Oenopion

First appears: The Astronomy

Oenopion was the father of Merope, whom Orion outraged while drunk. When Oenopion learned of it, he was greatly vexed, blinded Orion, and cast him out of the country. He was also named as the father of Euanthes, who was named as the father of Maro; Dionysus was named as Oenopion’s father.

Relationship record

Life events

• Oenopion blinded Orion and cast him out of the country.(The Astronomy)
  • With: Orion
  • “but Oenopion when he learned of it was greatly vexed at the outrage and blinded him and cast him out of the country.”

The Astronomy

• child: Merope “When he was come to Chios, he outraged Merope, the daughter of Oenopion, being drunken;”

The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 81–100

• child: Euanthes “Maro , whose father, it is said, Hesiod relates to have been Euanthes the son of Oenopion, the son of Dionysus.”
• parent: Dionysus “Maro , whose father, it is said, Hesiod relates to have been Euanthes the son of Oenopion, the son of Dionysus.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.