Achaean Leaders

In Greek mythology, the Achaean Leaders were those who led the expedition for Troy to bring back the abducted the beautiful Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Most of the leaders were bound by the Oath of Tyndareus who made the Suitors of Helen swear that they would defend and protect the chosen husband of Helen against any wrong done against him in regard to his marriage.

List of Leaders

ETHNICITY	LEADER	SUITOR OF HELEN	LIST OF LEADERS ACCORDING TO VARIOUS SOURCES AND THE CATALOGUE OF THEIR SHIPS
ETHNICITY	LEADER	SUITOR OF HELEN	Homer's Iliad	No. of Ships	Euripides	No. of Ships	Apollodorus' Bibliotheca	No. of Ships	Dictys Cretensis	No. of Ships	Hyginus' Fabulae	No. of Ships	Dares Phrygius	No. of Ships
Boeotians	Thersander		√	50 of 120 men each					√	50
	Peneleos	√	√						√	50	√	12
	Leitus	√	√		√	50			√		√	12
	Clonius		√						√		√	9
	Arcesilaus		√						√				√	50
	Prothoenor								√				√	50
Minyans	Ascalaphus	√	√	30					√	30	√	30	√	30
Minyans	Ialmenus	√	√	30					√	30	√	30	√	30
Phocēans	Epistrophus	√	√	40	Unknown leader but ships from Phocis were mentioned				√	50	√	10	√	40
Phocēans	Schedius	√	√	40	Unknown leader but ships from Phocis were mentioned				√	50			√	40
Locrians	Ajax the Lesser	√	√	40	√				√	40	√	20	√	37
Abantes of Euboea	Elephenor	√	√	40					√	40	√	30
Athenians	Menestheus	√	√	50					√	50	√	50	√	50
	Acamas		√
	Demophon		√		√^[1]	60
Salamineans	Ajax	√	√	12	√				√	12	√	12	√	11?
Salamineans	Teucer	√									√	12	√	11?
Argives	Diomedes	√	√	80	√				√	80	√	30	√	80
	Sthenelus	√	√		√						√	25	√
	Euryalus		√		√						√	15	√
	Amphilochus	√
	Phoenix										√	50
	Cycnus										√	12
Mycenaeans	Agamemnon		√	100	√	100			√	100	√	100	√	100
Mycenaeans	Amarynceus										√	19
Lacedaemonians	Menelaus	√	√	60	√				√	60	√	60	√	60
No name given.	Nestor		√	90	√	50			√	90	√	90	√	80
No name given.	Antilochus	√									√	20
Arcadians	Agapenor	√	√	60					√	60*	√	60	√	60
Epeans of Elis	Amphimachus	√	√	40					√	40	√	10	√	40
	Thalpius	√	√						√				√
	Diōres		√						√				√
	Polyxenus	√	√						√		√	40	√
	Eurytus				√
Taphians	Eurytus				√
Taphians	Meges	√	√	40	√				√	40	√	60
Men of Dulichium	Meges	√	√	40	√				√	40	√	60
Cephallenians	Odysseus	√	√	12	√				√	12	√	12	√	12
Aetolians	Thoas	√	√	40					√	40	√	15	√	40
Cretans	Idomeneus	√	√	80					√	80			√	80
Cretans	Meriones	√	√	80	√				√	80	√	40	√	80
Rhodians	Tlepolemus	√	√	9					√	9	√	9	√	9
Symians	Nireus	√	√	3	√				√	3	√	16	√	53
No name given.	Phidippus	√	√	30					√	30			√	30
No name given.	Antiphus		√	30					√	30	√	20	√	30
Pelasgians Myrmidons Hellenes Achaeans	Achilles		√	50	√	50			√	50	√	50	√	50
	Neoptolemus		√	50
	Patroclus	√									√	10	√
No name given (from Scyros)	Automedon										√	10
No name given	Protesilaus	√	√	40	√				√	40	(√)		√	40
No name given	Podarces	√	√	40					√	40	√	10	√	40
No name given	Eumelus	√	√	11	√				√	11	√	8	√	10
No name given	Philoctetes	√	√	7, with 50 oarsmen each who were also archers					√	7	√	7	√	7
No name given	Medon		√	7, with 50 oarsmen each who were also archers
No name given	Machaon	√	√	30					√	30	√	20	√	32
No name given	Podalirius	√	√	30					√	30	√	9	√	32
No name given	Eurypylus	√	√	40					√	40	√	40	√	40
Lapiths	Leonteus	√	√	40					√	40	√	19	√	40
Lapiths	Polypoetes	√	√	40					√	40	√	20	√	40
Enienes, Peraebi	Guneus		√	22					√	22			√	21
Magnetes	Prothous	√	√	40					√	40	√	40	√	40
No name given	Palamedes				√
No name given	Calchas								√	20
No name given	Mopsus								√	20
No name given	Epeus								√	30
TOTAL	63 leaders	39 suitors	49 leaders	1,186 ships		310 ships

ETHNICITY	CONTINGENT	LEADER	PARENTAGE	ABODE
Boeotians	Hyria, Aulis, Schoenus, Scolus, Eteonus, Thespeia, Graia, Mycalessus, Harma, Eilesium, Erythrae, Eleon, Hyle, Peteon, Ocalea, Medeon, Copae, Eutrēsis, Thisbe, Coronea, Haliartus, Plataea, Glisas, Thebes, Onchestus, Arne, Midea, Nisa, Anthedon,	Thersander		Thebes
		Peneleos	son of Hippalcimus
		Leitus	son of Alector
		Clonius
		Arcesilaus
		Prothoenor
Minyans	Aspledon, Orchomenus	Ascalaphus	sons of Ares	Orchomenus
Minyans	Aspledon, Orchomenus	Ialmenus	sons of Ares	Orchomenus
Phocēans	Cyparissus, Pytho, Crisa, Daulis, Panopeus, Anemorea, Hyampolis, river Cephissus, Lilaea	Epistrophus	sons of Iphitus	Phocis
Phocēans		Schedius	sons of Iphitus	Phocis
Locrians	Kynos, Opoüs, Calliarus, Bessa, Scarphe, Augeae, Tarphe, Thronium	Ajax the Lesser	son of Oileus	Opuntian Locris
Abantes of Euboea	Chalcis, Eretria, Histiaea, Cerinthus, Dium, Carystus, Styra	Elephenor	son of Chalcodon	Euboea
Athenians	Athens	Menestheus	son of Peteos	Athens
		Acamas	son of Theseus
		Demophon	son of Theseus
Salamineans	Salamis	Ajax	sons of Telamon	Salamis
Salamineans	Salamis	Teucer	sons of Telamon	Salamis
Argives	Argos, Tiryns, Hermione, Asine, Troezen, Eїonae, Epidaurus, Aegina, Mases	Diomedes	son of Tydeus	Argos
		Sthenelus	son of Capaneus
		Euryalus
		Amphilochus	son of Amphiaraus
Mycenaeans	Mycenae, Corinth, Cleonae, Orneae, Araethyrea, Sicyon, Hyperesia, Gonoessa, Pellene, Aegium, Helice	Agamemnon	sons of Atreus	Mycenae
Lacedaemonians	Pharis, Sparta, Messe, Bryseae, Augeae, Amyclae, Helos, Laas, Oetylus	Menelaus	sons of Atreus	Sparta
No name given.	Pylos, Arēne, Thryum, Aipy, Cyparisseis, Amphigenea, Pteleum, Helos, Dorium	Nestor	son of Neleus	Pylos
No name given.		Antilochus	son of Nestor	Pylos
Arcadians	Cyllene, Pheneus, Rhipae, Orchomenus, Stratie, Enispe, Tegea, Mantinea, Stymphalos, Parrhasia	Agapenor	son of Ancaeus	Arcadia
Epeans of Elis	Buprasium and the lands enclosed by Hyrmine, Myrsinus, Olene, Alesium	Amphimachus	son of Cteatus	Elis
		Thalpius	son of Eurytus
		Diōres
		Polyxenus	son of Agasthenes
Men of Dulichium	Dulichium, Echinean Islands	Meges	son of Phyleus
Cephallenians	Ithaca, Neritum, Crocylea, Aegilips, Same, Zacynthus (islands with mainland opposite)	Odysseus	son of Laertes	Ithaca
Aetolians	Pleuron, Olenus, Pylene, Chalcis, Calydon	Thoas	son of Andraemon
Cretans	Cnossus, Gortys, Lyctus, Miletus, Lycastus, Phaestus, Rhytium, others up to 100	Idomeneus	son of Deucalion	Crete
Cretans		Meriones	son of Molus	Crete
Rhodians	Lindus, Ielysus, Cameirus	Tlepolemus	son of Hercules
Symians	Symi	Nireus	son of Charopus
No name given.	Nisyrus, Crapathus, Cos, Casus, Calydnian Islands	Phidippus	sons of Thessalus
No name given.	Nisyrus, Crapathus, Cos, Casus, Calydnian Islands	Antiphus	sons of Thessalus
Pelasgians Myrmidons Hellenes Achaeans	Pelasgic Argos, Alos, Alope, Trachis, Phthia	Achilles
		Neoptolemus
		Patroclus	son of Menoetius
No name given	Phylace, Pyrasus, Iton, Antrium, Pteleum	Protesilaus	son of Iphicles
No name given	Phylace, Pyrasus, Iton, Antrium, Pteleum	Podarces	son of Iphicles
No name given	Pherae, Boebe, Glaphyrae, Iolcus	Eumelus	son of Admetus	Pherae
No name given	Methone, Thaumacia, Meliboea, Olizon	Philoctetes	son of Poeas	Meliboea
No name given	Methone, Thaumacia, Meliboea, Olizon	Medon		Meliboea
No name given	Tricca, Ithome, Oechalia	Machaon	sons of Asclepius	Tricca
No name given	Tricca, Ithome, Oechalia	Podalirius	sons of Asclepius	Tricca
No name given	Ormenius, Hypereia (fountain), Titanus, Asterius	Eurypylus	son of Euaemon	Ormenios
Lapiths	Argissa, Gyrtone, Orthe, Elone, Oloösson	Leonteus	son of Coronos	Gyrtonne
Lapiths	Argissa, Gyrtone, Orthe, Elone, Oloösson	Polypoetes	son of Pirithous	Gyrtonne
Enienes, Peraebi	Cyphus, Gonnos, Dodona (Thessalian), banks of the Titaresius	Guneus
Magnetes	About the Peneus and Mt. Pelion	Prothous	son of Tenthredon	Magnesia
No name given	Acarnania	Calchas
No name given	Colophon	Mopsus
No name given	islands of the Cyclades	Epeus
TOTAL

References

↑ He was likely be Theseus' son meant by Euripides in his play Iphigenia at Aulis.

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[1] He was likely be Theseus' son meant by Euripides in his play Iphigenia at Aulis.