Idmon

Demigod son of Apollo (by Antianeira per Apollonius, or Cyrene per the variant); Argonautic-seer of the canonical-Apollonian Argonautica 1.139-145 foreknown-yet-chosen-fate paradigm: "he knew well that he was to die... yet he came not to refuse the noble repute." Killed by a boar-wound in Mariandynian territory per Apollonius 2.815-850 and Apollod. 1.9.23; buried by the Argonauts on the Mariandynian shore. Heraclea Pontica was canonically founded on the site of his tomb — a foundation-narrative tying the historical Megarian colonial-foundation of Heraclea Pontica (560 BCE) to the canonical-Argonautic Idmon-burial site.

Parentage

• father: ApolloApoll. Rhod. Argon. 1.139-145 (primary)

Domains

• prophecy

Powers

• prophetic vision from Apollo paternity
• Foreknew his own death yet sailed regardless
• Prophesy by bird-signs and fire

Relations

• sibling: LinusFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• sibling: TenesFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.
• father: ApolloApoll. Rhod. Argon. 1.139-145 (primary)
• mother: Antianeira (daughter of Menetes) per Apollon. 1.139-145; or Cyrene per variant · GreekApoll. Rhod. Argon. 1.139-145 (primary)
• killed by: a boar in the territory of King Lycus the Mariandynian (Pontic coast); the Argonauts buried him on the Mariandynian shore — site of Heraclea Pontica's canonical foundation · GreekApoll. Rhod. Argon. 2.815-850 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.139-145, 1.443-449, 2.815-850 (primary); Apollodorus, Library 1.9.16, 1.9.23 (primary); Hyginus, Fabulae 14, 18, 248 (primary); Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 5.1-3 (primary); Pindar, Pythian 4.190 (the canonical-Pindaric Argonaut-catalogue reference) (primary)