Lycomedes (mythology)

For other uses, see Lycomedes (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Lycomedes (/ˌlaɪkəˈmiːdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Λυκομήδης) may refer to several characters:

• Lycomedes, a king of Scyros and father of Deidamia, mother of Neoptolemus by Achilles.^[1]
• Lycomedes, a son of Creon, one of the Greek warriors at Troy;^[2] he was represented by Polygnotus in the Lesche at Delphi as wounded (supposedly by Agenor) in the wrist, in the arm and in the head.^[3]
• Lycomedes, son of Apollo and Parthenope, daughter of King Ancaeus of Samos.^[4]
• Lycomedes, a Cretan suitor of Helen.^[5]