Idas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Idas (/ˈiːdəs/, Ancient Greek: Ἴδας, translit. Ídas) may refer to the following individuals:
- Idas, son of Aphareus[1]
- Idas, also called Acesidas, one of the Dactyls who represented the "little finger".[2]
- Idas, an Egyptian prince as son of Aegyptus and Hephaestine. He married Hippodice, daughter of Danaus who killed him during their wedding night.[3]
- Idas, one of the Ethiopian Chiefs, was in the court of Cepheus when the fight broke between Perseus and Phineus. He kept neutral, but was nevertheless accidentally killed by Phineus.[4]
- Idas, son of Clymenus and Epicaste, brother of Harpalyce and Therager[5]
- Idas, an Athenian son of Arcas and one of the Sacrificial victims of the Minotaur.[6]
- Idas, an Elean from Pisa who participated in the foot-race at Opheltes' funeral games. During the war of the Seven against Thebes he came in succour of Hippomedon, one of the Seven.[7]
- Idas, a man from Onchestus. He was a defender of Thebes in war of the Seven against Thebes and was slain by Tydeus.[8]
- Idas, one of those comrades of Diomedes in Italy who turned into birds.[9]
- Idas, one of the soldiers of Aeneas in Italy. He was killed by Turnus, the man who opposed Aeneas in Italy.[10]
References
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 1.9.16
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece, 5.7.6
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 2.1.5
- ^ Ovid. Metamorphoses, 5.90
- ^ Parthenius. Erotica Pathemata, 13.1
- ^ Servius on Aeneid, 6. 21
- ^ Statius. Thebaid, 6.553 & 9.122
- ^ Statius. Thebaid, 8.466
- ^ Ovid. Metamorphoses, 14.504
- ^ Virgil. Aeneid, 9.575
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