Epopeus (King of Sicyon)
Epopeus ( Greek Ἐπωπεύς ) is in Greek mythology , the son of Poseidon and the Kanaks . Aloeus is considered to be his mortal father. His siblings are Hopleus, Nereus, Aloeus, Triops and Iphimedeia.
myth
Korax , the king of Sicyon , died childless, so Epopeus came from Thessaly and took over the rule. According to another tradition, his father Aloeus had already ruled over the country that was then still called Asopia. After the death of Bounos, the government over Ephyraia, later Corinth , fell to him.
Epopeus kidnapped the beautiful Antiope because she was pregnant by him. According to another interpretation, Antiope was pregnant by Zeus and fled from Thebes to Sicyon for fear of her father Nykteus .
According to one version, Nykteus went to war with Epopeus and both were seriously injured in a duel. Nykteus returned to Thebes and commissioned his brother Lykos to free Antiope and died. Epopeus built a temple to Athena because of the victory she had won. However, he neglected his wounds and died too. Before Lykos took to the field against Sicyon, Lamedon , the successor of Epopeus, delivered Antiope.
According to another version, Nykteus committed suicide out of shame after commissioning his brother to free his daughter. Lycus killed Epopeus, conquered Sikyon and led Antiope captive to Thebes. During the return trip she gave birth to the twins Amphion and Zethos , whose earthly father Epopeus is considered.
Another son of Epopeus is named Marathon , who fled to Attica because of his father's violence and only returned after his father's death. The barrow of Epopeus was built at the gates of the city.
Eusebius of Caesarea attributes 35 years of reign to Epopeus.
swell
- Library of Apollodorus , 1, 53; 3, 42.
- Eusebius of Caesarea : Chronicle .
- Pausanias : traveling in Greece , 2, 1, 1; 2, 3, 10; 2, 6, 1-5; 2, 11, 1.
literature
- Karl Kerényi : The Mythology of the Greeks. Volume 1: The stories of gods and mankind (= dtv 30030). 16th edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-423-30030-2 .
- Michael Grant , John Hazel: Lexicon of ancient myths and figures (= dtv 32508). Unabridged, 18th edition in the text. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-423-32508-9 .
- Robert von Ranke-Graves : Greek Mythology. Source and interpretation (= Rowohlt's Encyclopedia 404). New edition in 1 volume, 14th edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-499-55404-6 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aloeus |
King of Sikyon 15th century BC BC (mythical chronology) |
Lamedon |
| Bounos |
King of Corinth 15th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Corinth |