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The Boeotians participated in the Trojan War with 50 ships and 120 young men on each one under the leadership of Peneleos, Leitus, Arcesilaus, Prothoenor and Clonius. Homer calls their land "exceeding rich" (Il. 5.710). The Boeotian cities, that participated in the Trojan War are: Lower Thebe, Schoenus, Scolus, Glisas, Hyria, Aulis, Eteonus, Thespeia, Graea, Mycalessus, Eilesium, Harma, Eleon, Erythrae, Hyle, Plataea, Medeon, Peteon, Coroneia, Ocalea, Copae, Eutresis, Thisbe, Haliartus, Onchestus, Arne, Mideia, Nisa, Anthedon (Il. 2.494-510).
He was the son of Ippalcmus and Asterope, who became the leader of the Thebans after the death of Thesander, because the son of the latter, Tisamenus, was a minor age. He took part in the Trojan War and was slain by Eurypylus, the son of Telephus (Il. 2.493, 17.597).
Leitus. He was the son of Alectryon, an argonaut and leader of the Boeotians in the Trojan War, who killed Phylactus and was wounded by Hector (Il. 2.494, 6.35, 13.90, 17.601).
Leitus (Leitos), a son of Alector or Alectryon, by Cleobule, and father of Peneleus. (Apollod. iii. 10.8; Diod. iv. 67). He is mentioned among the Argonauts (Apollod. i. 9.16), and commanded the Boeotians in the war against Troy (Hom. Il. ii. 494, xvii. 602; Paus. ix. 4. 3), from whence he took with him the remains of Arcesilaus. (Paus. ix. 39.3). His tomb was shown in later times at Plataeae (Paus. ix. 4.3; comp. Hygin. Fab. 97).
Leitus: Perseus Project
Clonius. He was the son of Alector and slain Agenor (Il. 2.495, 15.340)
He was the son of Areilycus and leader of the Boeotians in the Trojan War (Il. 2.495, 14.450, 14,472).
He was the father of Leitus, leader of the Boetians at the Trojan War (Il. 17.602).
Alector. The father of Leitus, the Argonaut. (Apollod. i. 9. § 16.) Homer (Il. xvii. 602) calls him Alectryon.
Father of Prothoenor (Il 14.451).
Father of Lycomedes (Il. 9.84, 19.240).
A Boeotian, son of Alegenor (Il. 14.476, 482 & 503).
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