Pirithoüs

Also known as: son of Ixion · Family: Greek mythology · Role: hero · First appears: Fable 73

Fable 73

friends with Theseus “Pirithoüs, the son of Ixion, was advancing straight against the enemy, shaking his spear in his powerful right hand. To him the son of Ægeus, at a distance, said, “O thou, dearer to me than myself; stop, thou better part of my soul”
parent: Ixion “Pirithoüs, the son of Ixion, was advancing straight against the enemy”

with Theseus (Pirithoüs is identified as one of Theseus's companions in their labours.) “And now, Hyperion having measured out two parts of the light, Theseus and the companions of his labours lay down upon couches; on the one side the son of Ixion,[79] on the other, Lelex, the hero of Trœzen, having his temples now covered with thin grey hairs;”
parent: Ixion (Pirithoüs is Ixion's son.) “on the one side the son of Ixion,[79] on the other, Lelex, the hero of Trœzen, having his temples now covered with thin grey hairs;”

with Acheloüs (Acheloüs addresses Pirithoüs.) “Acheloüs is addressing Theseus, Pirithoüs, and Lelex.”

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