Ἄδρηστος

Ἄδρηστος -1

• King of Sicyon, and father of Aegialeia Il. 2.572;
• father also of the wife of Tydeus (Deipyle) Il. 14.121;
• his horse Arion Il. 23.347.

Ἄδρηστος -2

• Son of Merops and with his brother Amphius-1 the leader of the men of Adresteia, etc. Il. 2.830;
• both killed by Diomedes Il. 11.328.

Ἄδρηστος -3

• Trojan.
• Taken by Menelaus Il. 7.37, 45.
• Killed by Agamemnon Il. 7.63.

Ἄδρηστος -4

• Trojan.
• killed by Patroclus
• Il. 16.694.

Ἄδρηστος (διδράσκω, the ‘unescapable’): (1) from Argos, fugitive to Sicyon, succeeds Polybus there as king; becomes also king in Argos, harbors Tydeus, and gives him his daughter in marriage, cf. Il. 14.121; his swift steed Areion, Il. 23.347.—(2) son of Merops, from Percōte, founder of Adrasteia, leader of Trojan allies from thence, Il. 2.380, Il. 11.328.—(3) a Trojan, slain by Menelāus, Il. 6.37, 45, 63.—(4) a Trojan slain by Patroclus, Il. 16.694.