Polyidus

Role: diviner · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.3

Life events

• Polyidus found Glaucus's body through divination.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • With: Glaucus
  • “So when the diviners were assembled, Polyidus, son of Coeranus, compared the color of the cow to the fruit of the bramble, and being compelled to seek for the child he found him by means of a sort of divination.”
• Polyidus restored Glaucus to life with a herb.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • With: Glaucus
  • “Surprised at this sight, Polyidus applied the same herb to the body of Glaucus and raised him from the dead.”
• Minos confined Polyidus until he taught Glaucus divination.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3 · 📍 Argos)
  • With: Minos
  • “Minos had now got back his son, but even so he did not suffer Polyidus to depart to Argos until he had taught Glaucus the art of divination.”
• Polyidus taught Glaucus divination under compulsion.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • With: Glaucus
  • “Polyidus taught him on compulsion, and when he was sailing away he bade Glaucus spit into his mouth.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.3

• parent: Coeranus “Polyidus, son of Coeranus, compared the color of the cow to the fruit of the bramble”
• pupil: Glaucus “Polyidus taught him on compulsion”
• with Glaucus (Polyidus resurrected Glaucus.) “Surprised at this sight, Polyidus applied the same herb to the body of Glaucus and raised him from the dead.”
• with Minos (Minos compelled Polyidus to remain and teach Glaucus.) “Minos had now got back his son, but even so he did not suffer Polyidus to depart to Argos until he had taught Glaucus the art of divination.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 7

• courtship with Penelope “Telmius, Polyidus, Astylochus”
• admired: Penelope “From Dulichium came fifty-seven: Amphinomus, Thoas, Demoptolemus, Amphimachus, Euryalus, Paralus, Evenorides, Clytius, Agenor, Eurypylus, Pylaemenes, Acamas, Thersilochus, Hagius, Clymenus, Philodemus, Meneptolemus, Damastor, Bias, Telmius, Polyidus, Astylochus, Schedius, Antigonus, Marpsius, Iphidamas, Argius, Glaucus, Calydoneus, Echion, Lamas, Andraemon, Agerochus, Medon, Agrius, Promus, Ctesius, Acarnan, Cycnus, Pseras, Hellanicus, Periphron, Megasthenes, Thrasymedes, Ormenius, Diopithes, Mecisteus, Antimachus, Ptolemaeus, Lestorides, Nicomachus, Polypoetes, and Ceraus.”

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