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