Tags: Mythological Figure.
In Greek mythology Polypoetes (/ˌpɒlɨˈpiːtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Πολυποίτης Polupoitēs) was a name attributed to the following individuals:Polypoetes was a son of Hippodamia and Pirithous. A native of Gyrtone (Γυρτώνη) he led the armies of Thessaly on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was among those who vied for Helen’s hand in marriage and later occupied the Trojan horse. Following the death of Patroclus he won an early version of quoits winning a 5-year supply of iron.