Hippocoon
Family: Sparta · Role: claimant to the kingdom · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 18
Hippocoon contended with Tyndareus for the Spartan kingdom, claiming it by seniority. With Icarius and his party supporting him, he gained the advantage and forced Tyndareus to retire to Pellene.
Later, after Hercules came to Sparta and was refused clearance, he took vengeance on Hippocoon and his sons for what they had done to Œonus. The accounts say Hercules killed Hippocoon and his sons; Tyndareus fled Sparta from them. Hippocoon was also named as the father of Eumedes, Alco, Alcimus, Enaræphorus, Dorceus, and Sebrus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Hippocoon, supported by Icarius, forced Tyndareus to retire to Pellene.(Book 3 · Chapter 1 · 📍 Pellene)
- Hercules killed Iphitus and was refused clearance when he came to Sparta.(Book 3 · Chapter 15 · 📍 Sparta)
- With: Hercules Iphitus (killed by Hercules)
- “after killing Iphitus, when he came to Sparta to clear himself, they refused to clear him.”
- Hercules took adequate vengeance on Hippocoon and his sons for killing Œonus.(Book 3 · Chapter 15 · 📍 Sparta)
- Tyndareus fled Sparta because of Hippocoon and his sons.(Book 3 · Chapter 21 · 📍 Sparta)
- With: Tyndareus
- “where they say Tyndareus lived, when he fled from Sparta from Hippocoon and his sons.”
Book 2 · Chapter 18
- with Hercules (Hercules slew Hippocoon.) “they said that Hercules had slain Hippocoon and his sons”
- with Tyndareus (interaction) “Tyndareus had been turned out by Hippocoon”
Book 3 · Chapter 1
- rivals with Tyndareus “He married Gorgophone the daughter of Perseus from Argos, and had a son Tyndareus, with whom Hippocoon contended for the kingdom, claiming it on the ground of seniority.”
- with Icarius (Icarius supported Hippocoon's claim.) “And Icarius and his party espousing Hippocoon’s cause, he far exceeded Tyndareus in power, and compelled him to retire from fear to Pellene, according to the Lacedæmonian account.”
Book 3 · Chapter 10
- enemies with Hercules “Hercules erected the trophy it is said after killing Hippocoon and his sons.”
Book 3 · Chapter 14
- child: Eumedes “the sepulchre of Eumedes, who was the son of Hippocoon”
- child: Alco “the hero-chapel of Alco, who they say was the son of Hippocoon”
Book 3 · Chapter 15
- child: Alcimus “These they say were sons of Hippocoon.”
- child: Enaræphorus “These they say were sons of Hippocoon.”
- child: Dorceus “These they say were sons of Hippocoon.”
- child: Sebrus “These they say were sons of Hippocoon.”
- enemies with Hercules “The animosity of Hercules against the family of Hippocoon originated they say in that, after killing Iphitus, when he came to Sparta to clear himself, they refused to clear him.”
Book 3 · Chapter 19
- enemies with Hercules “in the first conflict with Hippocoon and his sons he received a wound on his cotyle or hip.”
Book 3 · Chapter 21
- with Tyndareus (Tyndareus fled from Hippocoon.) “Tyndareus lived, when he fled from Sparta from Hippocoon and his sons.”
- enemies with Tyndareus “where they say Tyndareus lived, when he fled from Sparta from Hippocoon and his sons.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.