Halirrhothius

A son of Poseidon and Euryte. He attempted by violence to seduce Alcippe, the daughter of Ares and Agraulus, but he was taken by surprise by Ares, who killed him. Ares was later tried by the Areopagus for the murder.

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References

Sources

  • Euripides. Electra, 1261.
  • Pindar. Olympian Odes xii, 73.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus. The Library iii, 14.2.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.