Schedius

Schedius (Ancient Greek: Σχεδίος Skhedíos means "near") was a name attributed to four individuals in Greek mythology.

Schedius was the son of Iphitus by Hippolyte or Thrasybule[1] and brother of Epistrophus.[2] He was counted among the suitors of Helen.[3] In the Iliad, he and his brother lead the Phocians on the side of the Achaeans in the Trojan War,[4] Schedius being commander of ten ships out of forty brought by both brothers.[2][5] He was killed when Hector threw a spear at Ajax, who dodged it.[6] Both brothers' bones, were carried back and buried at Anticyra.[7] Their tomb existed until the Roman times. Pausanias also cites that Schedius's icon was displayed at Delphi.[7]
Schedius, son of Perimedes, was a leader of the Phocians. He was killed by Hector.[8]
Schedius, one of the suitors of Penelope, from Dulichium.[9]
Schedius, a defender of Troy who was killed by Neoptolemus.[10]

Notes

Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 540-541. ISBN 978-0-674-96785-4.
Hyginus, Fabulae 97
Apollodorus, 3.10.8
Homer, Iliad 2.517
Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 542. ISBN 978-0-674-96785-4.
Homer, Iliad 17.306–311
"Σχεδίος (Μυθολ.)". Μεγάλη Ελληνική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια. Athens - Greece: "Pyrsos" Co. Ltd. 1933. p. 684.
Homer, Iliad 15.515
Apollodorus, Epitome 7.27

Quintus Smyrnaeus,Posthomerica 10.87

References

Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. 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.
Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-674-96785-4

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