Under brothers united in command, there were four more contingents:
| 1. Of Aspledon and Orchomenus, | with 30 | ships. |
| 2. Of Phocians | 40 | |
| 3. Of Nisuros, Cos &c. | 30 | |
| 4. Of Tricce &c. | 30 | |
| 130 | ships. |
In all these cases, comprising the whole armament except from two states, the old form of government seems to have continued. The two exceptions are:
1. Bœotians; with 50 ships, under five leaders.
2. Elians; with 40 ships, under four leaders.
It is quite clear that these two divisions were acephalous. As to the Elians, because the Catalogue expressly divides the 40 ships into four squadrons, and places one under each leader, two of these being of the Actorid house, and a third descended from Augeias. As to the Bœotians, the Catalogue indicates the equality of the leaders by placing the five names in a series under the same category.
An indirect but rather strong confirmation is afforded by the passage in the Thirteenth Book[22], where five Greek races or divisions are engaged in the endeavour to repel Hector from the rampart. They are,
1. Bœotians.
2. Athenians (or Ionians), under Menestheus, seconded by Pheidas, Stichios, and Bias.
3. Locrians.
4. Epeans (of Dulichium &c.) under Meges, son of Phyleus, with Amphion, and Drakios. The addition of the patronymic to Meges seems in this place to mark his position; which is distinctly defined as the chief one in the Catalogue, by his being mentioned there alone.