Oinopion
Oinopion ( Greek Οἰνοπίων , “the wine-faced man”, “the wine drinker” ; Latin Oenopion ) was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne and the legendary king of Chios in Greek mythology .
With his sons Talos, Euanthes, Melas, Salagos and Athamas he emigrated from Crete to Chios, which had been assigned to him by his great-uncle Rhadamanthys . He is said to have brought the viticulture , in which he was taught by his father, to this island.
He also had a daughter Merope from the nymph Helike , with whom the great hunter Orion fell in love and asked for her hand. For her sake, he cleared the island of wild animals. Oinopion did not want to allow the wedding. As a result, Orion raped Merope. In revenge, Oinopion made Orion drunk, gouged his eyes out, and threw him off the island.
Hephaestus took pity on the blind Orion and gave him Kedalion , a boy / blacksmith (depending on the translation) as a guide. Kedalion led him east, where the rising sun restored Orion's sight.
Orion decided to take revenge on Oinopion, but Hephaestus had built an underground fortress for the king so that he could not be found. Orion traveled to Crete or was kidnapped by Eos .
Even at the time of Pausanias , the (alleged) tomb of Oinopion was shown on Chios.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to Ion of Chios , however, he was the son of Theseus and Ariadne; see. Plutarch , Theseus 20
- ↑ Diodorus 5, 79; Pausanias 7, 4
- ^ Hyginus , De astronomia 2, 34; Library of Apollodorus , 1, 25; Parthenios of Nikaia , Erotika pathemata 20 (He calls the Merope Haëro, however.)
- ^ Hyginus, De Astronomia 2, 34; Libraries of Apollodorus, 1, 26
- ^ Hyginus, De astronomia 2, 34; Library of Apollodorus, 1, 27
- ^ Pausanias 7: 5