Mecisteus, an
Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King
Lycaon either by the
naiadCyllene,[1]Nonacris[2] or by unknown woman. He and his brothers were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them,
Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged Zeus threw the meal over the table. Mecisteus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god.[3]
Mecisteus, an
Achaean warrior who participated in the
Trojan War. He was the son of
Echius,[5] another Greek soldier during the siege of
Troy. Together with the
PylianAlastor, Mecisteus carried the wounded
Teucer off the battle-field,[6] as they later did with
Hypsenor.[7] Ultimately, Mecisteus was killed by the Trojan
Polydamas.[8]
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