Delphus

Family: heroes · Role: hero · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 18

In Book 7, Chapter 18, Laphrius is described as the son of Castalius and grandson of Delphus, who made the old statue of Artemis. In Book 10, Chapter 6, one account names Celæno as Delphus’s mother, while another says he was the son of Apollo and Thyia; a further account names Melæne as his mother. The same chapter reports that some genealogists considered Pythes the son of Delphus.

Relationship record

Book 7 · Chapter 18

• younger kin: Laphrius (Delphus is Laphrius's grandfather.) “And they say the goddess was called Laphrian from a Phocian called Laphrius, the son of Castalius and grandson of Delphus, who they say made the old statue of Artemis.”
• child: Castalius (Delphus is Castalius's father.) “a Phocian called Laphrius, the son of Castalius and grandson of Delphus”

Book 10 · Chapter 6

• parent: Celæno “and that Delphus from whom Delphi got its name was the son of Celæno (the daughter of Hyamus)”
• parent: Apollo “and they think Delphus was the son of Apollo and this Thyia”
• parent: Thyia “and they think Delphus was the son of Apollo and this Thyia”
• child: Pythes “Those who wish to make genealogies about everything think that Pythes was the son of Delphus”
• parent: Melæne “But some say his mother was Melæne the daughter of Cephisus.”

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