Tags: Mythological Figure.
There were two characters named Epeius (/ɨˈpaɪ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἐπειός) in Greek mythology.A Greek soldier during the Trojan War. He was the son of Panopeus and had the reputation for being a coward. In the Iliad he participated in the boxing match at the funeral games for Patroclus against Euryalus and won. Later during the funeral games for Achilleus he fought Acamas the son of Theseus to a stalemate.