Nauplius

Son of Poseidon and Amymone. Sails the seas and lures sailors to their deaths.

Genealogy

Amymone

Poseidon

Aethusa, Agenor, Aloeus, Amycus, Antaeus, Arion, Asopus, Augeas, Belus, Benthesicyme, Busiris, Cenchrias, Cercyon, Charybdis, Chrysaor, Cromus, Cteatus, Cychreus, Dercynus, Ephialtes, Epopeus, Erginus, Eryx, Eumolpus, Euphemus, Eurypylus, Eurytus, Halirrhothius, Hippothoon, Hippo, Hopleus, Hyperenor, Hyrieus, Ialebion, Ida, Leches, Lelex, Lycus, Mygdon, Neleus, Nireus, Orion, Otus, Pegasus, Pelias, Peratus, Periclymenus, Phineus, Poltys, Polyphemus, Proteus, Rhode, Sarpedon, Sciron, Taphius, Thasus, Triops, Triton

Clymene, Hesione, Philyra

Nausimedon, Oeax, Palamedes

Places
  1. Greece
  2. Mount Caphareus
  3. Mysia
  4. Sea
  5. Tegea
  6. Teuthrania
  7. Unknown
Events
  1. Nauplius sails the sea, lures people to death with a beacon
  2. Auge’s father gives her to Nauplius
  3. Nauplius gives Auge to Teuthras, they get married
  4. Nauplius lures ships to their destruction with a beacon
  5. Nauplius learns of Palamedes’ death at the hands of the Greek army
  6. Nauplius contrives that the wives of the Greeks play their husbands false
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.5
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.4
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.2
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.1
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.7
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.7
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.8
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.11
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.6
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 38.2
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 35.2
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 48.7
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