Catalogue of Ships - The Catalogue

The Catalogue

In the Iliad, the Greek Catalogue lists twenty-nine contingents under 46 captains, accounting for a total of 1186 ships. Using the Boeotian figure of 120 men per ship results in a total of 142,320 men transported to the Troad. They are named by various ethnonyms and had lived in 164 places described by toponyms. The majority of these places have been identified and were occupied in the Late Bronze Age. The terms Danaans, Argives and Achaeans or the sons of the Achaeans are used for the army as a whole. In his Library, Apollodorus lists thirty contingents under 43 leaders with a total of 1013 ships, Hyginus lists 245 ships.

Tabular Catalog

Line Ethnic Identity No. of Ships Captains Settlements
2.494 Boeotians 50 of 120 men each (First led by Thersander, then by:) Peneleōs, Leïtus, Arcesilaus, Prothoënor and Clonius Hyria, Aulis, Schoenus, Scolus, Eteonus, Thespeia, Graia, Mycalessus, Harma, Eilesium, Erythrae, Eleon, Hyle, Peteon, Ocalea, Medeon, Copae, Eutrēsis, Thisbe, Coronea, Haliartus, Plataea, Glisas, Thebes, Onchestus, Arne, Midea, Nisa, Anthedon
2.511 Minyans 30 Ascalaphus, Ialmenus Aspledon, Orchomenus
2.517 Phocēans 40 Schedius, Epistrophus Cyparissus, Pytho, Crisa, Daulis, Panopeus, Anemorea, Hyampolis, river Cephissus, Lilaea
2.527 Locrians 40 Ajax the Lesser Cynus, Opoüs, Calliatus, Bessa, Scarphe, Augeae, Tarphe, Thronium
2.537 Abantes of Euboea 40 Elephenor Chalcis, Eretria, Histiaea, Cerinthus, Dium, Carystus, Styra
2.546 Athenians 50 Led first by Menestheus (then by later by Acamas and Demophon, the sons of Theseus) Athens
2.557 Salamineans 12 Telamonian Ajax Salamis
2.559 Argives 80 Diomedes with subordinates Sthenelus and Euryalus Argos, Tiryns, Hermione, Asine, Troezen, Eїonae, Epidaurus, Aegina, Mases
2.569 Mycenaeans 100 Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, supreme commander Mycenae, Corinth, Cleonae, Orneae, Araethyrea, Sicyon, Hyperesia, Gonoessa, Pellene, Aegium, Helice
2.581 Lacedaemonians 60 Menelaus, brother of Agamemnon, husband of Helen Pharis, Sparta, Messe, Bryseae, Augeae, Amyclae, Helos, Laas, Oetylus
2.592 No name given. 90 Nestor Pylos, Arēne, Thryum, Aipy, Cyparisseis, Amphigenea, Pteleum, Helos, Dorium
2.603 Arcadians 60 Agapenor Cyllene, Pheneus, Orchomenus, Rhipae, Stratie, Enispe, Tegea, Mantinea, Stymphalos, Parrhasia
2.615 Epeans of Elis 40 Amphimachus, Thalpius, Diōres, Polyxenus Buprasium and the lands enclosed by Hyrmine, Myrsinus, Olene, Alesium
2.624 Men of Dulichium 40 Meges Dulichium, Echinean Islands
2.631 Cephallenians 12 Odysseus (known in Latin as Ulysses) Ithaca, Neritum, Crocylea, Aegilips, Same, Zacynthus (islands with mainland opposite)
2.638 Aetolians 40 Thoas Pleuron, Olenus, Pylene, Chalcis, Calydon
2.645 Cretans 80 Idomeneus, Meriones Cnossus, Gortys, Lyctus, Miletus, Lycastus, Phaestus, Rhytium, others up to 100
2.653 Rhodians 9 Tlepolemus Lindus, Ielysus, Cameirus
2.671 Symians 3 Nireus Symi
2.676 No name given. 30 Pheidippus, Antiphus Nisyrus, Crapathus, Casus, Cos, Calydnian Islands
2.681 Pelasgians, Myrmidons, Hellenes, Achaeans 50 Achilles (later by Neoptolemus) Pelasgic Argos, Alos, Alope, Trachis, Phthia, Hellas
2.695 No name given. 40 Protesilaus, later by Podarces Phylace, Pyrasus, Iton, Antrium, Pteleum
2.711 No name given. 11 Eumelus Pherae, Boebe, Glaphyrae, Iolcus
2.716 No name given. 7, with 50 oarsmen each who were also archers Philoctetes, later by Medon Methone, Thaumacia, Meliboea, Olizon
2.729 No name given. 30 Podalirius, Machaon, two sons of Asclepius Tricca, Ithome, Oechalia
2.734 No name given. 40 Eurypylus Ormenius, Hypereia (fountain), Asterius, Titanus
2.738 (Lapiths) 40 Polypoetes, Leonteus Argissa, Gyrtone, Orthe, Elone, Oloösson
2.748 Enienes, Peraebi 22 Guneus Cyphus, Dodona (Thessalian), Gonnos, banks of the Titaresius
2.756 Magnetes 40 Prothoüs About the Peneus and Mt. Pelion


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