Ancaeus (son of Lycurgus)

For other uses, see Ancaeus.

In Greek mythology, Ancaeus (/ænˈsiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγκαῖος Ankaîos) was both an Argonaut^[1] and a participant in the Calydonian Boar hunt, in which he met his end.

Family

Ancaeus was the son of King Lycurgus^[2] of Arcadia either by Cleophyle or Eurynome^[3] or Antinoe.^[4] Ancaeus married Iotis and became the father of Agapenor who led the Arcadian forces during the Trojan War.^[5]

Mythology

Ancaeus' arms were ominously hidden at home, but he set forth, dressed in a bearskin and armed only with a labrys (λάβρυς "doubled-bladed axe").^[6]