Idomeneus of Crete

Idomeneus
King of Crete
Member of the Cretan Royal Family
Idomeneus coming back, Palais Niel, France
PredecessorCatreus
SuccessorLeucus
AbodeCrete
ParentsDeucalion and Cleopatra
ConsortMeda
OffspringOrsilochus, Cleisithyra, Iphiclus and Lycus

In Greek mythology, Idomeneus (/ˈdɒmɪniəs/;[1] Greek: Ἰδομενεύς) was a Cretan king and commander who led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War, in eighty black ships.[2] He was also one of the suitors of Helen, as well as a comrade of the Telamonian Ajax. Meriones was his charioteer and brother-in-arms.

  1. ^ Walker, John; Trollope, William (1830). A key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and scripture proper names. Printed for J.F. Dove. p. 68.
    Robert Palfrey Utter, 1918, Every-day pronunciation, p 127
  2. ^ Homer, Iliad 2.645