Melanippus or Menalippus, brother of
Tydeus and thus possible son of
Oeneus, king of
Calydon and
Periboea.[3] He was accidentally slain by Tydeus during a hunt. In some accounts, the murdered brother of Tydeus was called Olenias.[4]
Melanippus, son of
Perigune and
Theseus, the father of Ioxus who, together with
Ornytus, led a colony to
Caria and became the ancestor of the family Ioxides.[5]
Melanippus, sometimes misspelled "Menalippus", son of
Astacus (hence referred to by the patronymic Astacides in
Ovid[6]), defender of
Thebes in
Aeschylus' play Seven Against Thebes. In the play, he defended the Proitid gate against Tydeus.[7] He killed two of the seven attacking champions,
Mecisteus and
Tydeus,[8] but was killed by either
Amphiaraus,[9] or by Tydeus himself as he died.[10] (In versions where Melanippus is killed by someone other than Tydeus, the slayer decapitates him and delivers his head to Tydeus[11]). Tydeus broke Melanippus' skull open and consumed his brain, which disgusted
Athena so that she gave up her intent of making Tydeus immortal. Herodotus relates how in historical times,
Cleisthenes abolished the
hero cult of
Adrastus in
Sicyon in favour of that of Melanippus.[12]
Melanippus, one of the 50 sons of
Priam. His mother was a woman other than
Hecuba. He fought in the
Trojan War and was killed by
Teucer.[18] In some accounts, Melanippus was described to have a plume of horsehair like his brother Idaeus.[19]
Melanippus, yet another Trojan, who was killed by
Patroclus.[20]
Melanippus, one of the
Achaeans who fought at Troy. He was one of those who helped
Odysseus carry the gifts at the point of reconciliation between
Achilles and
Agamemnon.[21]
Melanippus, son of
Ares and
Triteia, daughter of the sea-god
Triton, founder of the city of
Tritaia, which he named after his own mother.[22]
Melanippus, a young man of
Patrae who was in love with
Comaetho, but the parents on both sides were against their marriage. Melanippus and Comaetho met secretly in the temple of
Artemis, where the girl served as priestess, and had sex there. The outraged goddess cursed the country with plague and famine; in order to put an end to the calamity, the inhabitants of Patrae were instructed by the oracle of
Delphi to sacrifice both lovers to the goddess and, from then on, to sacrifice the handsomest young man and the most beautiful girl of the city each year, until a new strange deity is introduced in Patrae. The practice lasted until
Eurypylus, son of
Euaemon, on his way back from Troy, brought an image of
Dionysus to Patrae.[23]
Melanippus, son of Helorus, leader of the
Mysian contingent in the Trojan War, killed by
Neoptolemus.[24]
Menalippus (misspelling of "Melanippus"? cf. #3 above), a son of
Acastus. He, alongside his brother
Pleisthenes and their servant
Cinyras, was killed by Neoptolemus as they were hunting near the latter's grandfather
Peleus' hideout, since Acastus and his family had been hostile towards Peleus.[25]
In ancient
Sicily,
Melanippus was a hero of
Agrigento alongside his lover Chariton. They plotted against the cruel tyrant
Phalaris, but were denounced and tortured. However, their mutual love and their refusal to betray their friends as accomplices moved the tyrant, who dismissed them with great praise.[26]
Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.
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Melanippus or Menalippus, brother of
Tydeus and thus possible son of
Oeneus, king of
Calydon and
Periboea.[3] He was accidentally slain by Tydeus during a hunt. In some accounts, the murdered brother of Tydeus was called Olenias.[4]
Melanippus, son of
Perigune and
Theseus, the father of Ioxus who, together with
Ornytus, led a colony to
Caria and became the ancestor of the family Ioxides.[5]
Melanippus, sometimes misspelled "Menalippus", son of
Astacus (hence referred to by the patronymic Astacides in
Ovid[6]), defender of
Thebes in
Aeschylus' play Seven Against Thebes. In the play, he defended the Proitid gate against Tydeus.[7] He killed two of the seven attacking champions,
Mecisteus and
Tydeus,[8] but was killed by either
Amphiaraus,[9] or by Tydeus himself as he died.[10] (In versions where Melanippus is killed by someone other than Tydeus, the slayer decapitates him and delivers his head to Tydeus[11]). Tydeus broke Melanippus' skull open and consumed his brain, which disgusted
Athena so that she gave up her intent of making Tydeus immortal. Herodotus relates how in historical times,
Cleisthenes abolished the
hero cult of
Adrastus in
Sicyon in favour of that of Melanippus.[12]
Melanippus, one of the 50 sons of
Priam. His mother was a woman other than
Hecuba. He fought in the
Trojan War and was killed by
Teucer.[18] In some accounts, Melanippus was described to have a plume of horsehair like his brother Idaeus.[19]
Melanippus, yet another Trojan, who was killed by
Patroclus.[20]
Melanippus, one of the
Achaeans who fought at Troy. He was one of those who helped
Odysseus carry the gifts at the point of reconciliation between
Achilles and
Agamemnon.[21]
Melanippus, son of
Ares and
Triteia, daughter of the sea-god
Triton, founder of the city of
Tritaia, which he named after his own mother.[22]
Melanippus, a young man of
Patrae who was in love with
Comaetho, but the parents on both sides were against their marriage. Melanippus and Comaetho met secretly in the temple of
Artemis, where the girl served as priestess, and had sex there. The outraged goddess cursed the country with plague and famine; in order to put an end to the calamity, the inhabitants of Patrae were instructed by the oracle of
Delphi to sacrifice both lovers to the goddess and, from then on, to sacrifice the handsomest young man and the most beautiful girl of the city each year, until a new strange deity is introduced in Patrae. The practice lasted until
Eurypylus, son of
Euaemon, on his way back from Troy, brought an image of
Dionysus to Patrae.[23]
Melanippus, son of Helorus, leader of the
Mysian contingent in the Trojan War, killed by
Neoptolemus.[24]
Menalippus (misspelling of "Melanippus"? cf. #3 above), a son of
Acastus. He, alongside his brother
Pleisthenes and their servant
Cinyras, was killed by Neoptolemus as they were hunting near the latter's grandfather
Peleus' hideout, since Acastus and his family had been hostile towards Peleus.[25]
In ancient
Sicily,
Melanippus was a hero of
Agrigento alongside his lover Chariton. They plotted against the cruel tyrant
Phalaris, but were denounced and tortured. However, their mutual love and their refusal to betray their friends as accomplices moved the tyrant, who dismissed them with great praise.[26]
Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.
Online version at theio.com
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.