Demophon
Greek · quartigod · heroic age · Recorded classification
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
- father: TheseusApollod. Epit. 1.18 (primary)
- parent: Phaedra
Powers
- Rescued his grandmother Aethra from captivity at Troy
- Hid among the warriors inside the Wooden Horse
Relations
- father: TheseusApollod. Epit. 1.18 (primary)
- mother: Phaedra · GreekApollod. Epit. 1.18 (primary)
- sibling: AcamasBrother through their shared parents Theseus and Phaedra.Apollod. Epit. 1.18 (primary)
- half sibling: HippolytusHalf-brother through their shared father Theseus.Apollod. Epit. 1.16-18 (primary)
- half sibling: MelanippusHalf-brother through their shared father Theseus; Melanippus is Theseus's son by Perigune daughter of Sinis.Apollod. Epit. 1.18; Plut. Theseus 8, 28 (primary)