Demophon
Greek · quartigod · heroic age · quartigod
Quartigod son of Theseus by Phaedra; brother of Acamas. Trojan War veteran. King of Athens after Menestheus. Received the Heraclidae per Euripides' Heraclidae — the canonical foundation of the Athenian-Heraclidae solidarity-tradition that grounded the historical Spartan-Athenian early diplomacy. The Phyllis-Thracian-suicide cycle (Apollod. Epit. 6.16-17; Lucian De Salt. 40) is the canonical aetiology for the almond-tree blossoming.
Parentage
Powers
- Rescued his grandmother Aethra from captivity at Troy
- Hid among the warriors inside the Wooden Horse
Relations
- father: Theseus
- sibling: Acamas
- half sibling: Hippolytus
- half sibling: Melanippus