Doliones — Minor Figures

10 figures from The Argonautica who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Gephyrus

warrior · first appears Book I 8

• Book I 8 · enemies with Peleus “and Peleus slew Zelus and Gephyrus swift in war.”

Zelus

warrior · first appears Book I 8

• Book I 8 · enemies with Peleus “and Peleus slew Zelus and Gephyrus swift in war.”

Basileus

warrior · first appears Book I 8

• Book I 8 · enemies with Telamon “Telamon of the strong spear slew Basileus.”

Promeus

warrior · first appears Book I 8

• Book I 8 · enemies with Idas “And Idas slew Promeus”

Aenete

mother of Cyzicus · first appears Book I 7

• Book I 7 · child: Cyzicus “whom Aenete the daughter of goodly Eusorus bare”
• Book I 7 · parent: Eusorus “Aenete the daughter of goodly Eusorus”

Aeneus

father of Cyzicus · first appears Book I 7

• Book I 7 · child: Cyzicus “Cyzicus son of Aeneus was king”

Cleite

wife of Cyzicus · first appears Book I 8

• Book I 8 · married with Cyzicus “the daughter of Percosian Merops, fair-haired Cleite, whom lately by priceless gifts he had brought from her father’s home from the mainland opposite.”
• Book I 8 · parent: Merops “the daughter of Percosian Merops, fair-haired Cleite”

Hyacinthus

warrior · first appears Book I 8

• Book I 8 · enemies with Clytius “and Clytius Hyacinthus”

Sphodris

warrior · first appears Book I 8

• Book I 8 · enemies with Acastus “and Acastus slew Sphodris”

Eusorus

father of Aenete · first appears Book I 7

• Book I 7 · child: Aenete “Aenete the daughter of goodly Eusorus”

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Extracted from the original text of The Argonautica. Made with Rho MD.