Schedius
Schedius (Σχεδίος) was a name attributed to four individuals in Greek mythology.
- Schedius was the son of Iphitus by Hippolyte or Thrasybule and brother of Epistrophus.[1][2] He was counted among the suitors of Helen.[3] In the Iliad, he and his brother lead the Phocians on the side of the Achaeans in the Trojan War,[4] Schedius being commander of ten ships out of forty brought by both brothers.[1] He was killed when Hector threw a spear at Ajax, who dodged it.[5] Both brothers' bones, were carried back and buried at Anticyra.[6] There tomb existed until the Roman times. Pausanias also cites that Schedius's icon was displayed at Delphi.[6]
- Schedius, son of Perimedes, was a leader of the Phocians. He was killed by Hector.[7]
- Schedius, one of the suitors of Penelope, from Dulichium.[8]
- Schedius, a defender of Troy who was killed by Neoptolemus[9]
References
- 1 2 Hyginus, Fabulae, 97
- ↑ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories, Prologue, 540–541
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 10. 8
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 2. 517
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 17. 306–311
- 1 2 "Σχεδίος (Μυθολ.)". Μεγάλη Ελληνική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια. Athens - Greece: "Pyrsos" Co. Ltd. 1933. p. 684.
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 15. 515
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book 4, 7. 27
- ↑ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 10. 87
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