Mecisteus

Mecisteus

(Μηκιστεύς).

1. A son of Talaus and Lysimache, brother of Adrastus, and father of Euryalus of Thebes. (Hom. Il. 2.566; Apollod. 3.6.3; comp. Euryalus.)

Mecisteus

2. A son of Echius, and one of the companions of Teucer at Troy. (Hornm. Il. 8.333; comp. Hdt. 5.67.) Mecisteus also occurs as a surname of Heracles. (Lycoph. 651.) [L.S]

Mecisteus Mecisteus, an Alizonian

• father of Odius and Epistrophus: Apollod. E.3.34

Mecisteus(2), son of Talaus

• Paus. 1.28.7
• brother of Adrastus: Apollod. 1.9.13; Paus. 9.18.1
• father of Euryalus: Apollod. 1.9.13, Apollod. 1.9.17, Apollod. 3.7.2; Paus. 2.20.5, Paus. 10.25.6
• with Diomede leads Argives to Troy: Paus. 2.30.10
• one of the Seven against Thebes: Apollod. 3.6.3
• slain by Melanippus: Hdt. 5.67; Paus. 9.18.1

Mecisteus(3), suitor of Penelope

• Apollod. E.7.25

Mecisteus(4), son of Lycaon

• Apollod. 3.7.7