Iasius

Family: Idæan Dactyli · Role: brother · First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 7

When Zeus was born, Rhea entrusted him to the five Idæan Dactyli, among them Iasius, Hercules, Epimedes, Pæonæus and Idas. In play, Hercules challenged his brothers to race for a wild-olive branch. Later, at Olympia, Iasius won the horserace when Hercules established the games. In the genealogies, Iasius is named as the father of Chæresilaus and Amphion (son of Iasius).

Relationship record

Rhea entrusted the infant Zeus to the five Idæan Dactyli for protection.(Book 5 · Chapter 7)
- With: Rhea Zeus Hercules Epimedes Pæonæus Idas
- “when Zeus was born, Rhea entrusted the charge of the boy to the Idæan Dactyli, who were otherwise called the Curetes: who afterwards came to Elis from Ida in Crete, and their names were Hercules, and Epimedes, and Pæonæus, and Iasius, and Idas.”
Iasius won the horserace at Olympia.(Book 8 · Chapter 48 · 📍 Olympia)
- With: Hercules
- “He won they say the horserace at Olympia, when Hercules the Theban established the Olympian games.”

siblings with Hercules “their names were Hercules, and Epimedes, and Pæonæus, and Iasius, and Idas. And Hercules the eldest of them challenged his brothers in play to run a race together”
siblings with Epimedes “their names were Hercules, and Epimedes, and Pæonæus, and Iasius, and Idas. And Hercules the eldest of them challenged his brothers in play to run a race together”
siblings with Pæonæus “their names were Hercules, and Epimedes, and Pæonæus, and Iasius, and Idas. And Hercules the eldest of them challenged his brothers in play to run a race together”
siblings with Idas “their names were Hercules, and Epimedes, and Pæonæus, and Iasius, and Idas. And Hercules the eldest of them challenged his brothers in play to run a race together”
rivals with Hercules “And Hercules the eldest of them challenged his brothers in play to run a race together, and they would crown the victor with a branch of the wild olive”

with Hercules (Iasius won the horserace at the games established by Hercules.) “He won they say the horserace at Olympia, when Hercules the Theban established the Olympian games.”

child: Chæresilaus “Pœmander, the son of Chæresilaus the son of Iasius the son of Eleuther”
parent: Eleuther “Pœmander, the son of Chæresilaus the son of Iasius the son of Eleuther”

child: Amphion (son of Iasius) “Chloris the daughter of Amphion the son of Iasius.”

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