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Meles (fl. 8th century BC; also known as Myrsus) was a semi-historical king of Lydia. According to Herodotus, he was the 21st and penultimate king of the Heraclid dynasty and was succeeded by his son, Candaules (died c.687 BC).

See also

• List of kings of Lydia

References

1. Herodotus 1975, p. 43, I.7
2. Bury & Meiggs 1975, p. 82

Sources

• Bury, J. B.; Meiggs, Russell (1975) . A History of Greece (Fourth ed.). London: MacMillan Press. ISBN 0-333-15492-4.
• Herodotus (1975) . Burn, A. R.; de Sélincourt, Aubrey (eds.). The Histories. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051260-8.

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