< Lycomedes, son of Parthenope >

1 Origin

Lycomedes was born in Samos in 1370 BC.

Lycomedes' mother was Parthenope, daughter of Ancaeus. [Paus.7.4.1]

< Lycomedes of Scyros >

1 Origin

In 1250 BC, Lycomedes was born in Scyros.

2 Family

Lycomedes had a daughter, Deidamia.

3 Others

3.1 Murder of Theseus

In 1209 BC, Lycomedes killed Theseus, the son of Aegeus, who had fled to Scyros after being driven out of Athens.

Aegeus had territory in Scyros, and Lycomedes probably killed Theseus out of fear that Theseus would rule the island in his place.

From this, it is presumed that Lycomedes was the son of Scyrus's son, who was entrusted with the island by Aegeus' father, Scyrus, when Scyrus left Scyros and moved to Salamis.

In other words, Lycomedes was a cousin of Theseus.

3.2 Death of Lycomedes

In 1186 BC, Lycomedes was murdered by the Athenians, who had crossed into Scyros and brought back the remains of Theseus.

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