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Upon learning of Glaucus' ancestry, Diomedes planted his spear in the ground and told of how his grandfather Oeneus was a close friend of Bellerophon, and declared that the two of them despite being on opposing sides should continue the friendship. As a sign of friendship, Diomedes took off his bronze armor worth nine oxen and gave it to Glaucus.
[6] [9] The Iliad, however, names Glaucus as Bellerophon's father. [10] The equine theme continues: Poseidon was associated with horses, and Bellerophon was the rider of the winged horse Pegasus. By his wife, Glaucus became the father of Alcimenes (Deliades or Piren) who was unintentionally murdered by his own hero brother. [11]
In this narrative, Bellerophon's father was Glaucus, [27] who was the King of Potniae and son of Sisyphus; Bellerophon's grandsons Sarpedon and the younger Glaucus fought in the Trojan War. In Stephanus of Byzantium 's Ethnica , a genealogy was given for a figure named Chrysaor ("of the golden sword"), which would make him a double of ...
Glaucus told the story of how he was descended from Bellerophon who killed the Chimaera and the Amazons. Diomedes realized that his grandfather Oeneus hosted Bellerophon, and so Diomedes and Glaucus must also be friends. They resolved to not fight each other and Diomedes proposed exchanging their armours.
Eurynome was the daughter of King Nisus of Megara and possibly, Abrota of Onchestus, [2] thus sister to Scylla [3] and Iphinoe. [4] She became the mother of the hero Bellerophon by Poseidon [5] even if she was wed to the Corinthian king Glaucus.
Hippolochus's mother was Philonoe, daughter of the King Iobates. [1] In some accounts, she was also known as Alkimedousa, [2] Anticleia, [3] Pasandra or Cassandra. [4] Hippolochus was the brother of Isander and Laodamia [5] (Deidamia [6] or Hippodamia [7]), and the father [8] or stepfather [citation needed] of Glaucus II (not to be confused with Glaucus I, who was the father or stepfather of ...
Sisyphus married the Pleiad Merope by whom he became the father of Ornytion (Porphyrion [6]), Glaucus, Thersander and Almus. [7] He was the grandfather of Bellerophon through Glaucus; [8] [9] and of Minyas, founder of Orchomenus, through Almus. [10] Another account related that Minyas was Sisyphus's son instead. [11]
Bellerophon (Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφῶν, Bellerophōn) is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Bellerophon. Most of the play was lost by the end of the Antiquity, and only 90 verses, grouped into 29 fragments, currently survive.