Deïmachus (mythology)
Multiple Greek mythological figures
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Deïmachus (Ancient Greek: Δηΐμαχος or Δαΐμαχος) may refer to several figures in Greek mythology:
- Deimachus, father of Enarete, wife of Aeolus.[1]
- Deimachus, a Pylian prince and one of the sons of King Neleus and Chloris, daughter of Amphion.[2] He was the brother of Alastor, Asterius, Epilaus, Eurybius, Eurymenes, Evagoras, Nestor, Periclymenus, Phrasius, Pylaon, Taurus and Pero.[3] Along with his father and other brothers, except Nestor, he was by killed Heracles during the sack of Pylos.[4]
- Deimachus, king of Tricca in Thessaly. He was the father of Autolycus, Deileon (Demoleon) and Phlogius, comrades of Heracles on his campaign against the Amazons.[5]
- Deimachus, a Boeotian son of Eleon and a companion of Heracles. When the hero took part an expedition against Troy, Deimachus fell in battle. He left a son Scamander born from his lover of Glaucia, daughter of the river god Scamander.[6]
See also
- Deimachus was also the name of the 3rd century BCE ambassador of the Seleucid Empire in India.
