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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Megareus of Onchestus''' was king of [[Onchestus]] in [[Boeotia]]. He was either son of [[Poseidon]] and Oenope, daughter of [[Epopeus]]<ref>[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'', 157</ref> |
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Megareus of Onchestus''' was king of [[Onchestus]] in [[Boeotia]]. He was either son of [[Poseidon]] and Oenope, daughter of [[Epopeus]],<ref>[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'', 157</ref> or of Onchestus ([[eponym]] of their kingdom), or of [[Apollo]], or of [[Aegeus]],<ref>[[Stephanus of Byzantium]], s. v. ''Megara''</ref> or of Hippomenes.<ref name="Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 3. 15. 8">[[Apollodorus]], ''Bibliotheca'', 3. 15. 8</ref> He came with his army to the assistance of [[Nisos]], husband of his sister [[Abrota]],<ref>[[Plutarch]], ''Quaestiones Graecae'', 16</ref> against [[Minos]]. In one version, he died in the battle, and the city of Nisa (Nisos' domain) was renamed Megara in his honor;<ref name="Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 3. 15. 8" /><ref>[[Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'', 1. 39. 5</ref> in another, he married [[Iphinoe (mythology)|Iphinoe]], daughter of Nisos, and succeeded to his father-in-law's power over Megara.<ref>[[Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'', 1. 39. 6; 1. 41. 5</ref> His children by Iphinoe were Evippus, Timalcus, and Evaechme; he also had a son [[Hippomenes]] by Merope.<ref>[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'', 185</ref> With the aid of the god [[Apollo]], [[Alcathous, son of Pelops|Alcathous]] killed the [[Cithaeronian lion]], for which Megareus gave him his daughter [[Euaechme]] as a wife. He subsequently made Alcathous his successor, because his own sons did not outlive him: Evippus was killed by the lion, and Timalcus was slain by [[Theseus]], having joined the [[Dioscuri]] in the campaign against him.<ref>[[Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'', 1. 41. 3</ref> |
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In Greek mythology, Megareus of Onchestus was king of Onchestus in Boeotia. He was either son of Poseidon and Oenope, daughter of Epopeus,[1] or of Onchestus (eponym of their kingdom), or of Apollo, or of Aegeus,[2] or of Hippomenes.[3] He came with his army to the assistance of Nisos, husband of his sister Abrota,[4] against Minos. In one version, he died in the battle, and the city of Nisa (Nisos' domain) was renamed Megara in his honor;[3][5] in another, he married Iphinoe, daughter of Nisos, and succeeded to his father-in-law's power over Megara.[6] His children by Iphinoe were Evippus, Timalcus, and Evaechme; he also had a son Hippomenes by Merope.[7] With the aid of the god Apollo, Alcathous killed the Cithaeronian lion, for which Megareus gave him his daughter Euaechme as a wife. He subsequently made Alcathous his successor, because his own sons did not outlive him: Evippus was killed by the lion, and Timalcus was slain by Theseus, having joined the Dioscuri in the campaign against him.[8]
References
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 157
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Megara
- ^ a b Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 3. 15. 8
- ^ Plutarch, Quaestiones Graecae, 16
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 39. 5
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 39. 6; 1. 41. 5
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 185
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 41. 3
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