Polyidus

First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 43

In Book 1, Chapter 43, Polyidus went to Megara and purged Alcathous for the murder of his son Callipolis. The account also names his daughters Astycratea and Manto, and identifies him as the son of Cœranus. It says Polyidus built the temple of Dionysus.

Relationship record

Life events

• Polyidus purged Alcathous for the murder of his son Callipolis.(Book 1 · Chapter 43 · 📍 Megara)
  • With: Alcathous Callipolis
  • “who went to Megara, and purged Alcathous for the murder of his son Callipolis.”

Book 1 · Chapter 43

• child: Astycratea “the tombs of Astycratea and Manto, the daughters of Polyidus”
• child: Manto “the tombs of Astycratea and Manto, the daughters of Polyidus”
• parent: Cœranus “the daughters of Polyidus, (the son of Cœranus, the son of Abas, the son of Melampus,)”
• with Alcathous (Polyidus ritually purged Alcathous.) “who went to Megara, and purged Alcathous for the murder of his son Callipolis.”
• child: Cœranus (son of Polyidus) “this statue they say was erected by Euchenor the son of Cœranus the son of Polyidus.”
• with Dionysus (Polyidus built Dionysus's temple.) “And Polyidus also built the temple of Dionysus”

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