"In Greek mythology, Protesilaus /pr\u0259\u02CCt\u025Bs\u0268\u02C8le\u026A\u0259s/ (Ancient Greek: \u03A0\u03C1\u03C9\u03C4\u03B5\u03C3\u03AF\u03BB\u1FB1\u03BF\u03C2, Pr\u014Dtesil\u0101os) was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphicles, a \"lord of many sheep\"; as grandson of the eponymous Phylacos, he was the leader of the Phylaceans."@en .