Athamas
Family: Greek · Role: father of Helle · First appears: Book 7 · §57–69
Life events
- Athamas plotted Phrixos’s death with Ino.(Book 7 · §197–206)
- Kytissoros rescued Athamas from sacrifice, bringing divine wrath upon his descendants.(Book 7 · §197–206)
- With: Kytissoros
- “this Kytissoros coming from Aia of the Colchians rescued him; and having done so he brought the wrath of the gods upon his own descendants.”
Book 7 · §57–69
- child: Helle “keeping on its right the tomb of Helle the daughter of Athamas, and on its left the city of Cardia, and marching through the midst of a town the name of which is Agora.”
Book 7 · §197–206
- parent: Aiolos “how Athamas the son of Aiolos contrived death for Phrixos, having taken counsel with Ino”
- with Phrixos (Athamas plotted Phrixos's death.) “how Athamas the son of Aiolos contrived death for Phrixos, having taken counsel with Ino”
- with Ino (Ino was consulted by Athamas.) “how Athamas the son of Aiolos contrived death for Phrixos, having taken counsel with Ino”
- with Kytissoros (Kytissoros rescued Athamas.) “this Kytissoros coming from Aia of the Colchians rescued him”
- child: Phrixos “how Athamas the son of Aiolos contrived death for Phrixos, having taken counsel with Ino”
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Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.