Deileon
Figures in Greek mythology
Deileon
(
Ancient Greek
:
Δηιλέων
Dēileōn
) may refer to two figures in
Greek mythology
.
Deileon, a
Triccan
prince as son of King
Deimachus
in
Thessaly
. Along with his brothers,
Autolycus
and
Phlogius
, Deileon took part in the campaign of
Hercules
during the
Amazon battles
.
[
1
]
These three brothers went astray and stayed at
Sinope
,
[
2
]
where they later met the
Argonauts
and joined them on their expedition to
Colchis
.
Plutarch
mentioned him as
Demoleon
.
Deileon, a
Greek
henchman of
Epeius
of
Phocis
during the
Trojan War
. He was killed by the hero
Aeneas
.
[
3
]
^
Apollonius of Rhodes
, 2.955
^
Pseudo-Scymnos
,
Circuit de la terre
940 ff.
^
Quintus Smyrnaeus
, 10.111