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{{Short description|Greek mythical figure, killer of Theseus}}
{{Other uses|Lycomedes (mythology)}}
{{For other uses|Lycomedes (mythology)}}[[File:Batoni, Pompeo ~ Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes, 1745, oil on canvas, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.jpg|thumb|"Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes" by [[Pompeo Batoni]], 1745, oil on canvas, Uffizi, Florence]]
{{Infobox deity
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]].▼
| type = Greek
| name = Lycomedes
| deity_of = [[Dolopia]]n king of [[Skyros]]
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| image = Achilles Lycomedes Louvre detail.jpg
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| affiliation =
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| abode = Skyros
| consort = ''unknown''
| parents = ''unknown''
| siblings = -
| offspring = seven daughters including [[Deidamia of Scyros|Deidamia]]
| predecessor =
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▲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]]ns in the island of [[Skyros|Scyros]] near [[Euboea]] during the [[Trojan War]].
 
== Family ==
Lycomedes was the father of a number ofseven daughters including [[Deidamia (mythology)|Deidameia]], and grandfather of Pyrrhus or [[Neoptolemus]].[[File:Batoni, Pompeo ~ Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes, 1745, oil on canvas, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.jpg|thumb|"Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes" by [[Pompeo Batoni]], 1745, oil on canvas, Uffizi, Florence|left|252x252px]]
 
==Mythology==
===LycomedesDeath andof AchillesTheseus===
[[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''[http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:1.17.6 1.17.6</ref><ref>]; [[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]] on [[Lycophron]], 1324.</ref>▼
 
===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)|Apollodorus]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:3.13.8 3.13.8].</ref>[[File:Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Achilles mosaic 2098bin 2011 2098.jpg|thumb|A [[Roman mosaic]] from the Poseidon Villa in [[Zeugma, Commagene]] (now in the [[Zeugma Mosaic Museum]]) depicting [[Achilles on Skyros]] disguised as a woman and [[Odysseus]] tricking him into revealing himself]]
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)|Pseudo-Apollodorus]], ''Bibliotheca'' 3.13.8</ref>
 
=== Namesake ===▼
===Lycomedes and Theseus===
The asteroid [[9694 Lycomedes]] is named for him&nbsp; – being a [[Jupiter Trojan]], a group of asteroids which are by convention named for characters associated with the [[Trojan War]].▼
▲[[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>
 
▲=== Namesake ===
▲The asteroid [[9694 Lycomedes]] is named for him&nbsp;– being a [[Jupiter Trojan]], a group of asteroids which are by convention named for characters associated with the [[Trojan War]].
 
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