< Megistias, descendant of Melampus >

1 Origin

Megistias was born in Acarnania, in 520 BC.

It is believed that Megistias was a descendant of Acarnan, the son of Alcmaeon. [Herod.7.221]

2 Others

Megistias was a descendant of Melampus and a prophet. [Herod.7.221]

In 480 BC, Megistias fought against the Persians at Thermopylae together with Leonidas, king of Sparta, and was killed in battle. [Herod.7.221]

Megistias was friends with the poet Simonides, son of Leoprepes. [Herod.7.228]