Greek Mythology

Iphis

Family: Argos · Role: advisor · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.7

🌐 Also appears in: The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Iphis)

Life events

  • Evadne throws herself onto Capaneus's burning pyre and dies with him.(Apollodorus, Library 3.7)
    • With: Evadne Capaneus
    • “And when the pyre of Capaneus was burning, his wife Evadne, the daughter of Iphis, thew herself on the pyre, and was burned with him.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.7

Apollodorus, Library 3.6

  • child: Eteoclus “but include Eteoclus, son of Iphis, and Mecisteus in the list of the seven.”
  • parent: Alector “Polynices went to Iphis, son of Alector,”
  • with Polynices (Polynices sought Iphis's advice.) “Polynices went to Iphis, son of Alector, and begged to know how Amphiaraus could be compelled to go to the war.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.7

  • child: Evadne “his wife Evadne, the daughter of Iphis”

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