Achaean Leaders
# Achaean Leaders

In Greek mythology, the Achaean Leaders were those who led the expedition to Troy to retrieve the abducted 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

### Number of ships

List of Achaean Leaders and their Catalogue of Ships :

| Ethnicity | Leader | Suitor of Helen | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources | Sources |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ethnicity | Leader | Suitor of Helen | Homer | Ships | Euripides | Ships | Apollodorus | Ships | Dictys | Ships | Hyginus | Ships | Malalas | Ships | Dares | Ships |
| Boeotians | Thersander | | ✓ | 50 of 120 men each | | | 10 leaders | 40 | ✓ | 50 | | | | | | |
| Boeotians | Peneleos | ✓ | ✓ | 50 of 120 men each | | | 10 leaders | 40 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 50 | | |
| Boeotians | Leitus | ✓ | ✓ | 50 of 120 men each | ✓ | 50 | 10 leaders | 40 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 50 | | |
| Boeotians | Clonius | | ✓ | 50 of 120 men each | | | 10 leaders | 40 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 9 | ✓ | 50 | | |
| Boeotians | Arcesilaus | | ✓ | 50 of 120 men each | | | 10 leaders | 40 | ✓ | 50 | | | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 |
| Boeotians | Prothoenor | | | | | | 10 leaders | 40 | ✓ | 50 | | | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 |
| Minyans (Orchomenians) | Ascalaphus | ✓ | ✓ | 30 | | | 4 leaders | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 |
| Minyans (Orchomenians) | Ialmenus | ✓ | ✓ | 30 | | | 4 leaders | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 |
| Phocēans | Epistrophus | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | 4 leaders | 40 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 10 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Phocēans | Schedius | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | 4 leaders | 40 | | | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Locrians | Ajax the Lesser | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | (50?) | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 20 | ✓ | 9 | ✓ | 37 |
| Abantes of Euboea | Elephenor | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 60 | | |
| Athenians | Menestheus | ✓ | ✓ | 50 | | | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 |
| Athenians | Acamas | | ✓ | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Athenians | Demophon | | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salamineans | Ajax | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 11? |
| Salamineans | Teucer | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 12 | | | ✓ | 11? |
| Argives | Diomedes | ✓ | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 80 |
| Argives | Sthenelus | ✓ | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 50 | | | | | ✓ | 25 | | | ✓ | 80 |
| Argives | Euryalus | | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 50 | | | | | ✓ | 15 | | | ✓ | 80 |
| Argives | Amphilochus | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Argives | Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 50 | | | | |
| Argives | Cycnus | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 12 | | | | |
| Mycenaeans | Agamemnon | | ✓ | 100 | ✓ | 100 | ✓ | 100 | ✓ | 100 | ✓ | 100 | ✓ | 100 + 30 | ✓ | 100 |
| Mycenaeans | Adrastus | | | | ✓ | 100 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mycenaeans | Amarynceus | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 19 | | | | |
| Mycenaeans | Nereus | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 3 | | |
| Lacedaemonians | Menelaus | ✓ | ✓ | 60 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 60 | ✓ | 60 | ✓ | 60 | | | ✓ | 60 |
| No name given. | Nestor | | ✓ | 90 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 90 | ✓ | 90 | ✓ | 90 | ✓ | 80 |
| No name given. | Antilochus | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 20 | | | | |
| Arcadians | Agapenor | ✓ | ✓ | 60 | | | ✓ | 7 | ✓ | 60* | ✓ | 60 | | | ✓ | 60 |
| Epeans of Elis | Amphimachus | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 10 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Epeans of Elis | Thalpius | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | | | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Epeans of Elis | Diōres | | ✓ | 40 | | | | | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Epeans of Elis | Polyxenus | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 |
| Epeans of Elis | Eurytus | | | | ✓ | ? | | | | | | | | | | |
| Taphians | Eurytus | | | | ✓ | ? | | | | | | | | | | |
| Taphians | Meges | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 60 | | | | |
| Men of Dulichium | Meges | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 60 | ✓ | 40 | | |
| Cephallenians | Odysseus | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 12 |
| Aetolians | Thoas | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 15 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Cretans | Idomeneus | ✓ | ✓ | 80 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 80 | | | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 80 |
| Cretans | Meriones | ✓ | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | ? | | | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 80 | ✓ | 80 |
| Rhodians | Tlepolemus | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | | | ✓ | 9 | ✓ | 9 | ✓ | 9 | ✓ | 9 | ✓ | 9 |
| Symians | Nireus | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 3 | ✓ | 3 | ✓ | 16 | | | ✓ | 53 |
| No name given | Phidippus | ✓ | ✓ | 30 | | | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 | | | ✓ | 68 | ✓ | 30 |
| No name given | Antiphus | | ✓ | 30 | | | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 20 | ✓ | 68 | ✓ | 30 |
| No name given | Sorthes | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 68 | | |
| Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, Achaeans | Achilles | | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 |
| Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, Achaeans | Patroclus | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 10 | ✓ | 50 | ✓ | 50 |
| Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, Achaeans | Neoptolemus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| No name given (Scyrians) | Automedon | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 10 | | | | |
| No name given | Protesilaus | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | (✓) | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| No name given | Podarces | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 10 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| No name given | Eumelus | ✓ | ✓ | 11 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 11 | ✓ | 11 | ✓ | 8 | ✓ | 11 | ✓ | 10 |
| Mothone | Philoctetes | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | | | ✓ | 7 | ✓ | 7 | ✓ | 7 | ✓ | 22 | ✓ | 7 |
| Mothone | Medon | | ✓ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| No name given | Machaon | ✓ | ✓ | 30 | | | | | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 20 | | | ✓ | 32 |
| No name given | Podalirius | ✓ | ✓ | 30 | | | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 9 | | | ✓ | 32 |
| Asterion | Eurypylus | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Lapiths | Leonteus | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 19 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 40 |
| Lapiths | Polypoetes | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 20 | ✓ | 30 | ✓ | 40 |
| Enienes, | Guneus | | ✓ | 22 | ✓ | 12 | ✓ | 22 | ✓ | 22 | | | | | ✓ | 21 |
| Peraebi | Nereus | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 22 | | |
| Magnetes | Prothous | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | | | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 | ✓ | 40 |
| Magnetes | Magnitor | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 40 | | |
| No name given | Palamedes | | | | ✓ | ? | | | | | | | ✓ | 12 | | |
| Tricca | Calchas | | | | | | | | ✓ | 20 | | | ✓ | 40 | | |
| No name given | Mopsus | | | | | | | | ✓ | 20 | | | | | | |
| No name given | Epeius | | | | | | | | ✓ | 30 | | | | | | |
| No name given | Agenor | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 60 | | |
| No name given | Teuthides | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 60 | | |
| Amphigenia | Amphigenias | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | 43 | | |
| TOTAL | 63 | 39 | 49 | 1,186 | 21 | 434? | | | | | | | | | | |

### Ethnicity

| Ethnic group | Contingent | Contingent | Leader | Parentage | Abode |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boeotians | • Anthedon • Arne • Aulis • Copae • Coroneia • Eilesium • Eleon • Erythrae • Eteonus • Eutresis • Glisas • Graia • Haliartus • Harma • Hyle | • Hyria • Medeon • Mycalessus • Midea • Nisa • Ocalea • Onchestus • Peteon • Plataea • Schoenus • Scolus • Thebes • Thespeia • Thisbe | Thersander | son of Polynices and Argea | Thebes |
| Boeotians | • Anthedon • Arne • Aulis • Copae • Coroneia • Eilesium • Eleon • Erythrae • Eteonus • Eutresis • Glisas • Graia • Haliartus • Harma • Hyle | • Hyria • Medeon • Mycalessus • Midea • Nisa • Ocalea • Onchestus • Peteon • Plataea • Schoenus • Scolus • Thebes • Thespeia • Thisbe | Peneleos | son of Hippalcimus and Asterope | Boeotia |
| Boeotians | • Anthedon • Arne • Aulis • Copae • Coroneia • Eilesium • Eleon • Erythrae • Eteonus • Eutresis • Glisas • Graia • Haliartus • Harma • Hyle | • Hyria • Medeon • Mycalessus • Midea • Nisa • Ocalea • Onchestus • Peteon • Plataea • Schoenus • Scolus • Thebes • Thespeia • Thisbe | Leitus | son Alector and Polybule or of Lacritus and Cleobule or of Gaia (Earth) | Boeotia |
| Boeotians | • Anthedon • Arne • Aulis • Copae • Coroneia • Eilesium • Eleon • Erythrae • Eteonus • Eutresis • Glisas • Graia • Haliartus • Harma • Hyle | • Hyria • Medeon • Mycalessus • Midea • Nisa • Ocalea • Onchestus • Peteon • Plataea • Schoenus • Scolus • Thebes • Thespeia • Thisbe | Clonius | son of Alegenor or of Alector and Acteis or of Lacritus and Cleobule | Boeotia |
| Boeotians | • Anthedon • Arne • Aulis • Copae • Coroneia • Eilesium • Eleon • Erythrae • Eteonus • Eutresis • Glisas • Graia • Haliartus • Harma • Hyle | • Hyria • Medeon • Mycalessus • Midea • Nisa • Ocalea • Onchestus • Peteon • Plataea • Schoenus • Scolus • Thebes • Thespeia • Thisbe | Arcesilaus | son of Areilycus and Theobule or of Alector and Cleobule | Boeotia |
| Boeotians | • Anthedon • Arne • Aulis • Copae • Coroneia • Eilesium • Eleon • Erythrae • Eteonus • Eutresis • Glisas • Graia • Haliartus • Harma • Hyle | • Hyria • Medeon • Mycalessus • Midea • Nisa • Ocalea • Onchestus • Peteon • Plataea • Schoenus • Scolus • Thebes • Thespeia • Thisbe | Prothoenor | son of Areilycus and Theobule or of Alector and Arteis | Boeotia |
| Minyans | • Aspledon | • Orchomenus | Ascalaphus | sons of Ares and Astyoche | Orchomenus |
| Minyans | • Aspledon | • Orchomenus | Ialmenus | sons of Ares and Astyoche | Orchomenus |
| Phocēans | • Anemorea • river Cephissus • Crisa • Cyparissus • Daulis | • Hyampolis • Lilaea • Panopeus • Pytho | Epistrophus | sons of Iphitus and Hippolyte or Thrasybule | Crissa |
| Phocēans | • Anemorea • river Cephissus • Crisa • Cyparissus • Daulis | • Hyampolis • Lilaea • Panopeus • Pytho | Schedius | sons of Iphitus and Hippolyte or Thrasybule | Crissa |
| Locrians | • Augeae • Bessa • Calliarus • Kynos | • Opoüs • Scarphe • Tarphe • Thronium | Ajax the Lesser | son of Oileus and Eriopis or Rhene | Opuntian Locris |
| Abantes of Euboea | • Carystus • Cerinthus • Chalcis • Eretria | • Dium • Histiaea • Styra | Elephenor | son of Chalcodon by either Imenarete, Melanippe or Alcyone. | Euboea |
| Athenians | • Athens | • Athens | Menestheus | son of Peteos and either Polyxene or Mnesimache | Athens |
| Athenians | • Athens | • Athens | Acamas | son of Theseus and Phaedra | Athens |
| Athenians | • Athens | • Athens | Demophon | son of Theseus and Phaedra or Iope | Athens |
| Salamineans | • Salamis | • Salamis | Ajax | son of Telamon and Periboea | Salamis |
| Salamineans | • Salamis | • Salamis | Teucer | son of Telamon and Hesione | Salamis |
| Argives | • Aegina • Argos • Asine • Eїonae • Epidaurus | • Hermione • Mases • Tiryns • Troezen | Diomedes | son of Tydeus and Deipyle | Argos |
| Argives | • Aegina • Argos • Asine • Eїonae • Epidaurus | • Hermione • Mases • Tiryns • Troezen | Sthenelus | son of Capaneus and Evadne | Argos |
| Argives | • Aegina • Argos • Asine • Eїonae • Epidaurus | • Hermione • Mases • Tiryns • Troezen | Euryalus | son of Mecisteus and Astyoche | Argos |
| Argives | • Aegina • Argos • Asine • Eїonae • Epidaurus | • Hermione • Mases • Tiryns • Troezen | Amphilochus | son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle | Argos |
| Mycenaeans | • Aegium • Araethyrea • Cleonae • Corinth • Gonoessa • Helice | • Hyperesia • Mycenae • Orneae • Pellene • Sicyon | Agamemnon | sons of Atreus and Aerope or Pleisthenes and Cleolla | Mycenae |
| Lacedaemonians | • Amyclae • Augeae • Bryseae • Helos • Laas | • Messe • Oetylus • Pharis • Sparta | Menelaus | sons of Atreus and Aerope or Pleisthenes and Cleolla | Sparta |
| No name given. | • Aipy • Amphigenea • Arēne • Cyparisseis • Dorium, | • Helos • Pteleum • Pylos • Thryum | Nestor | son of Neleus and Chloris | Pylos |
| No name given. | • Aipy • Amphigenea • Arēne • Cyparisseis • Dorium, | • Helos • Pteleum • Pylos • Thryum | Antilochus | son of Nestor either by Anaxibia or Eurydice. | Pylos |
| Arcadians | • Cyllene • Enispe • Mantinea • Orchomenus • Parrhasia | • Pheneus • Rhipae • Stratie • Stymphalos • Tegea | Agapenor | son of Ancaeus and Iotis | Arcadia |
| Epeans of Elis | • Alesium • Buprasium • Hyrmine | • Myrsinus • Olene | Amphimachus | son of Cteatus and Theronice | Elis |
| Epeans of Elis | • Alesium • Buprasium • Hyrmine | • Myrsinus • Olene | Thalpius | son of Eurytus and Theraephone | Elis |
| Epeans of Elis | • Alesium • Buprasium • Hyrmine | • Myrsinus • Olene | Diōres | son of Amarynceus and Mnesimache | Elis |
| Epeans of Elis | • Alesium • Buprasium • Hyrmine | • Myrsinus • Olene | Polyxenus | son of Agasthenes and Peloris | Elis |
| Men of Dulichium | • Dulichium | • Echinean Islands | Meges | son of Phyleus either by Eustyoche, Ctimene, Timandra, Hagnete or Ctesimache | Dulichium |
| Cephallenians | • Aegilips • Crocylea • Ithaca | • Neritum • Same • Zacynthus | Odysseus | son of Laertes or Sisyphus and Anticleia | Ithaca |
| Aetolians | • Calydon • Chalcis • Olenus | • Pleuron • Pylene | Thoas | son of Andraemon and Gorge | Calydon |
| Cretans | • Cnossus • Gortys • Lycastus • Lyctus | • Miletus • Phaestus • Rhytium | Idomeneus | son of Deucalion and Cleopatra | Crete |
| Cretans | • Cnossus • Gortys • Lycastus • Lyctus | • Miletus • Phaestus • Rhytium | Meriones | son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe | Crete |
| Rhodians | • Cameirus • Ielysus | • Lindus | Tlepolemus | son of Heracles and Astyoche or Astydameia | Rhodes |
| Symians | • Symi | • Symi | Nireus | son of Charopus and Aglaea | Syme |
| No name given. | • Calydnian Islands • Casus, • Cos | • Crapathus • Nisyrus | Phidippus | sons of Thessalus | Cos |
| No name given. | • Calydnian Islands • Casus, • Cos | • Crapathus • Nisyrus | Antiphus | sons of Thessalus | Cos |
| Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, Achaeans | • Alope • Alos • Pelasgic Argos | • Phthia • Trachis | Achilles | son of Peleus and Thetis | Phtia |
| Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, Achaeans | • Alope • Alos • Pelasgic Argos | • Phthia • Trachis | Neoptolemus | son of Achilles and Deidamia | Phtia |
| Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, Achaeans | • Alope • Alos • Pelasgic Argos | • Phthia • Trachis | Patroclus | son of Menoetius by either Damocrateia, Sthenele, Periopis or Polymele | Phtia |
| No name given | • Antrium • Iton • Phylace | • Pyrasus • Pteleum | Protesilaus | sons of Iphiclus and Diomedeia or of Phylacus and Astyoche | Phylace |
| No name given | • Antrium • Iton • Phylace | • Pyrasus • Pteleum | Podarces | sons of Iphiclus and Diomedeia or of Phylacus and Astyoche | Phylace |
| No name given | • Boebe • Glaphyrae | • Iolcus • Pherae | Eumelus | son of Admetus and Alcestis | Pherae |
| No name given | • Meliboea • Methone | • Thaumacia | Philoctetes | son of Poeas | Meliboea |
| No name given | • Meliboea • Methone | • Thaumacia | Medon | son of Oileus and Rhene | Meliboea |
| No name given | • Ithome • Oechalia | • Tricca | Machaon | sons of Asclepius | Tricca |
| No name given | • Ithome • Oechalia | • Tricca | Podalirius | sons of Asclepius | Tricca |
| No name given | • Asterius • Hypereia (fountain) | • Ormenius • Titanus | Eurypylus | son of Euaemon and Deipyle (Deityche) or Ops | Ormenios |
| Lapiths | • Argissa • Elone • Gyrtone | • Oloösson • Orthe | Leonteus | son of Coronus | Gyrtonne |
| Lapiths | • Argissa • Elone • Gyrtone | • Oloösson • Orthe | Polypoetes | son of Pirithous and Hippodamia | Gyrtonne |
| Enienes, Peraebi | • Cyphus • Dodona (Thessalian) | • Gonnos • Titaresius | Guneus | son of Ocytus by either Aurophyte or Tauropoleia or Hippodameia | |
| Magnetes | • Peneus | • Mt. Pelion | Prothous | son of Tenthredon and Eurymache or Cleobule | Magnesia |
| No name given | • Acarnania | • Acarnania | Calchas | son of Thestor and Polymele | |
| No name given | • Colophon | • Colophon | Mopsus | son of Manto and Rhacius or Apollo | |
| No name given | • Islands of the Cyclades | • Islands of the Cyclades | Epeus | son of Panopeus and Asterodia | |
