Halirrhothius (/ˌhælɪˈroʊθiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἁλιρρόθιος, romanized: Halirrhóthios, lit. 'sea-foam') was the Athenian son of Poseidon and Euryte or Bathycleia in Greek mythology. He was also called the son of Perieres and husband of Alcyone who bore him two sons, Serus and Alazygus. Another son of Halirrhothius, Samos of Mantinea was the victor of the four-horse chariot during the first Olympic games established by Heracles.
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Halirrhothius in the context of Areopagus
The Areopagus (/æriˈɒpəɡəs/) was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses. It met on a rocky outcrop called the “Hill of Ares,” northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, from which it took its name. Its English name comes from the Late Latin composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated "Hill of Ares" (Ancient Greek: Ἄρειος Πάγος). The war god Ares was supposed to have been tried by the other gods on the Areopagus for the murder of Poseidon's son Halirrhothius, a typical example of an aetiological myth.
Halirrhothius in the context of Alcyone (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Alcyone (/ælˈsaɪ.əniː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkyóne, derived from ἀλκυών, alkyón, "kingfisher") was the name of the following personages.
- Alcyone, one of the Pleiades seven sisters.
- Alcyone, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
- Alcyone, daughter of Sthenelus and Nicippe (Antibia or Archippe). She undoubtedly witnessed the results of the labors of Heracles, and she herself was indebted to the hero when he killed Hómados (Ὅμαδος) the Centaur, who had attempted to rape her.
- Cleopatra Alcyone, Meleager's wife.
- Alcyone, wife of King Chalcodon of Euboea and possible mother of Elephenor.
- Alcyone, a priestess at Argos for three generations before the Trojan War.
- Alcyone, mother of Serus and Alazygus by Halirrhotius, son of Perieres.
- Alcyone, daughter of Sciron who was killed by her father.
Halirrhothius in the context of Euryte
In Greek mythology, the name Euryte /ˈjʊərɪtiː/ (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύτη means "width") may refer to following women:
- Euryte, the nymph mother of Halirrhothius by Poseidon. She may be the same with Bathycleia, another name for the mother of Halirrhothius.
- Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas and granddaughter of Achelous. By King Porthaon of Calydon, she was the mother of Oeneus, Agrius, Leucopeus, Melas, Alcathous and Sterope.
Halirrhothius in the context of Bathycleia
In Greek mythology, Bathycleia was the mother of Hallirrhothius by Poseidon. After her son raped Alcippe, the maiden's father Ares, in revenge, killed Halirrhothius. Bathycleia may be the same as the nymph Euryte, another name for the mother of Halirrhothius.