Ancaeus son of Poseidon

Also known as: Ancaeus · Family: Argonauts · Role: hero · First appears: Book I 2

Life events

Hera gives Ancaeus courage to continue the voyage.(Book II 7)
- With: Hera
- “had not Hera kindled exceeding courage in Ancaeus”
Ancaeus undertakes to guide the ship after the helmsmen die.(Book II 7)
- “Thus he spake, but Ancaeus quickly undertook to guide the swift ship; for he was stirred by the impulse of the goddess.”

parent: Poseidon “two other sons of Poseidon came; one Erginus, who left the citadel of glorious Miletus, the other proud Ancaeus”
siblings with Erginus “two other sons of Poseidon came; one Erginus, who left the citadel of glorious Miletus, the other proud Ancaeus”

parent: Astypalaea “had not Hera kindled exceeding courage in Ancaeus, whom near the waters of Imbrasus Astypalaea bore to Poseidon;”
parent: Poseidon “had not Hera kindled exceeding courage in Ancaeus, whom near the waters of Imbrasus Astypalaea bore to Poseidon;”
patron: Hera “had not Hera kindled exceeding courage in Ancaeus,”
with Jason (Jason took Ancaeus along on the quest because of his nautical knowledge.) “Not so much for my prowess in war did Jason take me with him in quest of the fleece, far from Parthenia, as for my knowledge of ships.”
friends with Jason “Not so much for my prowess in war did Jason take me with him in quest of the fleece, far from Parthenia, as for my knowledge of ships.”

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