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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Cocalus''' ({{lang-grc|Κώκαλος| |
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Cocalus''' ({{lang-grc|Κώκαλος|Kṓkalos}}) is a [[king]] of [[Camicus]] ({{lang-grc|Καμικός|Kamikos}}) in the island of [[Sicily]], according to Greek author [[Diodorus Siculus]]. |
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== Myth == |
== Myth == |
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After the escape of [[Daedalus]] and his son [[Icarus (mythology)|Icarus]] from King [[Minos]]'s imprisonment, and the subsequent death of Icarus, Daedalus arrived in Sicily, where he was welcomed by Cocalus. Minos was, however, determined to find Daedalus, and he travelled from city to city offering a challenge: he presented a spiral [[seashell]] and asked for it to be strung all the way through. When he reached |
After the escape of [[Daedalus]] and his son [[Icarus (mythology)|Icarus]] from King [[Minos]]'s imprisonment, and the subsequent death of Icarus, Daedalus arrived in Sicily, where he was welcomed by Cocalus. Minos was, however, determined to find Daedalus, and he travelled from city to city offering a challenge: he presented a spiral [[seashell]] and asked for it to be strung all the way through. When he reached Camicus, Cocalus, knowing that Daedalus would be able to solve the puzzle, showed it to him. Daedalus tied the thread to an ant, which walked through the seashell, stringing it all the way through. |
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Minos then knew Daedalus was sheltering in the court of Cocalus, and demanded that he be handed over. Cocalus managed to convince him to take a bath first, and then, Daedalus killed Minos with boiling hot water.<ref>Apollod. ''Epit.'' 1.13-15. [[Ovid]]. ''[[Metamorphoses]]''. Book VIII, 261; [[Herodotus]] (vii.169 merely states "For the story goes that Minos, having come to Sicania, which is now called Sicily, in search of Daidalos, died there by a violent death," as a preamble to the story of the unsuccessful siege of |
Minos then knew Daedalus was sheltering in the court of Cocalus, and demanded that he be handed over. Cocalus managed to convince him to take a bath first, and then, Daedalus killed Minos with boiling hot water.<ref>Apollod. ''Epit.'' 1.13-15. [[Ovid]]. ''[[Metamorphoses]]''. Book VIII, 261; [[Herodotus]] (vii.169 merely states "For the story goes that Minos, having come to Sicania, which is now called Sicily, in search of Daidalos, died there by a violent death," as a preamble to the story of the unsuccessful siege of Camicus by a league of Cretan cities, supposedly in retaliation. </ref> |
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* The myth of how Cocalus orchestrated Minos' death is shown in the fourth book of the ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]'' series, ''[[The Battle of the Labyrinth]]'', via a [[dream]]. |
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Revision as of 17:58, 30 July 2024
- Cocalus is also a genus of jumping spiders.
In Greek mythology, Cocalus (Ancient Greek: Κώκαλος, romanized: Kṓkalos) is a king of Camicus (Ancient Greek: Καμικός, romanized: Kamikos) in the island of Sicily, according to Greek author Diodorus Siculus.
Myth
After the escape of Daedalus and his son Icarus from King Minos's imprisonment, and the subsequent death of Icarus, Daedalus arrived in Sicily, where he was welcomed by Cocalus. Minos was, however, determined to find Daedalus, and he travelled from city to city offering a challenge: he presented a spiral seashell and asked for it to be strung all the way through. When he reached Camicus, Cocalus, knowing that Daedalus would be able to solve the puzzle, showed it to him. Daedalus tied the thread to an ant, which walked through the seashell, stringing it all the way through.
Minos then knew Daedalus was sheltering in the court of Cocalus, and demanded that he be handed over. Cocalus managed to convince him to take a bath first, and then, Daedalus killed Minos with boiling hot water.[1]
References
- ^ Apollod. Epit. 1.13-15. Ovid. Metamorphoses. Book VIII, 261; Herodotus (vii.169 merely states "For the story goes that Minos, having come to Sicania, which is now called Sicily, in search of Daidalos, died there by a violent death," as a preamble to the story of the unsuccessful siege of Camicus by a league of Cretan cities, supposedly in retaliation.
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