Passalus
Family: Cercopes · Role: one of the Cercopes · First appears: The Cercopes
Passalus was one of the two Cercopes brothers, alongside Acmon, and they were known for practising every kind of knavery. Their mother warned them to keep clear of Heracles, whom she called “Black-bottom”; another account names Theia and Ocean as their parents.
The Cercopes were turned to stone for trying to deceive Zeus.
Relationship record
Life events
- The Cercopes were turned to stone for trying to deceive Zeus.(The Cercopes)
The Cercopes
- siblings with Acmon “These were two brothers living upon the earth who practised every kind of knavery. They were called Cercopes because of their cunning doings: one of them was named Passalus and the other Acmon.”
- parent: the mother of Passalus and Acmon (The Cercopes) “Their mother, a daughter of Memnon, seeing their tricks, told them to keep clear of Black-bottom, that is, of Heracles.”
- parent: Theia “These Cercopes were sons of Theia and Ocean, and are said to have been turned to stone for trying to deceive Zeus.”
- parent: Ocean “These Cercopes were sons of Theia and Ocean, and are said to have been turned to stone for trying to deceive Zeus.”
⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →
Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.