In Greek mythology, Nausimedon (The name is a compound word formed from two distinct roots — Nausi- (Ναυσι-), derived from naus (ναῦς), meaning "ship" or "vessel" and -medon (-μέδων), derived from medon (μέδων), meaning "ruler," "lord," or "guardian" (from the verb medō, meaning "to rule over" or "to care for").) was a Euboean prince as the son of King Nauplius.
Family Nausimedon's mother was either Clymene (daughter of King Catreus),Apollodorus, 2.1.5, 3.2.2 & Epitome 6.8; Dictys Cretensis, Trojan War Chronicle 1.1 & 6.2 Hesione, or Philyra.Hard, p. 236; Gantz, p. 604; Apollodorus, 3.2.2 with Cercops as the authority for Hesione while Nostoi as the source for Philyra He was the brother of Oeax and the famous Palamedes.
Mythology Nausimedon and his brother Oeax were killed by Pylades after helping Aegisthus in his fight with Orestes.Nausimedon and Oeax were referred only as Nauplius's sons in Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.22.6
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