliad 2.637
  31. ^ Eustathius on Homer, 305. 15
  32. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 576 – 577
  33. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories Prologue 587
  34. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 431
  35. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 588
  36. ^ Homer, Iliad 2.653–70.
  37. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.6
  38. ^ Pindar, Olympia 7.20–30.
  39. ^ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 232 M–W = schol. Pind. Ol. 7.42b
  40. ^ Homer, Iliad 2.672
  41. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4.3.13
  42. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 5.53.2
  43. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1011
  44. ^ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 9 & 107
  45. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.13.8
  46. ^ Plutarch, Aristides 20.6
  47. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 103
  48. ^ Eustathius on Homer, Iliad 323, 41
  49. ^ Homer, Iliad, 2. 727
  50. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 619 – 620
  51. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 629 – 630
  52. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories Prologue 639
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