Mythological — Minor Figures

9 figures from Pausanias' Description of Greece who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Oncius

king of Thelpusa · first appears Book 8 · Chapter 25

• Book 8 · Chapter 25 · parent: Apollo “Oncius was the son of Apollo according to tradition, and reigned in Thelpusa at the place called Onceum.”
• Book 8 · Chapter 25 · with Hercules “Hercules when he was warring with the people of Elis asked Oncus for a horse”

Ceramus

hero · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 3

• Book 1 · Chapter 3 · parent: Dionysus “the hero Ceramus, he too reputed to be the son of Dionysus and Ariadne”
• Book 1 · Chapter 3 · parent: Ariadne “the hero Ceramus, he too reputed to be the son of Dionysus and Ariadne”

Trygon

nurse of Æsculapius · first appears Book 8 · Chapter 25

• Book 8 · Chapter 25 · with Æsculapius “the temple of the Boy Æsculapius, which also contains the tomb of Trygon, who they say was the nurse of Æsculapius.”

Phaethon

mythological figure · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 3

• Book 1 · Chapter 3 · parent: Cephalus “and his son was Phaethon”
• Book 2 · Chapter 3 · parent: Sun God “one with Phaethon in it (the son of the Sun)”

Libye

woman · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 44

• Book 1 · Chapter 44 · child: Lelex “Lelex the king, who is said to have come from Egypt, and to have been the son of Poseidon by Libye the daughter of Epaphus”
• Book 1 · Chapter 44 · parent: Epaphus “Libye the daughter of Epaphus”

Ladon

river deity · first appears Book 8 · Chapter 25

• Book 8 · Chapter 25 · child: Thelpusa “Thelpusa is about 40 stades from this temple, and was called they say after the River-Nymph Thelpusa, the daughter of Ladon.”
• Book 10 · Chapter 7 · child: Daphne “Daphne the daughter of Ladon”

Cinyras

mythological figure · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 3

• Book 1 · Chapter 3 · with Evagoras “for his pedigree went up to Teucer and the daughter of Cinyras”
• Book 1 · Chapter 3 · with Evagoras “for his pedigree went up to Teucer and the daughter of Cinyras”

Thelpusa

river-nymph · first appears Book 8 · Chapter 25

• Book 8 · Chapter 25 · parent: Ladon “Thelpusa is about 40 stades from this temple, and was called they say after the River-Nymph Thelpusa, the daughter of Ladon.”

Epaphus

man · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 44

• Book 1 · Chapter 44 · child: Libye “Libye the daughter of Epaphus”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.