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Aniuv Anius
When Anius' mother, Rhoeo, was pregnant, her father cast her in a chest into the sea. She came ashore at Delos where Anius was born. He became Apollon's priest there. When Aeneas and his companions were fleeing the fall of Troy, Anius welcomed them, and gave them hospitality on Delos. Anius was the father of three daughters: Oeno (Wine), Spermo (Grain Seed), and Elais (Oil) .

Aristeuv Aristeus
Aristeus, the son of Apollon and Cyrene, was granted immortality by his great-great-grandmother, Gaia, the Earth. He is the patron of the hunt, of agriculture, of cattle, and, especially, of bee keeping. He also taught men how to cultivate olives.

Asklepiuv Asclepius
Asclepius, who's name means "Cut up", was saved from his mother's body by Apollon, as the angry god was watching it consumed on a funeral pyre. The infant was given to the Centaur Chiron to raise, and teach. Chiron taught Asclepius the healers art, and Asclepius far surpassed his teacher, learning about surgery, drugs, potions and more. He became the greatest healer in the world, reaching the point where he was able to raise the dead. This act offended Zeus, who, in retribution, killed Asclepius with a thunderbold. Zeus, however, acknowledged the good that Asclepius had done, and raised him to immortality. He was turned into a constellation (the constellation Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer). Asclepius' cult was very popular in the 4th century BCE, and his priests all studied the healing arts. It is believed that the great healer of the ancient world, Hippocrates, was a decendent of Asclepius.

Idmon Idmon
Idmon was a soothsayer who accompanied the Argonauts on their quest to find the golden fleece. He went knowing in advance that he would not survive the quest, and in fact, he was killed while the Argonauts were in Bithynia. The modern city of Eregli (then called Heraclea) is supposed to be the site of his grave.

Ion Ion
The mythical ancestor of the Ionian culture. He was the grandson of the King of Athens, and succeeded him on the throne of that city.

Linuv Linus
Son of Apollon and Urania, he was killed by his father during a contest.

Linuv Linus
Son of Apollon and Psamathe, Linus was given by his mother to shepherds to raise because she feared her father's anger. When Linus was grown to maturity, he was killed by hunting dogs.

Linuv Linus
Son of Apollon and Terpsichore, Linus was a skilled singer and musician who was hired to teach Orpheus and later Herakles to play the lyre. Herakles, angered at being reprimanded by Linus for making mistakes, killed him.

ucomedev Lycomedes
King of the Dolopes on the island of Skyros. Achilles guested with him for a while, and fathered a child on Lycomedes daughter Deidamea.

Mopsuv Mopsus
Son of Apollon and Mantos, he was a famous seer. He was co-founder of the oracle of Apollon at Colophon.

Orfeuv Orpheus
Son of Apollon and Calliope, he was the greatest mortal singer and musician. It was said that his songs could charm wild animals, and coax the rocks to move. He was one of the Argonauts, who got the ship past the isle of the Sirens by drowning out their singing with his music. He ventured into the Underworld to regain his wife Eurydice, who had been killed by a poisonous snake. His music moved Hades to release her, provided he not look at her while leading her to freedon. Orpheus failed in this, and lost Eurydice forever. Saddened, Orpheus shunned the company of women. A group of Maenads, female followers of Dionysus, found him one day, and attacked him by throwing rocks and branches at him. But his music turned even those missiles away. The Maenads then attacked him themselves, their screams drowning out his music. They tore him to pieces and threw his head into a river. The head, still singing, floated until it washed ashore on the isle of Lesbos.

Filammon Philammon
Son of Apollon and Chione, he became the greatest singer/musician in Thrace.

Trofoniuv Trophonius
With his half brother (same mother, different father) Agamedes, Trophonius built the temple of Apollon at Delphi. The Oracle then told the brothers to indulge themselves in all pleasures for six days, and on the seventh day their heart's desire would be granted. So they did, and on the seventh day they died. This generated a saying: "Those whom the gods love die young".