In Greek mythology, Ancaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀγκαῖος, romanized: Ankaîos, lit. 'curved', 'bent' or 'holding in the arms') was both an Argonaut and a participant in the Calydonian Boar hunt, in which he met his end.
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Family
Ancaeus was the son of King Lycurgus of Arcadia either by Cleophyle or Eurynome or Antinoe. Ancaeus married Iotis and became the father of Agapenor who led the Arcadian forces during the Trojan War.
Mythology
Ancaeus' arms were ominously hidden at home, but he set forth, dressed in a bearskin and armed only with a labrys (λάβρυς "doubled-bladed axe").