Melicertes

Related Category: Folklore and Mythology

(mĕl´´ĭsûr´tēz): see Athamas; Ino.

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Athamas - in Greek mythology, king of Boeotia. He married Nephele, who bore him Phrixus and Helle, but he later fell in love with Ino, who bore him Learchus and Melicertes. According to one legend, Athamas wen...