Idas

Carries off Marpessa in a winged chariot. A participant in the Calydonian Boar Hunt and an Argonaut.

Genealogy

Aphareus

Lynceus, Pisus

Marpessa

Cleopatra

Groups
  1. Argonauts
  2. Calydonian Boar Hunt
Places
  1. Arcadia
  2. Calydon
  3. Ida
  4. Iolcus
  5. Messene
  6. Unknown
Events
  1. Idas gets a winged chariot from Poseidon
  2. Idas carries off Marpessa in a winged chariot
  3. Apollo fights Idas for Marpessa
  4. Idas and Lynceus set out for the Calydonian Boar Hunt
  5. Heroes gather in Calydon to fight the boar
  6. Crew of the Argo assembles
  7. Castor and Pollux steal cattle
  8. Idas divides stolen cattle unfairly
  9. Idas and Lynceus take their stolen cattle to Messene
  10. Castor and Pollux ambush Idas and Lynceus
  11. Idas kills Castor
  12. Pollux chases Idas and Lynceus
  13. Zeus kills Idas with a thunderbolt
  14. Idas takes up his bow and prepares to fight Apollo
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.8
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.9
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.3
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 11.2
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 555
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 13.1
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