Nauplius

Role: hero · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.1

Nauplius was born to Amymone and Poseidon. Accounts name Clymene, Philyra, and Hesione as his wives; with Clymene, he became the father of Palamedes, Oeax, and Nausimedon. He was also connected with Catreus, who gave him Aerope and Clymene to sell in foreign lands: “And Catreus gave Aerope and Clymene to Nauplius to sell into foreign lands;”

Auge was likewise delivered to Nauplius for execution, but he gave her to Teuthras instead. After Palamedes’ death, Nauplius and Odysseus became enemies, as Nauplius claimed satisfaction for his son’s death. Before his own death, beacon lights lured him to destruction, and “he himself died by that very death.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Nauplius died after being lured to destruction by beacon lights, suffering the same fate himself.(Apollodorus, Library 2.1)
  • “It came to pass, therefore, that he himself died by that very death.”
• Catreus gave Aerope and Clymene to Nauplius for sale in foreign lands.(Apollodorus, Library 3.2)
  • With: Catreus Aerope Clymene
  • “And Catreus gave Aerope and Clymene to Nauplius to sell into foreign lands;”
• Clymene married Nauplius, who became the father of Oeax and Palamedes.(Apollodorus, Library 3.2)
  • With: Clymene Oeax Palamedes
  • “Clymene became the wife of Nauplius, who became the father of Oeax and Palamedes.”
• Auge was discovered and delivered by Aleus to Nauplius for execution.(Apollodorus, Library 3.9)
  • With: Auge Aleus
  • “she was detected and delivered by her father to Nauplius to be put to death”

Apollodorus, Library 2.1

• parent: Amymone “Amymone had a son Nauplius by Poseidon.”
• parent: Poseidon “Amymone had a son Nauplius by Poseidon.”
• married with Clymene “according to the tragic poets, she was Clymene, daughter of Catreus”
• child: Palamedes “By her he had Palamedes, Oeax, and Nausimedon.”
• child: Oeax “By her he had Palamedes, Oeax, and Nausimedon.”
• child: Nausimedon “By her he had Palamedes, Oeax, and Nausimedon.”
• married with Philyra “according to the author of The Returns , she was Philyra”
• married with Hesione “according to Cercops she was Hesione”

Apollodorus, Library 2.7

• with Auge (interaction) “And her father gave Auge to Nauplius, son of Poseidon, to sell far away in a foreign land; and Nauplius gave her to Teuthras”

Apollodorus, Library 3.2

• with Catreus (Catreus handed Aerope and Clymene to Nauplius for sale into foreign lands.) “And Catreus gave Aerope and Clymene to Nauplius to sell into foreign lands.”
• married with Clymene “And Clymene became the wife of Nauplius, who became the father of Oeax and Palamedes.”
• child: Oeax “And Clymene became the wife of Nauplius, who became the father of Oeax and Palamedes.”
• child: Palamedes “And Clymene became the wife of Nauplius, who became the father of Oeax and Palamedes.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 3

• parent: Palamedes “However, Palamedes, son of Nauplius, proved his madness to be fictitious”

Apollodorus, Epitome 6

• enemies with Odysseus (Nauplius sought redress against those responsible, including Odysseus.) “Nauplius ... claimed satisfaction for the death of his son”

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