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Idomeneus of Crete

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In Greek mythology, Idomeneus (; Greek: Ἰδομενεύς) was a Cretan king and commander who led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War, in eighty black ships. He was also one of the suitors of Helen, as well as a comrade of the Telamonian Ajax. Meriones was his charioteer and brother-in-arms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Idomeneus of Crete is the 3,332nd most popular politician (up from 3,443rd in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Greece (up from 226th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Greek Politician.

Idomeneus is most famous for being one of the Achaean leaders in the Trojan War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Idomeneus of Crete ranks 3,332 out of 19,576Before him are Samuel Aba, Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Chilperic I, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Pharnavaz I of Iberia, and Fatma Sultan. After him are Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Alexander Ypsilantis, Charles Tupper, Abdirashid Shermarke, Eleanor de' Medici, and Musa Çelebi.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Idomeneus of Crete ranks 214 out of 1,024Before him are Nicias (-500), Crates of Thebes (-365), Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), Telamon (null), and Stilpo (-359). After him are Erasistratus (-303), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Periander (-700), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), and Athenagoras of Athens (133).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Idomeneus of Crete ranks 82Before him are Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Nicias (-500), and Telamon (null). After him are Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Ephialtes (-590), and Cypselus (-700).