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Greek mythical character, King of Crete

Key facts

Predecessor
Catreus
Successor
Leucus
Abode
Crete
Parents
Deucalion and Cleopatra
Consort
Meda
Offspring
Orsilochus , Cleisithyra , Iphiclus and Lycus

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Encyclopedic overview

In Greek mythology, Idomeneus (/aɪˈdɒmɪniəs/; Greek: Ἰδομενεύς) was a Cretan king and commander who led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War, in eighty black ships. He was also one of the suitors of Helen, as well as a comrade of the Telamonian Ajax. Meriones was his charioteer and brother-in-arms.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Idomeneus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.