Thamyris

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.3

Thamyris was the son of Philammon and the nymph Argiope. He conceived a passion for Hyacinth, becoming his suitor.

Later, Thamyris entered a musical contest against Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Euterpe, Erato, Terpsichore, Urania, Thalia, and Polymnia, agreeing that victory would grant him the enjoyment of them all, while defeat would cost him whatever they chose to take. “So the Muses got the better of him and bereft him both of his eyes and of his minstrelsy.”

Relationship record

Life events

• The Muses defeated Thamyris and took both his eyes and musical ability.(Apollodorus, Library 1.3)
  • With: Clio Melpomene Euterpe Erato Terpsichore Urania Polymnia Calliope
  • “So the Muses got the better of him and bereft him both of his eyes and of his minstrelsy.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.3

• courtship with Hyacinth “for whom Thamyris, the son of Philammon and a nymph Argiope, conceived a passion,”
• parent: Philammon “Thamyris, the son of Philammon and a nymph Argiope,”
• parent: Argiope “Thamyris, the son of Philammon and a nymph Argiope,”
• rivals with Calliope “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Clio “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Melpomene “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Euterpe “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Erato “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Terpsichore “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Urania “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Thalia “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• rivals with Polymnia “engaged in a musical contest with the Muses, the agreement being that, if he won, he should enjoy them all, but that if he should be vanquished he should be bereft of what they would.”
• child: Philammon “Thamyris, the son of Philammon and a nymph Argiope”
• admired: Hyacinth “for whom Thamyris, the son of Philammon and a nymph Argiope, conceived a passion”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.