Eudoros

In Homeric tradition Eudoros is presented as a product of divine and mortal lineage: the son of the Olympian Hermes and the mortal Polymele. According to later summary tradition he was raised by Polymele's father Phylas, situating him within a heroic genealogy that links mortal households to the gods. In the Iliadic military catalogue of Book XVI he is named second among Achilles' five commanders and is given a fourteen-line encomium that marks him out as an established leader of the Myrmidons under Achilles' overall command.

Homer provides no detailed visual portrait of Eudoros; the surviving accounts emphasize attributes rather than physical particulars. The Iliadic summary notes that Homer devotes fourteen lines to him in Book XVI and praises his swiftness and martial competence — descriptions that imply an athletic, battle-ready warrior but do not supply clothing, facial features, height, or other specific corporeal detail.

The tradition attributes to Eudoros chiefly martial leadership and exceptional athletic ability. The Iliadic catalogue reports that he commanded ten penteconters (ships) and five hundred Myrmidons, indicating his role as a significant subordinate commander within Achilles' forces. He is described as "very fast, and a good fighter," and his parentage (son of Hermes and Polymele) places him in the Homeric category of demi-divine figures whose lineage explains heightened prowess; the supplied sources do not ascribe explicit supernatural powers beyond these Homeric indications of speed, fighting skill, and notable genealogy.