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Lycomedes

In Greek mythology, a king of Skyros. Achilles was sent to his court, disguised as a girl, by his mother in an attempt to prevent him going to the Trojan War.

Here Achilles became the father of Neoptolemus by Deidameia, daughter of Lycomedes.



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50-51) There came also by ship from Crete to the house of the son of Oebalus strong Lycomedes for rich-haired Helen's sake.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
The sentinels went out in their armour under command of Nestor's son Thrasymedes, a captain of the host, and of the bold warriors Ascalaphus and Ialmenus: there were also Meriones, Aphareus and Deipyrus, and the son of Creion, noble Lycomedes.
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