Melanippos

Family: Theban · Role: enemy of Adrastos · First appears: Book 5 · §63–69

Life events

Cleisthenes brought Melanippos to Sikyon and established a sacred enclosure for him.(Book 5 · §63–69 · 📍 Sikyon)
- With: Cleisthenes (Sikyon) Astacos Adrastos Mekisteus Tydeus
- “So since the god did not permit him to do this, he went away home and considered means by which Adrastos should be brought to depart of his own accord: and when he thought that he had discovered them, he sent to Thebes in Boeotia and said that he desired to introduce into his city Melanippos the son of Astacos, and the Thebans gave him leave. So Cleisthenes introduced Melanippos into his city, and appointed for him a sacred enclosure within the precincts of the City Hall itself, and established him there in the strongest position.”
Cleisthenes transferred Adrastos's sacrifices and festivals to Melanippos.(Book 5 · §63–69 · 📍 Sikyon)
- With: Cleisthenes (Sikyon) Adrastos
- “and when he had appointed the sacred enclosure for him, he took away the sacrifices and festivals of Adrastos and gave them to Melanippos.”

parent: Astacos “Melanippos the son of Astacos”
enemies with Adrastos “he was the greatest enemy of Adrastos”
patron: Cleisthenes (Sikyon) “So Cleisthenes introduced Melanippos into his city, and appointed for him a sacred enclosure within the precincts of the City Hall itself”
with Cleisthenes (Sikyon) (Cleisthenes arranged for Melanippos to be brought into Sikyon.) “he sent to Thebes in Boeotia and said that he desired to introduce into his city Melanippos the son of Astacos”
siblings with Mekisteus “seeing that he had killed both his brother Mekisteus”

friends with Alcaios “About this matter Alcaios composed a song and sent it to Mytilene, reporting therein his misadventure to one Melanippos, who was his friend.”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.