In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Ancient Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was the commander of Epeans and/or Dulichians during the Trojan War.
Meges was the son of Phyleus[1] and his mother's name is variously given as either Eustyoche,[2] Ctimene,[3] Timandra,[4] Hagnete[citation needed], or Ctesimache.[5]
Meges was one of the suitors of Helen,[6] and commanded the armies of the Echinadians and the Dulichians during the Trojan War, having summoned forty or sixty ships; he also led a contingent of Epeans who had once migrated to Dulichium together with his father.[5][7]
Meges was credited with killing a number of opponents, including Pedaeus (a son of Antenor),[8] Croesmus,[9] Amphiclus,[10] Itymoneus, Agelaus,[11] Eurymenes,[12] and Deiopites.[13] Dolops attempted to strike him with a spear but the corselet Meges was wearing, a gift for his father from Euphetes of Ephyra, saved his life.[14] Meges helped Odysseus to collect gifts for Achilles.[15] He was one of the men to enter the Trojan Horse.[16]
According to Dictys Cretensis, Meges fell at Troy.[17] Pausanias mentions a painting of him wounded in the arm by a Trojan, Admetes the son of Augeas.[18] Tzetzes relates that Meges, along with Prothous and a number of others, perished at Euboea.[19]