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Idas of Messene
Messenian prince and argonaut in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Idas (mythology) and Idas (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, Idas (/ˈaɪdəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἴδας, romanized: Ídas), was a Messenian prince. He was one of the Argonauts,[1] a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar[2] and contender with the gods. Idas was described as keen and spirited.[3]
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