Epeius (/ɪˈpaɪ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἐπειός Epeiós) or Epeus was a mythological Greek soldier during the Trojan War or, in some accounts, one of the Achaean Leaders, at the head of a contingent of 30 ships from the islands of the Cyclades.[1] He was also the architect of the Wooden Horse, by means of which the Achaeans took Troy; he was himself among those warriors who hid inside it.[2][3][4]
| Epeius | |
|---|---|
Architect of the Trojan Horse | |
| Abode | Cyclades |
| Parents | Panopeus |
- ^ Dictys Cretensis, Trojan War Chronicle 1.17
- ^ Apollodorus, Epitome 5.14
- ^ Tzetzes, Posthomerica 641–650
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 12.314-335