Molus | |
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Member of the Cretan Royal Family | |
Abode | Crete |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Deucalion or Minos |
Siblings | Deucalion |
Consort | Melphis or Euippe |
Offspring | Meriones |
In Greek mythology, Molus ( /ˈmoʊləs/; Ancient Greek: Μῶλος Molos means "toil and moil") was the illegitimate son of Deucalion, son of Minos, king of Crete or of Minos instead.
Molus was the father, by Melphis or Euippe, [1] of Meriones, the charioteer of Idomeneus in the Trojan War.
Meriones, son of Molus and Melphis, from Crete, with 40 ships. [Catalogue of ships for the Trojan War] [3]
Molus had attempted to violate a nymph but was afterwards found without a head; for at a certain festival in Crete they showed the image of a man without a head, who was called Molus. [5]
Molus | |
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Member of the Cretan Royal Family | |
Abode | Crete |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Deucalion or Minos |
Siblings | Deucalion |
Consort | Melphis or Euippe |
Offspring | Meriones |
In Greek mythology, Molus ( /ˈmoʊləs/; Ancient Greek: Μῶλος Molos means "toil and moil") was the illegitimate son of Deucalion, son of Minos, king of Crete or of Minos instead.
Molus was the father, by Melphis or Euippe, [1] of Meriones, the charioteer of Idomeneus in the Trojan War.
Meriones, son of Molus and Melphis, from Crete, with 40 ships. [Catalogue of ships for the Trojan War] [3]
Molus had attempted to violate a nymph but was afterwards found without a head; for at a certain festival in Crete they showed the image of a man without a head, who was called Molus. [5]