Iphiclus
Role: father of Protesilaus · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 36
In Book 4, Chapter 36, at Thessalia, Melampus answered questions put to him by Iphiclus and received oxen as a reward; the oxen belonged to Iphiclus, who is identified as the father of Protesilaus. Neleus also desired Iphiclus’s oxen for himself.
In Book 5, Chapter 17, Iphiclus competed in a race against Melanion, Neotheus, Phalareus and Argeus, and won. Acastus held out the victor’s crown to him. In Book 10, Chapter 29, Iphiclus is identified as the son of Cephalus and Clymene.
Relationship record
Life events
- Melampus answered Iphiclus’s questions and received the oxen as a reward.(Book 4 · Chapter 36 · 📍 Thessalia)
- With: Melampus
- “but eventually by answering the questions which Iphiclus put obtained these oxen as a reward.”
- Iphiclus won the race and received the victor’s crown from Acastus.(Book 5 · Chapter 17)
- With: Acastus
- “and Acastus is holding out the crown to the victor, who was Iphiclus”
Book 4 · Chapter 36
- child: Protesilaus “The breed of these oxen would be Thessalian, of the herd of Iphiclus the father of Protesilaus”
- with Melampus (Iphiclus questioned Melampus, who obtained the oxen as a reward.) “but eventually by answering the questions which Iphiclus put obtained these oxen as a reward.”
- with Neleus (Neleus sought to obtain Iphiclus's oxen.) “for not only did Neleus desire for his own the oxen of Iphiclus”
Book 5 · Chapter 17
- child: Protesilaus “Iphiclus, the father of Protesilaus”
- rivals with Melanion “And there are Melanion and Neotheus and Phalareus and Argeus and Iphiclus ready for the race”
- rivals with Neotheus “And there are Melanion and Neotheus and Phalareus and Argeus and Iphiclus ready for the race”
- rivals with Phalareus “And there are Melanion and Neotheus and Phalareus and Argeus and Iphiclus ready for the race”
- rivals with Argeus “And there are Melanion and Neotheus and Phalareus and Argeus and Iphiclus ready for the race”
- with Acastus (interaction) “Acastus is holding out the crown to the victor, who was Iphiclus”
Book 10 · Chapter 29
- parent: Clymene “mother by him of Iphiclus”
- parent: Cephalus “the wife of Cephalus the son of Deion, and mother by him of Iphiclus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.