one of the bravest of the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was the son of Deucalion, and was called Lyctus or Cnossius, from the Cretan towns of Lyctus and Cnossus, of which he is described as a native. Along with his nephew Meriones, he contributed eighty ships to the Grecian fleet, which was sailing against Troy. In the war itself he greatly distinguished himself, and when it came to a close returned home in safety. Other traditions say that being overtaken by a storm he vowed that he would sacrifice to Neptune the first living thing that met him on his reaching land. Under this rash vow he had to sacrifice his own son, and for this cruel act he was banished by his subjects. Sailing to Italy he landed in Calabria, where he built a temple in honour of Minerva. From Calabria he removed to Colophon, on the Asiatic coast, where he found a permanent abode. Dying there, he was buried on Mount Cercophas.