▁along ▁with ▁Tri pt ole mus ▁and ▁Poly x en us . ▁Dioc les ▁of ▁Meg ara , ▁to ▁where ▁he ▁fled ▁from ▁Ath ens . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁boys , ▁and ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁covering ▁his ▁loved ▁one ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁shield . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Meg ara ▁buried ▁Dioc les ▁and ▁hon ored ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁hero , ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁kiss ing ▁contest ▁dedicated ▁to ▁him . ▁Dioc les , ▁king ▁of ▁Meg ara , ▁who ▁was ▁over th rown ▁by ▁These us , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁Ele us is ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁from ▁Meg ara . ▁He ▁may ▁be ▁identical ▁with ▁# 2 ▁or ▁# 3 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁H omer , ▁The ▁I li ad ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁Trans lation ▁by ▁A . T . ▁Murray , ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁two ▁volumes . ▁Cambridge , ▁MA ., ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Press ; ▁London , ▁William ▁Hein emann , ▁Ltd . ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁Online ▁version ▁at ▁the ▁Per se us ▁Digital ▁Library . ▁ ▁H omer , ▁H omer i ▁Opera ▁in ▁five ▁volumes . ▁Oxford , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press . ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Greek ▁text ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁Per se us ▁Digital ▁Library . ▁ ▁H omer , ▁The ▁Od ys sey ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁Trans lation ▁by ▁A . T . ▁Murray , ▁P H . D . ▁in ▁two ▁volumes . ▁Cambridge ,