Antiphus

🗡 heroἌντιφος

Coan leadership, Heracles heritage

Son of the Thessalian king Thessalus who co-commanded the forces from Cos and nearby islands‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌

The Legend of Antiphus

Antiphus was the son of Thessalus, who was himself a son of Heracles, giving Antiphus distinguished divine ancestry.‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌ Together with his brother Pheidippos, he commanded the contingent from the islands of Cos, Crapathus, Casos, and Nisyros, bringing thirty ships to Troy. These island warriors were accomplished seafarers and fighters. Antiphus and Pheidippos represented the far-flung reach of the Greek alliance, coming from islands in the southeastern Aegean near the coast of Asia Minor. Their grandfather Heracles had himself sacked an earlier Troy and raided Cos, so the brothers were following in a family tradition of warfare in the region. Antiphus fought through the siege, carrying on the martial legacy that descended from Heracles through his father Thessalus.

Parents

Thessalus

Symbols

spearship

Fun Fact

Antiphus was the grandson of Heracles, who had sacked both Troy and Cos a generation earlier

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Pheidippos

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Island command, Heracles heritage

Son of Thessalus who co-commanded forces from Cos with his brother Antiphus at Troy

Ialmenus

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Orchomenian leadership, Ares heritage

Son of Ares who co-commanded the Orchomenian contingent at Troy with his brother Ascalaphus

Coronus

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Lapith heritage, combat

Son of the Lapith lord Caeneus who sailed with the Argonauts as a representative of his people

Tlepolemos

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Rhodian leadership, Heracles heritage

Son of Heracles who led the Rhodian contingent at Troy and was killed by Sarpedon

Thalpius

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Epeian leadership, combat

Co-commander of the Epeian contingent from Elis who led troops to Troy in the Catalogue of Ships

Meges

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None recorded

Greek warrior from Dulichium who led the Epeians to Troy and fought bravely at the ships

Thoas of Aetolia

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Leadership, Trojan War, Survival

Aetolian king and capable Greek commander at Troy who led forty black ships and survived the war.

Eudoros

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Myrmidon leadership, Hermes heritage

Son of Hermes and commander of one of the five Myrmidon divisions under Achilles

Thessalus

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Kingship, Heracles heritage

Son of Heracles and legendary ancestor after whom the region of Thessaly was named

Epistrophus

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Phocian leadership, combat

Co-commander of the Phocian forces at Troy who shared leadership with his kinsman Schedius

Archelochus

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Combat, leadership

Trojan commander and son of Antenor who co-led the Dardanian forces at Troy

Nausithous

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None recorded

Founder and first king of the Phaeacians on the island of Scheria