Descendants of Prometheus

Prometheus –was one of the Titans, son of Iapetus (also a Titan) and Clymene, an Oceanid. His
brothers were Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius. The name derives from the Greek word meaning
'forethought'.During the Titanomachy, the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods, Prometheus
sided with Zeus, helping to overthrow the old gods. Siding with the winning side, Prometheus avoided
being punished with the rest of the Titans and was therefore not sent to Tartarus, the Underworld.In all
accounts, Prometheus was presented to be the protector and benefactor of mankind. In an event called
Trick at Mecone, he tricked Zeus by asking him to choose between two offerings; beef hidden inside an
ox's stomach (something pleasing hidden inside a repelling exterior) or bones wrapped in glistening fat
(something inedible hidden inside a pleasing exterior). Zeus chose the latter and hence, a precedent was
created in what humans could sacrifice from that moment; so, they kept the meat for themselves and
sacrificed bones to the gods.As a result of the trick at Mecone, Zeus was infuriated and decided to hide
fire from mortals as punishment. Prometheus, in an effort to help humanity again, managed to steal fire
back and give it to humans. More enraged, the father of gods asked Hephaestus to create Pandora, the
first woman, who according to Hesiod, would bring troubles to mankind. He also punished Prometheus
by having him chained to a rock, where an eagle ate his liver during the day, and the liver was
regenerated during the night due to Prometheus' immortality. He was later saved by the demigod
Hercules.Prometheus Is also called Promitheas.

Epimetheus –Epimetheus was one of the Titans, son of Iapetus and Clymene. He was the
brother of Prometheus, Atlas and Menoetius. His name is derived from the Greek word meaning
'afterthought', which is the antonym of his brother's name, Prometheus, meaning 'forethought'. In this
context, Epimetheus appeared as a foolish character, while Prometheus was the clever one.Prometheus
and Epimetheus were told to distribute characteristics to the newly created animals. Epimetheus started
giving a positive trait to every animal, but lacking foresight, he realised that he had distributed all traits
without having any left to give to man. So, Prometheus gave mankind the civilizing arts and
fire.Epimetheus received Pandora as a gift from the gods; a human created by the gods specifically to
punish the humans. The marriage of Epimetheus and Pandora is not explicit in any source, but only
implied; from their union, Pyrrha, their daughter, was born. Pandora was given a jar which contained all
evils of humanity; curious to see what was inside, she opened it and all evils were released into the
world. Shocked, she closed it as soon as she could, but only Hope remained trapped inside.
Epimetheus Is also called Epimitheas.

Pandora –Pandora was the first human woman in Greek mythology. She was created by the
gods Hephaestus and Athena, following the instructions of Zeus, who wanted to punish Prometheus for
stealing the fire from the gods to give it to humans.After Prometheus stole the fire and humans
gratefully accepted the gift, Zeus decided to give humans a gift that would balance their acquisition of
fire. He asked Hephaestus to create the first woman, who would be endowed with numerous seducing
gifts that would plague humanity from then on. Athena dressed Pandora in a beautiful silvery gown, a
veil and a crown, and taught her weaving. Other gods also contributed to Pandora's creation, by
endowing her with such gifts as deceitful nature and a speech of lies.However, the natural gifts of
Pandora were not the problem for humanity. The gods also offered her a jar that held within numerous
evils, diseases and other pains. With the jar in hand, Pandora was given to Epimetheus, Prometheus'
brother, who accepted the divine gift despite his brother's warnings. One day, out of curiosity and not of
malice, Pandora opened the lid of the jar, releasing all evils into the world. Shocked by what had
happened, she quickly tried to put the lid back, only managing to trap Hope in it. This is how the ancient
Greeks believed there was evil in the world.The event of releasing the evils into the world marks the end
of the so-called Golden Age of Man in the world, and the beginning of the Silver Age.
Pandora Is also called Anesidora.
 Deucalion –In Greek mythology, Deucalion was the son of Prometheus and either Clymene,
Hesione or Pronoia. He was born in the region of Achaea, Greece, and reigned in the area of
Phthia.According to the myth, Zeus decided to end the Bronze Age, because he was taken aback by
Lycaon, king of Arcadia, who sacrificed a boy in the name of the father of Gods. So, he decided to start a
torrential rain that would flood the whole world, in order to clean it from the wrongs of humans.
Prometheus gave a warning to Deucalion, and the latter built a chest, in which he and his wife Pyrrha
would be able to survive. The flood lasted for nine days, and the couple were the only two surviving
humans. They then decided to ask the oracle of Themis on how to repopulate the earth; the oracle told
them to throw the bones of their mother behind their shoulder. Deucalion and Pyrrha decoded the
mother as being Gaea, the mother of all, and her bones as rocks. So, they threw rocks behind their
shoulders and they transformed into people.Deucalion and Pyrrha also had two children, Hellen and
Protogenea. Other sources mention Pandora the Second and Thyia as being their children as well. The
myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha is a version of the Biblical Flood, as well as the Sumerian Flood that is
mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh; Deucalion thus is the Greek counterpart of the Biblical Noah and
the Sumerian Utnapishtim

Pyrrha– Pyrrha was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora in Greek mythology, and the wife
of Deucalion.When Zeus, king of the gods, decided it was time to end the Bronze Age of Man, he
decided to flood the earth by creating the great deluge. Prometheus, father of Deucalion, had foreseen
what was about to happen, so he warned his son to create an ark, in which he and his wife could find
refuge. In the ark, Deucalion and Pyrrha survived the flood and were the only two people that survived.
When the waters receded, the ark landed on Mount Parnassus, which was the only spot that was not
destroyed by the waters. Yet, Deucalion and Pyrrha had to repopulate the earth. So, Deucalion asked an
oracle of the goddess Themis for advice, who told him to throw the bones of his mother behind his
shoulder. Deucalion and Pyrrha believed that by "mother", the oracle meant Mother Gaea, and by
"bones", it meant rocks. Deucalion and Pyrrha took some rocks and threw them behind their shoulder;
as soon as the rocks touched the ground, they started changing shape and formed humans. The rocks
Deucalion had thrown became men, while those thrown by Pyrrha became women.Deucalion and
Pyrrha also had their own children; three sons, Hellen, Amphictyon, Orestheus; and three daughter,
Protogeneia, Pandora II, and Thyia.

Helen– Hellen, in Greek mythology, was the person from which all Hellenes (Greeks) were
descended. He was the son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, and his brother was Amphictyon. He had three
sons, from whom the Greek tribes originated; Aeolus was the progenitor of the Aeolians; Dorus,
progenitor of the Dorians; and Xuthus, through his own sons Achaeus and Ion, the progenitor of the
Achaeans and the Ionians respectively.

Aeolus –Aeolus was a name given to three mythical characters, but their myths are deeply
intertwined in such a fashion that the characters are often difficult to tell apart.However, the most
famous of them was the son of Hippotes that is mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the Keeper of the
Winds; in this myth, Aeolus gave Odysseus a closed bag that contained all winds, but for the gentle West
Wind that would take him home. However, Odysseus' companions, thinking the bag contained
riches,opened the bag and the winds escaped, blowing the ship in all directions and thus extending their
voyage back home. Aeolus was later considered to have been a god rather than a mortal as depicted in
the Odyssey. He had twelve children, six sons and six daughters.Another Aeolus was the son of Hellen
and Orseis, and ruler of Aeolia. He married Enarete, with whom he had numerous children, including
Sisyphus, Athamas, Cretheus, and Salmoneus. Finally, the third character with the same name was the
son of Poseidon and Arne, and was often indistinguishable from the first Aeolus, keeper of the winds.
 Nephele – Nephele was a cloud nymph in Greek mythology, who played an important role in the
story of Phrixus and Helle. It was also the name of the cloud that Zeus made in the image of Hera, in
order to see if Ixion, who was secretly in love with the goddess, would succumb to temptation; Ixion
failed to restrain himself and after his union with Nephele, the Centaurs were born.Nephele became the
wife of Athamas, and had two children, Phrixus and Helle. However, Athamas abandoned Nephele and
married Ino, who had little love for her stepchildren. To get rid of them, Ino roasted all of the seeds in
the town, so they wouldn't grow; the desperate farmers sent men to an oracle to find out what was
happening, but Ino bribed the men, who said that the oracle demanded that Phrixus be sacrificed. Just
before the sacrifice, however, Nephele sent a flying golden ram that saved Phrixus and Helle. Nephele
asked her children not to look down while on the ram; Helle foolishly disregarded the advice, and upon
looking down to Earth, she lost her balance and fell into the sea called Hellespont, named after her.
Phrixus managed to reach the mythical area of Colchis, where he was welcomed by King Aeetes; he
married Aeetes' daughter, and in return, Phrixus gave him the Golden Fleece of the ram, which later
became the object of desire for Jason and the Argonauts.

Anthamas- Athamas was a king of the region of Boeotia in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and
Enarete. He had three wives; the goddess Nephele; the daughter of Cadmus, Ino; and Themisto. With
Nephele he had three children, the twins Phrixus and Helle, and Makistos. He and Ino had two children,
Learchus and Melicertes.Ino hated the children from her husband's first marriage, and especially the
twins, so she devised a plot to kill them. She collected all crop seeds from the town, and roasted them;
the farmers, seeing that their crops wouldn't grow, sent people to ask an oracle for a solution. Ino
bribed the messengers to say that the oracle asked for the sacrifice of the twins. Athamas had no other
choice but agree with the sacrifice, but just before the children were killed, a flying golden ram that was
sent by Nephele saved Phrixus and Helle. The ram flew day and night; at some point, Helle looked down
despite her mother's warning, and fell from the ram; she died at the sea now called Hellespont, which
was named after her. Phrixus survived the whole flight and went to Colchis, where the king Aeetes
welcomed him. Phrixus gave the ram's golden fleece as a gift, which later became the object of desire
for Jason and the Argonauts.Meanwhile, back in Boeotia, Ino helped raise her nephew, the god
Dionysus,which triggered Hera's jealousy. The queen of gods inflicted madness upon Athamas, who slew
his son Learchus, while Ino and Melicertes fell into the sea in a desperate attempt to evade the
maddened king. After he recovered and full of guilt for his son's death, Athamas fled Boeotia and went
to Phthiotis, where he married Themisto. The couple had a number of children, but soon afterwards,
Athamas returned to Ino. Themisto wanted to take revenge by killing Ino's children, so she dressed them
in black clothes, while her own were dressed in white. Ino switched the clothes without Themisto
knowing, who ended up killing her own children.

Ino – Ino was a queen of Thebes in Greek mythology, the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
She was the second wife of King Athamas, with whom she had two children, Learches and Melicertes.
Her sisters were Agave, Autonoe, and Semele, who was the mother of the god Dionysus.Ino hated
Athamas' children from his first marriage with the goddess Nephele, especially the twins Phrixus and
Helle. So, she devised a plot to kill them. She collected all crop seeds from the region and roasted them.
The farmers, seeing that their crops wouldn't grow and afraid of famine, sent messengers to a nearby
oracle for advice.Ino bribed the messengers to say that the oracle demanded the sacrifice of the
twins.Athamas reluctantly agreed, and everything was prepared for the sacrifice. However, just before
the children were killed, their natural mother Nephele sent a flying golden ram to save them. Phrixus
and Helle were told never to look down while flying on the ram, but at some point, Helle ignored her
mother's advice and fell to her death. The patch of sea where Helle died later took her name and has
been called Hellespont since then. Phrixus survived the flight and reached Colchis, where the king
Aeetes welcomed him; Phrixus, grateful for the hospitality, gave the golden fleece of the ram as a gift to
the king, which would later be the object of desire for Jason and the Argonauts.Ino helped raise her
nephew Dionysus, causing Hera's jealousy. Hera caused Athamas to get mad, thus killing one of his sons,
Learches; Ino, in an attempt to escape, took her other son Melicertes, and together fell into the sea. Due
to this event, Ino was later deified and was worshipped as the goddess Leucothea, while Melicertes
became the god Palaemon. Athamas regained his sanity and fled, and later married Themisto with
whom he had a number of children. When he returned to Ino, he caused Themisto's jealousy, who
devised a plot to kill Ino's children. She dressed Ino's children in black and her own in white, and paid to
have the children in black killed. However, Ino had switched the clothes among the children, and
Themisto's children were killed instead.

Themisto – Themisto was the daughter of Hypseus in Greek mythology, the third wife of the
king of Boeotia, Athamas. She and Athamas had four children, Leucon, Erythrius, Schoeneus, and Ptous.
Athamas fled Boeotia after he had killed one of his sons during a fit of madness inflicted by the goddess
Hera; his second wife Ino and their other son Melicertes had escaped from his madness by throwing
themselves into the sea and were considered dead. So, Athamas went to Phthiotis where he met
Themisto and married her. After he realised that Ino was still alive, he went back to her, causing
Themisto's jealousy who devised a plot to have Ino's children killed. She had never seen Ino, and when
they met, she thought Ino was a servant at the court. So, she told her to dress Themisto's children in
white and Ino's in black. Themisto then paid assassins to kill the children dressed in black. However, Ino
had switched the clothing of the children, and eventually it was Themisto's children that were killed. As
soon as she found out, Themisto committed suicide.

Phrixus –Phrixus was the son of King Athamas of Boeotia and Nephele, a minor goddess. He had
a twin sister named Helle; both of them were hated by their stepmother Ino, who made a scheme to get
rid of them. She took all crop seeds in the region and roasted them, so that they wouldn't grow. When
the farmers went into despair for not being able to grow their crops, they decided to ask the oracle for
advice. Inobribed the men who were sent to the oracle, and told them to say that the oracle asked for
the sacrifice of Phrixus and Helle. As the twins were about to be sacrificed, their mother sent a flying,
golden ram to save them. During the flight, though, Helle looked towards the earth, lost her balance and
fell into the sea below, where she drowned; since then, that particular area has been called Hellespont
(sea of Helle). Phrixus continued flying and eventually reached Colchis, where he was kindly accepted by
King Aeetes, and gave his daughter Chalciope as his bride. Grateful,Phrixus sacrificed the ram
to Zeus and offered the golden fleece to Aeetes, who took it and placed it in a garden to be guarded by a
never-sleeping dragon. This golden fleece was the object of desire for Jason, who later organised the
Argonautic Expedition to retrieve it.Phrixus Is also called Phryxus, Phrixos.

Helle –Helle was a mortal in Greek mythology, who played an important part in the myth of
Jason and the Argonauts, along with her twin brother Phrixus. She was the daughter of Athamas, king of
Boeotia, and Nephele, a cloud nymph. She was the consort of the god Poseidon, with whom she had two
children, Almops and Paeon.Both siblings were hated by their stepmother Ino, who devised a plan to kill
them. She destroyed the crops of the area, and when the locals asked an oracle for help, she bribed the
messengers to say that the gods asked for Phrixus to be sacrificed. However, the twins' mother sent a
flying golden ram to rescue her children. While on the air, Helle lost her grasp and fell into the sea,
which was named Hellespont after her. Phrixus managed to reach the mythical land of Colchis where he
was accepted by King Aeetes; to show his gratitude, Phrixus gifted the golden fleece of the ram to the
king, which later became the artifact of desire for Jason and the Argonauts.
Helle Is also called Athamantis.
 Schoenues– was the name of several individuals:Schoeneus, a Boeotian king, the son of
Athamas and Themisto.He may have emigrated to Arcadia, where a village Schoenous and a river
Schoeneus flowing by it were believed to have been named after him, and where his children were
believed to have originated from. He was the father of Atalanta, and also of the Arcadian
Clymenus.Schoeneus, a son of Autonous and Hippodamia. When his brother Anthus was killed by their
father's horses, Zeus and Apollo pitied Schoeneus and transformed him into a bird.
Schoeneus, a man who reared Orestes, from whose home Orestes directed to Argos to avenge the death
of his father on Clytaemnestra.

Atalanta – Atlanta's parentage is uncertain. Her parents may have benn King Iasus and Clymene.
She came into the world in the "undesirable state" of being female. As a result, her father had her
carried into the woods and left to die. However, a bear found her and adopted her. As she grew older
she began to spend time with hunters and was soon the best amongst them. She loved hunting and the
outdoorsand had no use for a man in her life. She also received an oracle that her marriage would end in
disaster. She had no compunction in defending her virginity. When the centaurs Rhoecus and Hylaeus
attempted to rape her, she quickly killed them with her arrows.She wished to join the Argonauts, but
Jason thought it was ill-fated to have a woman among the crew, fearing problems might occur, similar to
those during the boar hunt.Her shooting skills allowed her to draw first blood during the Calydonian
Boar Hunt. Her contribution to the hunt was marred when a quarrel over giving her a trophy of the hunt
resulted in the death of Meleager and his uncles.

Sisyphus – Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra (Corinth) in Greek mythology. He was the son of King
Aeolus of Thessaly and Enarete. He founded Ephyra, which he ruled over as its first king. His spouse was
the nymph Merope, with whom he had four children; Glaucus, Ornytion, Almus, and
Thersander.Although Sisyphus helped its city become a commercial hub and invested in navigation, he
was a sly and deceitful person. In numerous occasions, he violated the Xenia, the concept of hospitality
and generosity shown to travellers and guests, by killing them, so he could prove that he was a ruthless
king. These violations made him fall in the eyes of Zeus, who was in charge of promoting the Xenia.
Another time that Sisyphus infuriated Zeus when he told the river god Asopus where his daughter
Aegina was - Zeus had previously kidnapped her. In return, Asopus created a spring to flow on the
Acropolis of Corinth.The now furious father of gods decided to punish Sisyphus for good. He asked
Thanatos, personification of death, to take him and chain him in the Underworld. When Thanatos went
to Sisyphus, the king asked how the chains actually worked; Thanatos agreed, but Sisyphus swiftly
managed to chain Thanatos instead. With Death now in chains, no mortal could die and go to the
Underworld. After a while, the situation aggravated, and the god of war Ares, unhappy that his wars
were no longer interesting as no one died, released Thanatos. He then trapped Sisyphus and gave him to
Thanatos too.

Glaucus – Glaucus was a mortal in Greek mythology, who became immortal by eating a magical
herb and turned into a prophetic god of the sea.It is uncertain who his parents were; the sources
disagree and have him be a son of Polybus and Euboea, Anthedon and Alcyone, or Poseidon and a Naiad
nymph. He was a fisherman, who one day came across a magical herb; he realised that this herb would
bring dead fish back to life, so he decided to eat it himself. As a result, he became immortal but at the
same time, he started getting fish-like features, like fins and a fish tail. So, he ended up living in the sea,
where the major deities Oceanus and Tethys accepted him in their realm. They taught him the art of
prophecy, who later became the teacher of Apollo. As a former fisherman, he became the protector of
fishermen and gave advice to anyone who was lost in the sea.
When Glaucus met the nymph Scylla, he fell in love with her, but she did not like him. So, he asked the
witch Circe to brew a love potion. However, Circe fell in love with Glaucus, only to receive his scorn
instead. Enraged, Circe made a poison which she poured into the pool where Scylla bathed,
transforming her into a monster.

Eurynome – Eurynome was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology, daughter of the Titans Oceanus
and Tethys, hence an Oceanid. She was the third wife of Zeus, with whom she had the three Charites,
goddesses of grace. When Hephaestus was thrown off Mount Olympus by his mother Hera for being
crippled, Eurynome and Thetis caught him and raised him. Eurynome may also have been a goddess of
pasturelands.She was also often linked to another Eurynome, who was an early Queen of the Titans
alongside her husband, Ophion. This couple fought against Cronus and Rhea and lost the throne to
them.

Bellerophon – Bellerophon provides a lesson in the proper relationship between a mortal hero
and the gods. When he was young he honored the gods and won their favor, but eventually his pride got
the better of him and led to his downfall.Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, wife of
Glaucus. He was raised by Glaucus who thought Bellerophon was his own son. Considering that both
Poseidon and Glaucus were interested in horses, it is not surprising that Bellerophon quested after
Pegasus. After many failures, he asked the seer Polyeidus for help.
Following Polyeidus' instructions, he spent the night in a temple of Athena. There, he had a dream that
the goddess offered him a magical, golden bridle. He awoke and found the bridle he dreamt about in his
hands. He sensibly made a sacrifice to both Athena and Poseidon. Afterwards, he went to the meadow
Pegasus was grazing at, and was able to bridle and tame the horse without difficulty. Triumphant in his
success, he went to King Pittheus and received permission to marry his daughter Aethra. However,
before the marriage, he accidentally killed a man, possibly one of his brothers, and was banished.

Salmoneus- and his brother Sisyphus hated each other. Sisyphus found out from an oracle that
if he married Tyro, she would bear him children who would kill Salmoneus. At first, Tyro submitted to
Sisyphus, married him, and bore him a son. When Tyro found out what the child would do to Salmoneus,
she killed the boy. It was soon after this that Tyro lay with Poseidon and bore him Pelias and Neleus.\
Salmoneus' subjects were ordered to worship him under the name of Zeus. He built a bridge of brass,
over which he drove at full speed in his chariot to imitate thunder, the effect being heightened by dried
skins and cauldrons trailing behind while torches were thrown into the air to represent lightning. For this
sin of hubris, Zeus eventually struck him down with his thunderbolt and destroyed the town. 's Aeneid
has Salmoneus placed in Tartarus after Zeus smites him where he is subjected to eternal torment.
According to Frazer, the early Greek kings, who were expected to produce rain for the benefit of the
crops, were in the habit of imitating thunder and lightning in the character of Zeus.[11][12] At Crannon
in Thessaly there was a bronze chariot, which in time of drought was shaken and prayers offered for
rain. S. Reinach Suggests that the story that Salmoneus was struck by lightning was due to the
misinterpretation of a picture, in which a Thessalian magician appeared bringing down lightning and rain
from heaven; hence arose the idea that he was the victim of the anger or jealousy of Zeus, and that the
picture represented his punishment.

Poseidon - is the god of the sea and protector of all aquatic features. Brother of Zeus and Hades,
after the overthrow of their father,Cronus, he drew lots with them to share the universe. He ended up
becoming lord of the sea. He was widely worshipped by seamen. He married Amphitrite, one of the
granddaughters of the Titan Oceanus. At one point he desired Demeter. To deter him, Demeter asked
him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen. So, in an effort to impress her,
Poseidon created the first horse. In some accounts, his first attempts were unsuccessful and created a
variety of other animals in his quest; thus, by the time the horse was created, his passion for Demeter
had diminished. His weapon was a trident, with which he could make the earth shake, causing
earthquakes, and shatter any object. He was second to Zeus in power amongst the gods. He was
considered by Greeks to have a difficult quarrelsome personality. Combined with his greed, he had a
series of disputes with other gods during his various attempts to take over the cities they were patrons
of.Poseidon Is also called Neptune.

Tyro- was the daughter of Salmoneus in Greek mythology, wife of Cretheus. She was the
mother of the twins Pelias and Neleus, by Poseidon, and of Aeson, Pheres and Amythaon, by Cretheus.
Tyro married Cretheus, but she had fallen in love with Enipeus, a river god, who ignored her. One
day, Poseidon, having lusted for Tyro, transformed into Enipeus and appeared in front of her. They slept
together and as a result, Tyro became pregnant with the twin boys Pelias andNeleus. Tyro left her sons
on a mountain to die, but they were rescued by a shepherd who raised them as his own. When the twins
grew up, they found their mother and killed her stepmother Sidero, who mistreated Tyro.
Afterwards, Tyro married Sisyphus, with whom he had two children. A prophecy said that these two
children would kill their grandfather, Salmoneus, so Tyro killed them to save her father.

Neleus- was the son of Poseidon and Tyro in Greek mythology, and twin brother
of Pelias. Tyro was the wife of Cretheus, but was secretely in love with the river god Enipeus. However,
Enipeus rejected her. Poseidon, having fallen for Tyro, took the form of Enipeus and seduced Tyro; after
sleeping together, Tyro became pregnant and gave birth to the twin
brothers, Neleus and Pelias. Tyro abandoned the two babies on a mountain to die, but a maid found
them and raised them.
When Neleus and Pelias reached adulthood, they sought their mother, who at the time was being
mistreated by their stepmother, Sidero. Sidero tried to evade them by hiding into a temple of Hera,
but Peliasfound her and killed her anyway; this is how he received the hatred of the goddess. The two
brothers then fought for the throne, and Neleus lost; he was banished to Messenia, where he became
the king of Pylos. He married Chloris, with whom he had four children; Pero, Periclymenus, Alastor,
and Nestor. At a later time, Heracles asked Neleus to release him from a blood-debt; after being
refused, Heracles killed Neleus and his sons except Nestor.
 Nestor - was the son of Neleus and Chloris in Greek mythology, and king of the city of Pylos. He
was married to Eurydice (different to the wife of Orpheus) or Anaxibia, and had numerous children,
including Peisistratus, Thrasymedes and Pisidice.
He took part in the Argonautic Expedition and helped Jason retrieve the Golden Fleece from the land
of Colchis. He was also one of the hunters of the Calydonian Boar. Along with his two sons, he
participated in the Trojan War, on the side of the Achaeans. Although he was already at a very old age
and did not actively fight in the war, he often spoke to reconciliate the Greeks, such as
when Agamemnon and Achilles had a dispute. After the end of the war, Nestor and his remaining troops
did not take part in the sack of Troy, but left for Pylos. There, Nestor received Telemachus as a guest,
asking for his fatherOdysseus' fate.
Homer portrayed Nestor in two conflicting ways. On one hand, he was seen as a wise man who was
frequently asked for advice; on the other hand, however, his advice was often considered anachronistic
for that time and sometimes led to disasters. For example, he was the one to advise Patroclus on how to
act, leading to the young man's death. In any case, though, his expertise was never doubted and was in
fact praised.

Cretheus- king of Iolcus. Son of Aeolus and Enarete. Brother of Salmoneus. Husband of
Tyro.Father of Aeson, Amythaon, Hippolyta and Pheres. When he discovered that his wife Tyro had
borne the twins Neleus and Pelias to Poseidon he abandoned her. In other accounts he married her,
adopted the twins and fathered Aeson, Amythaon and Pheres. Another version says that Sidero was the
second wife of Salmoneus and hence Tyro's stepmother. In some references, referred to as Cretheus.

Aeson - was the son of Cretheus and Tyro. He had two other brothers Pheres andAmythaon.
Aeson was the father of Jason and Promachus with Polymele, the daughter of Autolycus.[1] Other
sources say the mother of his children was Alcimede or Amphinome.Aeson's mother Tyro had two other
sons, Neleus and Pelias, with the sea godPoseidon.

Pelias - was power-hungry and he wished to gain dominion over all of Thessaly. To this end, he
banished Neleus and Pheres and locked Aeson in the dungeons in Iolcus. Aeson sent Jason to Chiron to
be educated while Pelias, afraid that he would be overthrown, was warned by an oracle to beware of a
man wearing one sandal.

Many years later, Pelias was holding the Olympics in honor of Poseidon when Jason, rushing to Iolcus,
lost one of his sandals in a river while helping Hera (Juno), in the form of an old woman, cross. When
Jason entered Iolcus, he was announced as a man wearing one sandal. Suspicious, Pelias asked him what
he (Jason) would do if confronted with the man who would be his downfall. Jason responded that he
would send that man after the Golden Fleece. Pelias took that advice and sent Jason to retrieve the
Golden Fleece.During Jason's absence, Pelias intended to kill Aeson. However, Aeson committed suicide
by drinking bull's blood. His wife killed herself as well, and Pelias murdered their infant son Promachus.
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Jason -was a hero in Greek mythology, the leader of the Argonautic Expedition in the quest of
retrieving the Golden Fleece. He was the son of the king of Iolcus, Aeson, but it is not certain who his
mother was; various names appear in different sources as his mother.
When Jason was still a baby, his half-uncle Pelias, vying for the throne of Aeson, killed all of Aeson's
children, and overthrew Aeson; however, he failed to kill Jason. The baby was sent to
the centaur Chiron, who nurtured him to adulthood. Pelias, in the meantime, consulted an oracle that
told him to be careful of a man with one sandal. Jason, a grown man, returned to Iolcus to attend some
games held by Pelias in honour of the godPoseidon; during his travel, he lost one of his sandals in the
river Anauros while helping a disguised Hera to cross. Hera secretly blessed Jason at that
point. Jason appeared in front ofPelias, asking for the throne as the rightful heir of Aeson,
but Pelias gave him the quest to bring the Golden Fleece in order to step down from the throne.
Jason started creating a party of heroes, who were collectively called the Argonauts, after the name
of Jason's ship, Argo. The Golden Fleece was located in the mythical region of Colchis that would take a
long time to reach. After the Argonauts set sail, they first reached the island of Lemnos. There, all the
women of the island had killed their husbands after a curse that had been afflicted on them by the
goddess Aphrodite, because she was not properly worshipped. The Argonauts stayed for a while there,
sleeping with the women of the island and creating a new race, called Minyans.
Their next stop after Lemnos was the land of the Doliones, where they were warmly greeted. They were
told there were supplies to be found beyond Bear Mountain, where a mythical race of giants called
Gegeines lived. While the Argonauts were looking for supplies, the Gegeines attacked the ship; Heracles,
who participated in the expedition, managed to kill many of them before the rest of the Argonauts came
and pushed the giantsback. At night, they set sail but a mistake caused them to land back on the island,
where the Doliones, thinking they were enemies, attacked them; in the battle that followed, many
Doliones were killed. In the following day, the remorseful Argonauts held funerals for the slain.
They then went to Thrace, where the kingdom of King Phineus was being plagued by the Harpies.
These monsters were sent by Zeus to steal food every day. Jason helped the king and killed
the Harpies on their next attack. Phineus, grateful for Jason's help, told the Argonauts where Colchis lay
and how to pass through the Symplegades, the Clashing Rocks. These were huge rock cliffs that would
move and crush anything that passed between them. Phineus told Jason to release a dove and see if it
would make it through, an omen for what would happen to the ship. The dove successfully passed,
losing only a few tail feathers; so, when the ship travelled through the rocks, only minor damages were
caused at the stern of the ship.
 Pheres - son of Cretheus and Tyro and brother of Aeson and Amythaon, was the founder
of Pherae in Thessaly.[1][2] He fled there from Iolcus after his half-brother, Pelias, seized the throne. He
married Periclymene, daughter of Minyas and became the father of Admetus, Lycurgus, Eidomene (wife
ofAmythaon or Bias) and Periopis (possible mother of Patroclus). Of them Admetus was the husband of
the famous Alcestis, who died in his stead and was rescued by Heracles, while Pheres, despite his old
age, would not do the same for his son.
In Aeschylus' Eumenides Pheres is mentioned by the Chorus of Erinyes of Clytemnestra.
The Erinyes were the avengers for the mother-blood Orestes spilled by ordering ofApollo. The Chorus
leader argues with Apollo over the just sentence Athena and her panel of judges are about to speak.
Admetus- was the king of Pherae in the region of Thessaly, son of Pheres. He participated in the
Argonautic Expedition.He was a fair and hospitable king; when Apollo was forced to serve under a
mortal because of killing Delphyne, he chose to serve asAdmetus’ herdsman. The god later helped him
win over Alcestis, princess of Iolcus, daughter of Pelias. Pelias ran a contest to choose the best suitor for
his daughter; the task was to yoke a boar and a lion to a chariot. With Apollo’s help, Admetus succeeded
and marriedAlcestis.When the Fates decided it was time for Admetus to die, Apollointoxicated them and
made them agree to keep him alive, as long as someone else would take his place. To
this, Alcestis agreed to take her husband’s place, and was escorted by Thanatos, god of death, to the
Underworld. Later, whenHeracles had undertaken the Twelve Labours, Admetus treated him very kindly;
the demigod repaid for Admetus’ hospitality, by going to the Underworld and fighting with Thanatos.
Thus, he managed to bring Alcestis back from the dead to her husband.
Alcestis- was a princess in Greek mythology, renowned for the love she had for her husband.
She was the daughter of the king of Iolcus,Pelias, and Anaxibia. Alcestis was fair and beautiful, and many
asked to marry her. Her father issued a competition, saying that the person who would be able to yoke a
lion and a bore to a chariot would be allowed to marry Alcestis. In the end, it was King Admetus who
managed to do this, helped by the god Apollo, who was forced to serve him as punishment for
killing Delphyne. Admetus marriedAlcestis, but forgetting to sacrifice to Artemis, the goddess sent
snakes on his bed.Apollo managed to trick the Fates and made them promise that if anyone was willing
to take Admetus’ place in the underworld, Admetuswould be allowed to live. Admetus’ parents refusing
to exchangeplaces with him, it was Alcestis who asked to die in place of her husband. Later, Heracles,
grateful for Admetus’ hospitality, went to the underworld and managed to bring Alcestis back from the
dead.
Antilochus - was the son of Nestor, king of Pylos, and was one of the Acheans in the Trojan
War.One of the suitors of Helen of Troy, he accompanied his father and his brother Thrasymedes to
the Trojan War. He was distinguished for his beauty, swiftness of foot, and skill as a charioteer. Though
the youngest among the Greek princes, he commanded the Pylians in the war and performed many
deeds of valour. He was a favorite of the gods and a friend of Achilles, to whom he was commissioned to
announce the death of Patroclus.When his father Nestor was attacked by Memnon, Antilochus
sacrificed himself to save him thus fulfilling an oracle which had warned to "beware of an Ethiopian."
Antilochus' death was avenged by Achilles. According to other accounts, he was slain by Hectoror
by Paris in the temple of the Thymbraean Apollo together with Achilles His ashes, along with those of
Achilles and Patroclus, were enshrined in a mound on the promontory of Sigeion, where the inhabitants
of Ilium offered sacrifice to the dead heroes.[5] In the Odyssey, the three friends are represented as
united in the underworld and walking together in the Asphodel Meadows. According to Pausanias, they
dwell together on the island of Leuke. Among the Trojans he killed were Melanippus, Ablerus, Atymnius,
Phalces, and Thoon, although Hyginus records that he only killed two Trojans At the funeral games of
Patroclus, Antilochus finished second in the chariot race and third in the foot race.Antilochus left behind
in Messenia a son Paeon, whose descendants were among the Neleidae expelled from Messenia, by the
descendants of Heracles.