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{{Short description|Greek mythical figure, killer of Theseus}}
{{Other uses|Lycomedes (mythology)}}
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Lycomedes''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|l|aɪ|k|ə|ˈ|m|iː|d|iː|z}} ({{lang-grc|Λυκομήδης}}), also known as [[Lycurgus (mythology)|Lycurgus]], was the most prominent king of the [[Dolopia|Dolopians]] in the island of [[Skyros|Scyros]] near [[Euboea]] during the [[Trojan War]].▼
{{Infobox deity
| type = Greek
| name = Lycomedes
| deity_of = [[Dolopia]]n king of [[Skyros]]
| member_of =
| image = Achilles Lycomedes Louvre detail.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_names =
| affiliation =
| cult_center =
| abode = Skyros
| consort = ''unknown''
| parents = ''unknown''
| siblings = -
| offspring = seven daughters including [[Deidamia of Scyros|Deidamia]]
| predecessor =
| successor =
| Roman_equivalent =
| Etruscan_equivalent =
}}
▲In [[Greek mythology]], '''Lycomedes''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|l|aɪ|k|ə|ˈ|m|iː|d|iː|z}} ({{lang-grc|Λυκομήδης}}), also known as [[Lycurgus (mythology)|Lycurgus]], was the most prominent king of the [[Dolopia
== Family ==
Lycomedes was the father of
==Mythology==
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[[Plutarch]] says that Lycomedes killed [[Theseus]], who had fled to his island in exile by pushing him off a cliff for he feared that Theseus would dethrone him, as people of the island treated the guest with marked honor. Some related that the cause of this violence was that Lycomedes would not give up the estates which Theseus had in Scyros, or the circumstance that Lycomedes wanted to gain the favour of [[Menestheus]].<ref>[[Plutarch]], ''Theseus'' 35.3
[[Image:Achilles Lycomedes Louvre Ma2120.jpg|thumb|Achilles at the court of King Lycomedes, panel of an Attic sarcophagus, ca. 240 AD, [[Louvre]]]]▼
===Achilles===
{{main|Achilles on Skyros}}
▲[[Image:Achilles Lycomedes Louvre Ma2120.jpg|thumb|[[Achilles]] at the court of King Lycomedes, panel of an [[Ancient Roman sarcophagi|Attic sarcophagus]], ca. 240 AD, [[Louvre]]]]
At the request of [[Thetis]], Lycomedes concealed [[Achilles]] in female disguise among his own daughters. At Lycomedes' court, Achilles had an affair with Deidamia, which resulted in the birth of Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus). As [[Odysseus]] drew Achilles out of his disguise and took him to Troy, Neoptolemus stayed with his grandfather until he too was summoned during the later stages of the war.<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|
The asteroid [[9694 Lycomedes]] is named for him
▲[[Plutarch]] says that Lycomedes killed [[Theseus]] who had fled to his island in exile by pushing him off a cliff for he feared that Theseus would dethrone him, as people of the island treated the guest with marked honor. Some related that the cause of this violence was that Lycomedes would not give up the estates which Theseus had in Scyros, or the circumstance that Lycomedes wanted to gain the favour of [[Menestheus]].<ref>[[Plutarch]], ''Theseus'' 35.3</ref><ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 1.17.6</ref><ref>[[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]] on [[Lycophron]], 1324</ref>
▲== Eponym ==
▲The asteroid [[9694 Lycomedes]] is named for him - being a [[Jupiter Trojan]], a group of asteroids which are by convention named for characters associated with the [[Trojan War]].
==Notes==
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== References ==
* [[Plutarch|Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus]], ''Lives'' with an English Translation by Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. 1. [
* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [
* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [
* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Pseudo-Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. {{ISBN
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Characters in the Iliad}}
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[[Category:Characters in the Iliad]]▼
[[Category:Skyros]]▼
[[Category:Theseus]]
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▲[[Category:Characters in the Iliad]]
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