Parnassus

Family: heroes · Role: hero and founder of the ancient town · First appears: Book 10 · Chapter 6

Parnassus, son of the Nymph Cleodora and, among the gods, Poseidon, with Cleopompus among men as his other father, built what was said to be the most ancient town. In Book 10, Chapter 6, he also discovered omens through the flight of birds.

Relationship record

Life events

• Parnassus built the most ancient town.(Book 10 · Chapter 6)
  • “They say the most ancient town here was built by Parnassus”
• Parnassus discovered omens through the flight of birds.(Book 10 · Chapter 6)
  • “omens from the flight of birds were discovered by him.”

Book 10 · Chapter 6

• parent: Cleodora “They say the most ancient town here was built by Parnassus, who was they say the son of the Nymph Cleodora”
• parent: Poseidon “his fathers, (for those called heroes had always two fathers, one a god, one a man), were they say Poseidon among the gods”
• parent: Cleopompus “and Cleopompus among men”

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