Melas (son of Porthaon)

Also known as: Melas · Family: Calydon · Role: father of Pheneus and others · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.7

🌐 Also appears in: The Iliad (as Melas)

Melas was the son of Porthaon and Euryte. In Apollodorus, his sons—Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus, Eumedes, Sternops, Xanthippus and Sthenelaus—had plotted against Oeneus.

Relationship record

Apollodorus, Library 1.7

• parent: Porthaon “had sons, Oeneus, Agrius, Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus”
• parent: Euryte “had sons, Oeneus, Agrius, Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus”

Apollodorus, Library 1.8

• child: Pheneus “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus”
• child: Euryalus “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus, Euryalus”
• child: Hyperlaus “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus”
• child: Antiochus (son of Melas) “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus”
• child: Eumedes (son of Melas) “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus, Eumedes”
• child: Sternops “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus, Eumedes, Sternops”
• child: Xanthippus “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus, Eumedes, Sternops, Xanthippus”
• child: Sthenelaus “the sons of Melas who had plotted against Oeneus, their names being Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus, Eumedes, Sternops, Xanthippus, Sthenelaus”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.