Lycomedes
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- This article is about the Greek mythological figure. For the Arcadian politician, see Lycomedes (Mantinea).
In Greek mythology, Lycomedes (also known as Lycurgus) was the King of Scyros during the Trojan War. Before the war, Thetis sent her son Achilles to Lycomedes' court, as a prophecy had decreed that he would die at Troy. It was there that Achilles married Lycomedes' daughter Deidamia, who bore a son, Neoptolemus. Odysseus and Menelaus came to Scyros seeking Achilles, and suceeeded in identifying him and bringing him to Troy. Neoptolemus stayed with his grandafather until he too was summoned during the later stages of the war.
Plutarch says that Lycomedes also killed Theseus by pushing him off a cliff.
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