Melanippus

Family: Thebes · Role: killer of Tydeus · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.8

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Melanippus)

Apollodorus, Library 1.8

with Tydeus (interaction) “died of a wound which he received at the hand of Melanippus”
parent: Agrius “the sons of Agrius, to wit, Thersites, Onchestus, Prothous, Celeutor, Lycopeus, Melanippus”
enemies with Tydeus “Tydeus marched against Thebes with Adrastus, and died of a wound which he received at the hand of Melanippus.”
enemies with Oeneus “wrested the kingdom from Oeneus and gave it to their father, and more than that they imprisoned Oeneus in his lifetime and tormented him.”
enemies with Diomedes “Diomedes afterwards came secretly with Alcmaeon from Argos and put to death all the sons of Agrius”

parent: Astacus “And Melanippus, the remaining one of the sons of Astacus”
with Tydeus (interaction) “And Melanippus, the remaining one of the sons of Astacus, wounded Tydeus in the belly.”
with Amphiaraus (interaction) “so when he perceived the intention of the goddess he cut off the head of Melanippus and gave it to Tydeus”
enemies with Tydeus “And Melanippus, the remaining one of the sons of Astacus, wounded Tydeus in the belly.”

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