Idas
Also known as: Aphareian Iclas / Iclas · Family: Argonauts · Role: hero · First appears: Book I 2
In Book I, Idas came from Arene as a son of Aphareus alongside his brother Lynceus. He was a friend to Jason, calling himself “Such a helpmeet am I that thou bringest from Arene,” but in Book I he also reviled Idmon until Jason and the other Argonauts restrained the quarrel.
That same night at Sacred Rock, Idas and Telamon and Clytius killed Promeus, Basileus, and Hyacinthus; “And Idas slew Promeus.” By Book III, he was in furious conflict with Jason, striking at his spear with his great sword.
Relationship record
Life events
- Telamon, Idas, and Clytius kill Basileus, Promeus, and Hyacinthus.(Book I 8 · 📍 Sacred Rock)
- With: Telamon Basileus Promeus Clytius Hyacinthus
- “Telamon of the strong spear slew Basileus. And Idas slew Promeus, and Clytius Hyacinthus”
Book I 2
- parent: Aphareus “The sons of Aphareus, Lynceus and proud Idas, came from Arene”
- siblings with Lynceus “The sons of Aphareus, Lynceus and proud Idas, came from Arene”
Book I 4
- friends with Jason “Such a helpmeet am I that thou bringest from Arene.”
- with Idmon (interaction) “Thus in wrath Idas reviled him, and the strife would have gone further had not their comrades and Aeson’s son himself with indignant cry restrained the contending chiefs”
Book I 8
- enemies with Promeus “And Idas slew Promeus”
Book III 10
- parent: Aphareus “But in furious rage with them Idas, Aphareus’ son, with his great sword hewed at the spear near the butt”
- with Jason (Idas attacked Iason’s spear in anger.) “But in furious rage with them Idas, Aphareus’ son, with his great sword hewed at the spear near the butt”
- friends with Jason (Idas is identified among Iason’s comrades.) “Meanwhile, prompted by Medea, Jason steeped the charm in water and sprinkled with it his shield and sturdy spear, and sword; and his comrades round him made proof of his weapons with might and main, but could not bend that spear even a little, but it remained firm in their stalwart hands unbroken as before. But in furious rage with them Idas, Aphareus’ son, with his great sword hewed at the spear near the butt,”
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Extracted from the original text of The Argonautica. Made with Rho MD.