Alcimedes Explained

In Greek mythology, Alcimedes (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιμέδης) may refer to the following two characters:

• Alcimedes, a variant of Alcimenes, a son Jason and Medea and brother of Tisander.^[1]
• Alcimedes, one of the Achaeans who fought in the Trojan war. He was a friend of the hero Ajax, son of King Oileus of Locris.^[2]

Notes

1. [Diodorus Siculus]
2. [Quintus Smyrnaeus]

References

• Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.