Pausanias' Description of Greece

Eioneus

Role: suitor · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 21

In Book 6, Eioneus is identified as the son of Magnes and grandson of Æolus, and as one of the suitors killed by Œnomaus. In Book 10, the account of Lescheos says that Neoptolemus slew him.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Œnomaus killed numerous suitors before Pelops defeated him.(Book 6 · Chapter 21)
    • With: Œnomaus Alcathous Euryalus Eurymachus Crotalus Acrias Capetus Lycurgus Lasius Chalcodon Tricolonus (namesake descendant) Aristomachus Prias Pelagon Æolius Cronius Erythras
    • “Indeed according to the poem called the Great Eœæ the following were killed by Œnomaus, Alcathous the son of Porthaon next to Marmax, and next to Alcathous Euryalus and Eurymachus and Crotalus. Their parents and native lands I could not ascertain. But Acrias, who was killed next, one would infer to have been a Lacedæmonian and the founder of Acriæ. And next to Acrias Œnomaus slew Capetus and Lycurgus and Lasius and Chalcodon and Tricolonus, who the Arcadians say was a descendant as well as namesake of Tricolonus the son of Lycaon. And after Tricolonus fate overtook in this fatal race Aristomachus and Prias and Pelagon and Æolius and Cronius. Some also add to the list I have given Erythras, the son of Leucon and grandson of Athamas, who gave his name to the town in Bœotia called Erythræ, and Eioneus, the son of Magnes and grandson of Æolus.”
  • Eioneus was slain by Neoptolemus.(Book 10 · Chapter 27)
    • With: Neoptolemus
    • “According to Lescheos Eioneus was slain by Neoptolemus”

Book 6 · Chapter 21

  • parent: Magnes “and Eioneus, the son of Magnes and grandson of Æolus”
  • with Æolus (interaction) “and Eioneus, the son of Magnes and grandson of Æolus”
  • with Œnomaus (interaction) “and Eioneus, the son of Magnes and grandson of Æolus”
  • enemies with Œnomaus “Some also add to the list I have given Erythras, the son of Leucon and grandson of Athamas, who gave his name to the town in Bœotia called Erythræ, and Eioneus, the son of Magnes and grandson of Æolus.”

Book 10 · Chapter 27

  • with Neoptolemus (Neoptolemus killed Eioneus.) “According to Lescheos Eioneus was slain by Neoptolemus,”

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