Melampus

The brother of Bias. He can understand birds and becomes a soothsayer.

Genealogy

Idomene

Amythaon

Aeolia, Bias

Iphianassa, Lysippe

Abas, Megapenthes

Places
  1. Alpheus River
  2. Argos
  3. Messene
  4. Phylace
  5. Pylos
  6. Sicyon
  7. Unknown
Events
  1. Amythaon marries and has children
  2. Melampus gets his ears cleaned by snakes, understands birds, and becomes a prophet
  3. Melampus meets with Apollo
  4. Melampus and Bias confer about the contest to marry Pero
  5. Melampus tries to steal Phylacus’ cows
  6. Melampus is kept prisoner
  7. Melampus prophesies for Phylacus
  8. Iphiclus is able to have children thanks to Melampus’advice
  9. Melampus brings Pero to Bias
  10. Melampus lives in Messene
  11. Melampus cures the women of Argos
  12. Bias and Melampus live in Argos
  13. Melampus agrees to cure the women driven mad by Dionysus
  14. Melampus and Bias each receive a third of Argos from Proetus
  15. Melampus cures women driven insane by Dionysus
  16. Iphinoe is killed in an attempt to cure her insanity
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.11
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.12
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.13
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.2
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 43.5
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 44.5
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 18.4
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 36.3
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 5.10
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 17.6
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 18.7
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 18.8
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 47.3
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 31.5
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 7.4
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