In Greek mythology, Cometes (Ancient Greek: Κομήτης) may refer to the following figures: * Cometes, son of Thestius and brother of Prothous and Althaea. * Cometes, father of Asterius, one of the Argonauts. His wife could be Antigona (daughter of Pheres) who was called mother of Asterius. * Cometes, one of the Lapiths attending Pirithous' wedding. He was killed by , his friend, accidentally. * Cometes, was the lover of Aegialia, wife of Diomedes, when the latter was fighting at Troy. Cometes was son of Sthenelus, son of Capaneus, son of Hipponous. * Cometes, was the first among the sons of Tisamenus to sail to Asia. It was under the reign of Tisamenus, son of Orestes, that the Heracleidae returned to the Peloponnesus.