In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Ancient Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was the commander of Epeans and/or Dulichians during the Trojan War.
Meges was the son of Phyleus and his mother's name is variously given as either Eustyoche,[1] Ctimene[citation needed], Timandra,[2] Hagnete[citation needed], or Ctesimache.[3]
Meges was one of the suitors of Helen,[4] and commanded the armies of the Echinadians and the Dulichians during the Trojan War, having summoned forty or sixty ships; he also led a contingent of Epeans who had once migrated to Dulichium together with his father.[3][5]
Meges was credited with killing a number of opponents, including Pedaeus (a son of Antenor),[6] Croesmus,[7] Amphiclus,[8] Itymoneus, Agelaus,[9] Eurymenes,[10] and Deiopites.[11] Dolops attempted to strike him with a spear but the corselet Meges was wearing, a gift for his father from Euphetes of Ephyra, saved his life.[12] Meges helped Odysseus to collect gifts for Achilles.[13] He was one of the men to enter the Trojan Horse.[14]
According to Dictys Cretensis, Meges fell at Troy.[15] Pausanias mentions a painting of him wounded in the arm by a Trojan, Admetes the son of Augeas.[16] Tzetzes relates that Meges, along with Prothous and a number of others, perished at Euboea.[17]
