Aratus of Sicyon

Quartigod son of Asclepius by Aristodama, conceived through the canonical Sicyon Asclepieion incubation-conception narrative per Pausanias 2.10.3. Distinct from the historical Aratus of Sicyon (271-213 BCE, the Achaean League general); the mythological Aratus is the cult-foundation figure for the Sicyon Asclepieion incubation-tradition.

Parentage

• father: AsclepiusPaus. 2.10.3 (primary)
• parent: Aristodama

Powers

• Liberated Sicyon by a daring nocturnal raid
• Seized the impregnable citadel Acrocorinth in a night assault

Relations

• sibling: HygieiaFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• sibling: IasoFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• sibling: AcesoFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• sibling: AegleFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• sibling: PanaceaFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• sibling: TelesphorusFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• father: AsclepiusPaus. 2.10.3 (primary)
• mother: Aristodama (Sicyonian woman, conceived Aratus through Asclepieion incubation) · GreekPaus. 2.10.3 (primary)
• half sibling: MachaonPaus. 2.10.3, 4.30.3 (primary)
• half sibling: PodaliriusPaus. 2.10.3 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Pausanias, Description of Greece 2.10.3 (the Sicyon Asclepieion incubation-conception narrative); 4.14.7-8 (primary)
• parentage: Paus. 2.10.3 (primary)