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

Number of ships +List of Achaean Leaders and their Catalogue of ShipsEthnicityLeaderSuitor of HelenSourcesHomerShipsEuripidesShipsApollodorusShipsDictysShipsHyginusShipsMalalasMalalas, Chronograpy 5.107-108ShipsDaresShipsBoeotiansThersander✓50 of 120 men

each10 leaders40✓50Peneleos✓✓✓50✓12✓50Leitus✓✓✓50✓✓12✓Clonius✓✓✓9✓Arcesilaus✓✓✓✓50Prothoenor✓✓✓Minyans (Orchomenians)Ascalaphus✓✓304 leaders30✓30✓30✓30✓30Ialmenus✓✓✓✓30✓✓PhocēansEpistrophus✓✓40*Unknown leader but ships from Phocis were mentioned4 leaders40✓50✓10✓40✓40Schedius✓✓✓✓LocriansAjax the Lesser✓✓40✓(50?)✓40✓40✓20✓9✓37Abantes of EuboeaElephenor✓✓40✓40✓40✓30✓60AtheniansMenestheus✓✓50✓50✓50✓50✓50✓50Acamas✓Demophon✓✓He was likely be Theseus' son meant by Euripides in his play Iphigenia at Aulis.60SalamineansAjax✓✓12✓12✓12✓12✓12✓12✓11?Teucer✓✓12✓ArgivesDiomedes✓✓80✓50✓80✓80✓30✓80✓80Sthenelus✓✓✓✓25✓Euryalus✓✓✓15✓Amphilochus✓Phoenix✓50Cycnus✓12MycenaeansAgamemnon✓100✓100✓100✓100✓100✓100 + 3030 supply ships for the camps✓100Adrastus✓Amarynceus✓19Nereus✓3LacedaemoniansMenelaus✓✓60✓?✓60✓60✓60✓60No name given.Nestor✓90✓50✓40✓90✓90✓90✓80Antilochus✓✓20ArcadiansAgapenor✓✓60✓7✓60*✓60✓60Epeans of ElisAmphimachus✓✓40✓40✓40✓10✓40✓40Thalpius✓✓✓✓✓Diōres✓✓✓✓Polyxenus✓✓✓✓40✓Eurytus✓?TaphiansMeges✓✓40✓?✓40✓40✓60Men of Dulichium✓40CephalleniansOdysseus✓✓12✓?✓12✓12✓12✓12✓12AetoliansThoas✓✓40✓40✓40✓15✓40✓40CretansIdomeneus✓✓80✓40✓80✓80✓80Meriones✓✓✓?✓✓40✓✓RhodiansTlepolemus✓✓9✓9✓9✓9✓9✓9SymiansNireus✓✓3✓?✓3✓3✓16✓53No name givenPhidippus✓✓30✓30✓30✓68✓30Antiphus✓✓✓✓20✓✓Sorthes✓Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, AchaeansAchilles✓50✓50✓50✓50✓50✓50✓50Patroclus✓✓10✓✓NeoptolemusNo name given (Scyrians)Automedon✓10No name givenProtesilaus✓✓40✓?✓40✓40(✓)✓40✓40Podarces✓✓✓✓10✓✓No name givenEumelus✓✓11✓?✓11✓11✓8✓11✓10MothonePhiloctetes✓✓7*with 50 oarsmen each who were also archers✓7✓7✓7✓22✓7Medon✓No name givenMachaon✓✓30✓30✓20✓32Podalirius✓✓✓30✓✓9✓AsterionMalalas, Chronograpy 5.108Eurypylus✓✓40✓40✓40✓40✓40✓40LapithsLeonteus✓✓40✓40✓19✓30✓40Polypoetes✓✓✓30✓✓20✓✓Enienes, Guneus✓22✓12✓22✓22✓21PeraebiNereus✓22MagnetesProthous✓✓40✓40✓40✓40✓40✓40Magnitor✓No name givenPalamedes✓?✓12TriccaCalchas✓20✓40No name givenMopsus✓20No name givenEpeius✓30No name givenAgenor✓60Teuthis✓AmphigeniaAmphigenias✓43TOTAL6339491,18621434?

Ethnicity Ethnic groupContingentLeaderParentageAbodeBoeotians• 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

• ThisbeThersanderson of Polynices and ArgeaThebesPeneleosson of Hippalcimus and AsteropeBoeotiaLeitusson AlectorDiodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.67.7 and PolybuleTzetzes, Allegoriae Iliadis, Prologue 534 or of Lacritus and CleobuleHyginus, Fabulae 97 or of Gaia (Earth)Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 259BoeotiaCloniusson of Alegenor or of Alector and ActeisTzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 536 or of Lacritus and CleobuleBoeotiaArcesilausson of AreilycusHomer, Iliad, 2. 495Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 67. 7 and Theobule or of Alector and CleobuleTzetzes, Allegoriae Iliadis, Prologue, 534BoeotiaProthoenorson of Areilycus and Theobule or of Alector and ArteisTzetzes, Allegoriae Iliadis, Prologue, 535BoeotiaMinyans• Aspledon• OrchomenusAscalaphussons of Ares and AstyocheOrchomenusIalmenusPhocēans• Anemorea • river Cephissus

• Crisa

• Cyparissus

• Daulis• Hyampolis • Lilaea

• Panopeus

• PythoEpistrophussons of Iphitus and Hippolyte or ThrasybuleCrissaSchediusLocrians• Augeae • Bessa

• Calliarus

• Kynos• Opoüs • Scarphe

• Tarphe

• ThroniumAjax the Lesserson of Oileus and Eriopis or RheneOpuntian LocrisAbantes of Euboea• Carystus • Cerinthus

• Chalcis

• Eretria• Dium

• Histiaea

• StyraElephenorson of Chalcodon by either Imenarete, Melanippe or Alcyone.EuboeaAthenians• AthensMenestheusson of Peteos and either Polyxene or MnesimacheTzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 554 – 555 AthensAcamasson of Theseus and PhaedraDemophonson of Theseus and PhaedraApollodorus, Epitome of Book 4.1.18Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 62. 1 or IopeStesichorus fragment 193. 23–24; Iope is also mentioned by Plutarch in Theseus, 29. 1Salamineans• SalamisAjaxson of Telamon and PeriboeaSalamisTeucerson of Telamon and HesioneArgives• Aegina • Argos

• Asine

• Eїonae

• Epidaurus• Hermione

• Mases

• Tiryns

• TroezenDiomedesson of Tydeus and DeipyleArgosSthenelusson of CapaneusHyginus, Fabulae 71, 175 & 257Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.7.2 & 3.10.8 and EvadneHyginus, Fabulae 97Euryalusson of Mecisteus and AstyocheTzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 562 Amphilochusson of Amphiaraus and EriphyleMycenaeans• Aegium • Araethyrea

• Cleonae

• Corinth

• Gonoessa

• Helice• Hyperesia

• Mycenae

• Orneae

• Pellene

• SicyonAgamemnonsons of Atreus and Aerope or Pleisthenes and CleollaHesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 69.MycenaeLacedaemonians• Amyclae • Augeae

• Bryseae

• Helos

• Laas• Messe

• Oetylus

• Pharis

• SpartaMenelausSpartaNo name given.• Aipy • Amphigenea

• Arēne

• Cyparisseis

• Dorium, • Helos

• Pteleum

• Pylos

• ThryumNestorson of Neleus and ChlorisPylosAntilochusson of Nestor either by AnaxibiaHomer, Odyssey 3.451–52 or Eurydice.Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.9 Arcadians• Cyllene • Enispe

• Mantinea

• Orchomenus

• Parrhasia• Pheneus

• Rhipae

• Stratie

• Stymphalos

• TegeaAgapenorson of Ancaeus and IotisArcadiaEpeans of Elis• Alesium • Buprasium

• Hyrmine• Myrsinus

• OleneAmphimachusson of Cteatus and TheroniceHomer, Iliad 2.615ElisThalpiusson of Eurytus and TheraephoneDiōresson of Amarynceus and MnesimacheTzetzes, Homeric Allegories Prologue 534Polyxenusson of Agasthenes and PelorisMen of Dulichium• Dulichium • Echinean IslandsMegesson of Phyleus either by Eustyoche,Hyginus, Fabulae, 97Homer, Iliad 2.637 Ctimene, Timandra,Eustathius on Homer, 305. 15 Hagnete or CtesimacheTzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 576 – 577DulichiumCephallenians• Aegilips • Crocylea

• Ithaca• Neritum

• Same

• ZacynthusOdysseusson of Laertes or Sisyphus and AnticleiaIthacaAetolians• Calydon • Chalcis

• Olenus• Pleuron

• PyleneThoasson of Andraemon and GorgeCalydonCretans• Knossos • Gortys

• Lycastus

• Lyktos• Miletus

• Phaistos

• RhytiumIdomeneusson of Deucalion and CleopatraTzetzes, Homeric Allegories Prologue 587Tzetzes on Lycophron, 431CreteMerionesson of Molus and Melphis or EuippeTzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 588Rhodians• Cameirus • Ielysus • LindusTlepolemusson of Heracles and AstyocheHomer, Iliad 2.653–70.Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.6 or AstydameiaPindar, Olympia 7.20–30.Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 232 M–W = schol. Pind. Ol. 7.42b RhodesSymians• SymiNireusson of Charopus and AglaeaHomer, Iliad 2.672Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4.3.13Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 5.53.2Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1011SymeNo name given.• Calydnian Islands • Casus,

• Cos• Crapathus

• NisyrusPhidippussons of ThessalusCosAntiphusCosPelasgians, Myrmidons,

Hellenes,

Achaeans• Alope • Alos

• Pelasgic Argos• Phthia

• TrachisAchillesson of Peleus and ThetisPhtiaNeoptolemusson of Achilles and DeidamiaPhtiaPatroclusson of Menoetius by either Sthenele, Periopis or PolymelePseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.13.8Plutarch, Aristides 20.6 PhtiaNo name given• Antrium • Iton

• Phylace• Pyrasus

• PteleumProtesilaussons of Iphiclus and DiomedeiaHyginus, Fabulae 103 or of Phylacus and AstyocheEustathius on Homer, Iliad 323, 41PhylacePodarcesPhylaceNo name given• Boebe • Glaphyrae• Iolcus

• Pherae Eumelusson of Admetus and AlcestisPheraeNo name given• Meliboea • Methone• ThaumaciaPhiloctetesson of PoeasMeliboeaMedonson of Oileus and RheneHomer, Iliad, 2. 727No name given• Ithome • Oechalia• TriccaMachaonsons of AsclepiusTriccaPodaliriusNo name given• Asterius • Hypereia (fountain)• Ormenius

• TitanusEurypylusson of Euaemon and Deipyle (Deityche)Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 619 – 620 or OpsOrmeniosLapiths• Argissa • Elone

• Gyrtone• Oloösson • OrtheLeonteusson of CoronusGyrtonnePolypoetesson of Pirithous and HippodamiaEnienes, Peraebi• Cyphus • Dodona (Thessalian)• Gonnos

• TitaresiusGuneusson of Ocytus by either Aurophyte or Tauropoleia or HippodameiaTzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 629 – 630Magnetes• Peneus• Mt. PelionProthousson of Tenthredon and Eurymache or Cleobule MagnesiaNo name given• AcarnaniaCalchasson of Thestor and PolymeleTzetzes, Homeric Allegories Prologue 639No name given• ColophonMopsusson of Manto and Rhacius or ApolloNo name given• Islands of the CycladesEpeusson of Panopeus and Asterodia

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