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Athamas
/ ˈæθəˌmæs /
noun
- Greek myth a king of Orchomenus in Boeotia; the father of Phrixus and Helle by his first wife Nephele, whom he deserted for Ino
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"He cannot get out except to be sacrificed," says Herodotus, speaking of the unlucky descendant of Athamas.
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Athamas, having incurred the wrath of Hera, was seized with madness, and slew his son Learchus.
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And when the seed bare no increase, King Athamas sent to inquire of the oracle at Delphi what the cause might be.
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Athamas, seized with madness, imagined that his spouse was a lioness, and her two sons young lions.
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Athamas, regarding this as the fulfilment of the oracle, settled there and married a third wife, Themisto.
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