Œonus

Role: nephew of Hercules · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 15

In Book 3, Chapter 15, Œonus, a lad and nephew of Hercules through Alcmena’s brother, accompanied Hercules to Sparta. After Œonus struck Hippocoon’s watchdog with a stone, Alcimus, Enaræphorus, Dorceus, Sebrus and the other sons of Hippocoon ran out and killed him with clubs.

Afterwards, Hercules took adequate vengeance on Hippocoon and his sons for killing Œonus, and Œonus’s sepulchre was erected near the temple of Hercules.

Relationship record

Book 3 · Chapter 15

elder kin: Hercules “Œonus a lad, and nephew of Hercules, for he was the son of Alcmena’s brother, accompanied Hercules to Sparta”
enemies with Alcimus “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
enemies with Enaræphorus “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
enemies with Dorceus “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
enemies with Sebrus “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
with Hercules (A sepulchre for Œonus was erected near Hercules' temple.) “And the sepulchre of Œonus was erected near the temple of Hercules.”
with Alcmena (Œonus was the son of Alcmena's unnamed brother.) “for he was the son of Alcmena’s brother”
with Alcimus (Alcimus was identified as one of Hippocoon's sons.) “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
with Enaræphorus (Enaræphorus was identified as one of Hippocoon's sons.) “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
with Dorceus (Dorceus was identified as one of Hippocoon's sons.) “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
with Sebrus (Sebrus was identified as one of Hippocoon's sons.) “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”

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