Idas (son of Aphareus)
son of Aphareus, husband of Marpessa, argonaut in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Idas (; Ancient Greek: Ἴδας, romanized: Ídas), was a Messenian prince. He was one of the Argonauts, a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar, and contender with the gods. Idas was described as keen and spirited.
Family
Idas was son of Aphareus and Arene, and the elder brother of Lynceus and Pisus. He was sometimes regarded as the offspring of Poseidon. In some accounts, the wife of Aphareus and thus, Idas' possible mother was named as Polydora or Laocoosa. By Marpessa, Idas had one daughter named Cleopatra, who married Meleager.
Mythology
Contest for Marpessa's hand
When Idas came from Messenia to ask for the hand of Marpessa, daughter of Evenus. The maiden's father refused his request because he wanted his daughter to remain a virgin. Idas went to his father Poseidon and begged for the use of a winged chariot.
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