Pierus

First appears: The Contest of Homer and Hesiod · Part 1

In Part 1 of The Contest of Homer and Hesiod, Pierus is described as the son of Linus. He and the nymph Methone were parents of Oeager, from whom the lineage continued through Calliope and Orpheus.

Relationship record

The Contest of Homer and Hesiod · Part 1

• parent: Linus “Apollo and Aethusa, daughter of Poseidon, had a son Linus, to whom was born Pierus.”
• child: Oeager “From Pierus and the nymph Methone sprang Oeager; and from Oeager and Calliope Orpheus; from Orpheus, Dres; and from him, Eucles.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.