Melicerta
Also known as: Palæmon · Family: Mythological · Role: child · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 44
In Book 1, Chapter 44, Ino escaped Athamas (father of Phrixus) by throwing herself and her younger son Melicerta into the sea from the Molurian rock. In Book 2, Chapter 1, Sisyphus found Melicerta dead on the shore, buried him at the Isthmus, and established the Isthmian games in his honour. The same chapter depicts Palæmon as the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.
In Book 9, Chapter 34, Athamas (father of Phrixus) was said to have laid violent hands on Melicerta and Learchus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Ino escaped Athamas by throwing herself and Melicerta into the sea.(Book 1 · Chapter 44 · 📍 Molurian rock)
- With: Ino Athamas (father of Phrixus)
- “So she to escape him threw herself and her boy Melicerta into the sea from the Molurian rock.”
- Sisyphus found Melicerta dead, buried him, and established the Isthmian games.(Book 2 · Chapter 1 · 📍 the Isthmus)
- With: Sisyphus
- “and Sisyphus, finding him lying dead on the shore, buried him at the Isthmus, and established the Isthmian games in honour of him.”
- Athamas laid violent hands on Learchus and Melicerta.(Book 9 · Chapter 34 · 📍 Orchomenus)
- With: Athamas (father of Phrixus) Learchus
- “for he had laid violent hands on Learchus and Melicerta”
Book 1 · Chapter 44
- parent: Ino “Ino threw herself into the sea from it with Melicerta, the younger of her sons”
Book 2 · Chapter 1
- with Sisyphus (Sisyphus buried the dead Melicerta.) “Sisyphus, finding him lying dead on the shore, buried him at the Isthmus”
- parent: Poseidon “Amphitrite and Poseidon are standing in a chariot, and their son Palæmon is seated bolt upright on the dolphin’s back”
- parent: Amphitrite “Amphitrite and Poseidon are standing in a chariot, and their son Palæmon is seated bolt upright on the dolphin’s back”
Book 9 · Chapter 34
- with Athamas (father of Phrixus) (Athamas used violence against Melicerta.) “for he had laid violent hands on Learchus and Melicerta”
- parent: Athamas (father of Phrixus) “Athamas thinking he had no male children left, (for he had laid violent hands on Learchus and Melicerta, and Leucon had died of some illness”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.