Mortal — Minor Figures

14 figures from The Metamorphoses of Ovid who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Amphitryon

form assumed by Jupiter · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · with Jupiter “how, Jupiter, concealed under the form of a Satyr, impregnated {Antiope},[15] the beauteous daughter of Nycteus, with a twin offspring; {how} he was Amphitryon, when he beguiled thee, Tirynthian[16] dame;”
Fable 109 · married with Alcmena “Hercules was the putative son of Amphitryon, king of Thebes, who was the husband of his mother Alcmena.”

daughter of Macareus · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · parent: Macareus “She was a native of either Lesbos, or Eubœa. Her father, Macareus, was the son of Jupiter and Cyrene.”
Fable 55 · admirer: Apollo “how, too, as a shepherd, he deceived Isse,[26] the daughter of Macareus.”

tyrant · first appears Fable 78

Fable 78 · enemies with Hercules “And was it for this that I subdued Busiris, who polluted the temples {of the Gods} with the blood of strangers?”

attendant of Hercules · first appears Fable 78

Fable 78 · employer: Hercules “This was the attendant of Hercules, whom he sent to Deïanira for the garment which he used to wear while performing sacrifice.”

son of Melantho and Neptune · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · parent: Melantho “Melantho was the daughter either of Proteus, or of Deucalion, and was the mother of Delphus, by Neptune.”
Fable 55 · parent: Neptune “Melantho was the daughter either of Proteus, or of Deucalion, and was the mother of Delphus, by Neptune.”

son of Iphimedeia and Neptune · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · parent: Neptune “Under the form of Enipeus, a river of Thessaly, Neptune committed violence upon Iphimedeia, the wife of the giant Aloëus, and by her was the father of the giants Otus and Ephialtes.”
Fable 55 · parent: Iphimedeia “and by her was the father of the giants Otus and Ephialtes.”

mother of Delphus · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · child: Delphus “Melantho was the daughter either of Proteus, or of Deucalion, and was the mother of Delphus, by Neptune.”
Fable 55 · admirer: Neptune “Melantho,[25] as a dolphin.”

son of Iphimedeia and Neptune · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · parent: Neptune “Under the form of Enipeus, a river of Thessaly, Neptune committed violence upon Iphimedeia, the wife of the giant Aloëus, and by her was the father of the giants Otus and Ephialtes.”
Fable 55 · parent: Iphimedeia “and by her was the father of the giants Otus and Ephialtes.”

father of Erigone · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · child: Erigone “She was the daughter of Icarus, and was placed among the Constellations.”
Fable 72 · parent: Dædalus “His son Icarus stands together with him; and, ignorant that he is handling {the source of} danger to himself, with a smiling countenance, he sometimes catches at the feathers which the shifting breeze is ruffling;”

woman who insulted Antiope · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · with Antiope “On being insulted by Dirce, she was seized with madness”

dyer and father of Arachne · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · child: Arachne “Idmon, of Colophon,[1] her father, used to dye the soaking wool in Phocæan[2] purple.[3]”

husband of Iphimedeia · first appears Fable 55

Fable 55 · married with Iphimedeia “Neptune committed violence upon Iphimedeia, the wife of the giant Aloëus”

father of Philoctetes · first appears Fable 78

mother of Theophane · first appears Fable 55

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