In mythology who famously competed against Melanion?
"Parthenopeus ""For the hero of mediaeval romance, see Partonopeus de Blois"" In Greek mythology, Parthenopeus or Parthenopaeus (; Ancient Greek: Παρθενοπαῖος, ""Parthenopaῖos"") was one of the Seven Against Thebes, a native of Arcadia, described as young and outstandingly good-looking, but at the same time arrogant, ruthless and over-confident, although an unproblematic ally for the Argives. Parthenopaeus was the son of Atalanta by either her husband Hippomenes (Melanion), or by Meleager, or Ares. A less common version makes him a son of Talaus and Lysimache (which makes him a close relative of the other members of the Seven and thereby motivates"
"delighted in warfare that she even refused to take sides in the battle between Zeus and the monster Typhon: Eris (Strife) was Typhon's escort in the mellee, Nike (Victory) led Zeus into battle… impartial Enyo held equal balance between the two sides, between Zeus and Typhon, while the thunderbolts with booming shots revel like dancers in the sky. The Romans identified Enyo with Bellona. She also has similarities with the Anatolian goddess Ma. At Thebes and Orchomenos, a festival entitled Homolôïa, which was celebrated in honour of Zeus, Demeter, Athena, and Enyo, was said to have received the surname of"
"Melaneus In Greek mythology, Melaneus (; Ancient Greek: Μελανεύς) was the founder of Oechalia (Oikhalia), variously located in Thessaly, Messenia or Euboea and also king of the Dryopes. Melaneus was a noted archer, inhering Apollo's archery skills. Apollo, his father, carried away his bride to be Stratonice from her father's home to marry his son, Melaneus. This Stratonice was a Calydonian princess as the daughter of King Porthaon by his wife Laothoe. By her, Melaneus became the father of Eurytus, the famous archer whose reputation overshadowed his father, and of Ambracia, eponym of Ambracia in Epirus.. Alternatively, Melaneus was the"
"Megareus of Thebes In Greek mythology, Megareus (Ancient Greek: Μεγαρέα) or Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) was a warrior of Thebes, who figures in the war of the ""Seven Against Thebes"" - the struggle between Eteocles and Polynices, the twin sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. He was known for his large stature, and is considered an anthropomorphic representation of his father's pride by some literary scholars. Megareus was the son of Eurydice of Thebes and Creon, uncle of the two princes, and thus brother of Lycomedes, Haemon, Megara, Pyrrha and probably Henioche. Creon supported Eteocles, the incumbent king. Megareus wanted"
"he was fourth in line behind Antilochus, Eumelus, and Menelaus. Diomedes was fifth in line. Meriones placed fourth behind Diomedes, Antilochus, and Menelaus. He is described as having the slowest horses and being the worst driver of the lot. His prize was two talents of gold. Meriones fared considerably better in the archery contest: Agamemnon and Meriones both stood for the javelin throw competition, but Achilles declared Agamemnon to be the greatest among javelin throwers. He proposed that Agamemnon take the cauldron prize and give Meriones the bronze spear. Agamemnon agreed. Meriones is also a prominent character in Quintus Smyrnaeus'"
"Alcyoneus In Greek mythology, Alcyoneus or Alkyoneus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυονεύς ""Alkuoneus"" means ""mighty ass"") was a traditional opponent of the hero Heracles. He was usually considered to be one of the Gigantes (Giants), the offspring of Gaia born from the blood of the castrated Uranus. According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Alcyoneus' confrontation with Heracles was part of the Gigantomachy, the cosmic battle of the Giants with the Olympian gods. In Apollodorus' account Alcyoneus and Porphyrion were the greatest of the Giants, and Alcyoneus was immortal as long as he was in his native land. When Heracles shot Alcyoneus with"
"struck by an opponent. Themistius reports that the emperor Titus was his lover (""""). Some scholars believe Melankomas to have been a real person, others that he was an invention of Dio's; there is nothing allowing a firm conclusion either way. Melankomas was mentioned in a second-season episode of ""Sports Night"" as a contender for ""Athlete of the Millennium."" Melankomas Melankomas, or Melancomas (), was an Ancient Greek boxer from Caria and victor in the 207th Olympiad (AD 49). Known to us mainly from the 28th and 29th Discourses of ""Dio Chrysostom"", in which that writer uses his life as"
"Agonius Agonius (Ancient Greek: Ἀγώνιος) or Enagonius was an epithet of several gods in Greek mythology (or a distinct deity). Aeschylus and Sophocles use it of Apollo and Zeus, and apparently in the sense of helpers in struggles and contests, or possibly as the protectors of soldiers. But Agonius is more especially used as an epithet of Hermes, who presides over all kinds of solemn contests (), such as the Agonalia. Classical scholar William Warde Fowler thought it likely the deity or the epithets were merely inventions of the pontifices. According to a 19th-century catalog of Greek and Roman art"
"Ophion In some versions of Greek mythology, Ophion (; ""serpent""; ""gen"".: Ὀφίωνος), also called Ophioneus () ruled the world with Eurynome before the two of them were cast down by Cronus and Rhea. Pherecydes of Syros's ""Heptamychia"" is the first attested mention of Ophion. The story was apparently popular in Orphic poetry, of which only fragments survive. Apollonius of Rhodes in his ""Argonautica"" (1.495f) summarizes a song of Orpheus: Lycophron (1191) relates that Zeus' mother, Rhea, is skilled in wrestling, having cast the former queen Eurynome into Tartarus. Nonnus in his ""Dionysiaca"" has Hera say (8.158f): ""Harmonia"" here is probably"
"the competitions and was represented in Greek mythology by Heracles. Milo of Croton was one of the most famous wrestlers from this ancient time period. At one set of games, no one challenged him, but as he walked to the ""skamma"" he slipped and fell and was harassed by the crowd as they claimed he shouldn't be crowned because he fell. He contested that he should be crowned because he had only fallen once, two short of the required at least three times (Martin, 50). Leontiskos of Messene was also a noted champion. He was not known for his good"
"flute, i.e; Athena placed a curse that the one picking up the flute would be severely punished. Later, however, Melanippides's story became accepted as canonical and the Athenian sculptor Myron created a group of bronze sculptures based on it, which was installed before the western front of the Parthenon in around 440 BC. In the second century AD, the travel writer Pausanias saw this set of sculptures and described it as ""a statue of Athena striking Marsyas the Silenos for taking up the flutes [aulos] that the goddess wished to be cast away for good."" In the contest between Apollo"
"defeated Boreads in the foot-race. Erginus (Argonaut) In Greek mythology, Erginus () was an Argonaut who piloted the ""Argo"" after the helmsman Tiphys died. Erginus is said to be the son of Poseidon, and to have resided in the Carian city of Miletus, Yet others suggested he was a son of Periclymenus. Some authors identify him with another Erginus, king of Minyan Orchomenus. During the funeral games which Hypsipyle celebrated at Lemnos in honour of her father Thoas, Erginus also contended for a prize. But he was ridiculed by the Lemnian women because of his grey hair, even though he"
"Memnon (mythology) In Greek mythology, Memnon (; ) was an Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. As a warrior he was considered to be almost Achilles' equal in skill. During the Trojan War, he brought an army to Troy's defense and had killed Antilochus during a fierce battle. The death of Memnon echoes that of Hector, another defender of Troy whom Achilles also killed out of revenge for a fallen comrade, Patroclus. After Memnon's death, Zeus was moved by Eos' tears and granted him immortality. Memnon's death is related at length in the lost epic ""Aethiopis"", composed after"
"Dionysus his ivy crown, the Giants are not individually characterized and can only be identified by inscriptions which sometimes name the Giant. The fragments of one vase from this same period (Getty 81.AE.211) name five Giants: Pankrates against Heracles, Polybotes against Zeus, Oranion against Dionysus, Euboios and Euphorbos fallen and Ephialtes. Also named, on two other of these early vases, are Aristaeus battling Hephaestus (Akropolis 607), Eurymedon and (again) Ephialtes (Akropolis 2134). An amphora from Caere from later in the sixth century, gives the names of more Giants: Hyperbios and Agasthenes (along with Ephialtes) fighting Zeus, Harpolykos against Hera, Enceladus"
"Antaeus Antaeus (, , ""Antaîos"", ""Opponent”, derived from , antao - I face, I oppose); ) was a figure in Greek and Berber mythology. In Greek sources, he was the half-giant son of Poseidon and Gaia. His wife was the goddess Tinge, and he had a daughter named Alceis or Barce. He was famed for his loss to Heracles as part of his 12 Labors. Antaeus would challenge all passers-by to wrestling matches and remained invincible as long as he remained in contact with his mother, the earth. As Greek wrestling, like its modern equivalent, typically attempted to force opponents"
"like their younger brother Typhon after them, challenged Zeus for supremacy of the cosmos, were (in later representations) shown as snake-footed, and end up buried under volcanos. While distinct in early accounts, in later accounts Typhon was often considered to be one of the Giants. The Roman mythographer Hyginus (64 BC – 17 AD) includes Typhon in his list of Giants, while the Roman poet Horace (65 – 8 BC), mentions Typhon, along with the Giants Mimas, Porphyrion, and Enceladus, as together battling Athena, during the Gigantomachy. The ""Astronomica"", attributed to the 1st-century AD Roman poet and astrologer Marcus Manilius,"
"not return. On the way to the battle, Amphiaraus repeatedly warned the other warriors that the expedition would fail, and blamed Tydeus for starting it. He would eventually prevent Tydeus from being immortalized by Athena because of this. Despite this, he was possibly the greatest leader in the attack. During the battle, Amphiaraus killed Melanippus. In the battle, Amphiaraus sought to flee from Periclymenus, the ""very famous"" son of Poseidon, who wanted to kill him, but Zeus threw his thunderbolt, and the earth opened to swallow Amphiaraus together with his chariot. Thus chthonic hero Amphiaraus was propitiated and consulted at"
"Messapus Messapus, a character in Virgil's ""Aeneid"", appears in Books VII and IX of the Latin epic poem. He was a famous tamer of horses and king of Etruria, known for being one ""whom no one can fell by fire or steel"" (Mandelbaum, VII.911-912); perhaps because he is a son of Neptune. Although accustomed to peace, in Book VII Messapus joins forces with Turnus in his battle against Aeneas and the Trojans. In Book IX, which recounts the nighttime raid by Nisus and Euryalus on the Rutulian camp, the battle helmet of Messapus is taken by Euryalus. Light reflected off"
"on the peplos: Athena's defeat of Enceladus and the Olympian's defeat of the Giants, the Gigantomachy. During the battle between the Gigantes and the Olympian gods, Enkeladus was disabled by a spear thrown by the goddess Athena. Chalceia The Chalkeia festival (also spelled Chalceia), the festival of Bronze-workers, was a religious festival devoted to the goddess Athena. It was celebrated on the last day of Pyanopsion (October or November in the Attic calendar). The festival celebrated Athena and Hephaestus, in honor of both gods as patron deities of Athens, and as deities of handicrafts. Each year, preparations were begun for"
"Menon IV of Pharsalus Menon (in Greek Mενων; died 321 BC) was a citizen of Pharsalus in Thessaly, and a man of great influence and reputation, took a prominent part in the Lamian war, and commanded the Thessalian cavalry in the battle with the Macedonians, in which Leonnatus was slain. Plutarch states that Menon's services were highly valued by the confederates, and that he held a place in their estimation second only to Leosthenes. At the battle of Crannon (322 BC), he and Antiphilus the Athenian, were defeated by Antipater and Craterus, though the Thessalian horse under his command maintained"
"Bellerophon Bellerophon (; Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφῶν) or Bellerophontes () is a hero of Greek mythology. He was ""the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles"", and his greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail: ""her breath came out in terrible blasts of burning flame."" Bellerophon was born at Corinth and was the son of the mortal Eurynome by either her husband Glaucus, or Poseidon. One possible etymology that has been suggested is: Βελλεροφόντης from βέλεμνον, βελόνη, βέλος"
"Alebion In Greek mythology, Alebion or Albion ( or ) was a son of Poseidon and brother of Bergion (also known as Dercynus) who attacked Heracles with Dercynus when he passed through their country, Liguria in North-Western Italy, on his way back to Mycenae from Iberia having obtained the Cattle of Geryon as his tenth labour. The battle that followed was fierce; Albion and Dercynus (or Bergion) were supported by a numerous army. Hercules and his army were in a difficult position so he prayed to his father Zeus for help. With the aegis of Zeus, Heracles won the battle,"
"Polyphemus (Argonaut) In Greek mythology, Polyphemus (Πολύφημος) was the son of Elatus (or Poseidon) and Hippea. The name of Polyphemus is one linked to the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus, it was also the given name to a Greek hero. Polyphemus was also an Argonaut in Greek mythology. According to one source, he was married to Laonome, sister of Heracles. As a Lapith, he was remembered for having fought against the Centaurs in the days of his youth. Years later, he joined the expedition of the Argonauts. During their stay in Bithynia, Polyphemus was the one to hear Hylas cry as"
"Machaon (physician) In Greek mythology, Machaon (; Ancient Greek: Μᾰχάων ""Makhāōn"") was a son of Asclepius; with his brother Podalirius, he led an army from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. Both Machaon and Podalirius were highly valued surgeons and medics. In the ""Iliad"" he was wounded and put out of action by Paris. Machaon (or his brother) healed Philoctetes, Telephus and Menelaus, after he sustained an arrow at the hand of Pandarus, during the war. He was also supposed to possess herbs which were bestowed to his father Asclepius by Chiron, the centaur. He"
"mountain-dwelling tribe whom they utterly destroyed."" No trace of such an oral tradition, which Homer's listeners would have recognized in Nestor's allusion, survived in literary epic. Polyphemus (Argonaut) In Greek mythology, Polyphemus (Πολύφημος) was the son of Elatus (or Poseidon) and Hippea. The name of Polyphemus is one linked to the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus, it was also the given name to a Greek hero. Polyphemus was also an Argonaut in Greek mythology. According to one source, he was married to Laonome, sister of Heracles. As a Lapith, he was remembered for having fought against the Centaurs in the days"
"Arrhichion Arrhichion (also spelled Arrhachion, Arrichion or Arrachion) of Phigalia (died 564 BC) was a champion pankratiast in the ancient Olympic Games. He died while successfully defending his championship in the pankration at the 54th Olympiad (564 BC). Arrhichion has been described as ""the most famous of all pankratiasts"". Arrhichion was the winner of the pankration, a martial art blending boxing and wrestling, at the 52nd and 53rd Olympiads (572 BC and 568 BC, respectively). His fatal fight was described by the geographer Pausanias and by Philostratus the Younger. According to Pausanias: For when he was contending for the wild"
"tradition, Phrynon and the Mytilenaean aristocrat Pittacus fought a duel in which Pittacus won by outwitting his opponent by using a net. During this war the aristocrat and poet Alcaeus of Mytilene wrote several poems about the conflict in which he related how he had fled from battle, lost his shield, and endured the shame of the Athenians hanging it up as a trophy in their temple to Athena. Most of these poems are lost except for a few lines, and it is thought that they constituted the major source of information about the conflict for writers in Classical Antiquity."
"Typhon Typhon (; , ""Tuphōn"" ), also Typhoeus (; , ""Tuphōeus""), Typhaon (, ""Tuphaōn"") or Typhos (, ""Tuphōs""), was a monstrous serpentine giant and the most deadly creature in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, Typhon was the son of Gaia and Tartarus. However one source has Typhon as the son of Hera alone, while another makes Typhon the offspring of Cronus. Typhon and his mate Echidna were the progenitors of many famous monsters. Typhon attempted to overthrow Zeus for the supremacy of the cosmos. The two fought a cataclysmic battle, which Zeus finally won with the aid of his thunderbolts."
"Demoleon In Greek mythology, Demoleon (Ancient Greek: Δημολέοντα) was a Trojan warrior, son of Antenor and Theano. He was a tough defensive fighter that was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War. Born into a peaceful family that believed that Helen should be sent back to the Greeks, he had many siblings including Archelochus, Acamas, Glaucus, Helicaon, Laodocus, Coön, Polybus, Agenor, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Eurymachus, Hippolochus, Medon, Thersilochus, Antheus (most of whom perished during the Trojan War), and at least one sister, Crino. His father was a counselor to King Priam and his mother was a priestess of Athena. He was"
"both wrestling and boxing in their confrontations with opponents. Theseus was said to have utilized his extraordinary pankration skills to defeat the dreaded Minotaur in the Labyrinth. Heracles was said to have subdued the Nemean lion using pankration, and was often depicted in ancient artwork doing that. In this context, pankration was also referred to as ""pammachon"" or ""pammachion"" (πάμμαχον or παμμάχιον), meaning ""total combat"", from πᾶν-, ""pān-"", ""all-"" or ""total"", and μάχη, ""machē"", ""matter"". The term pammachon was older, and would later become used less than the term pankration. The mainstream academic view has been that pankration developed in"
"the victor in wrestling. He outran Hermes in the race and won first place. Apollo killed Aloadae, the twin giants, when they attempted to storm Mt. Olympus. During the gigantomachy, Apollo killed the giant Ephialtes and with Zeus, he killed Porphyrion, the king of giants. When Odysseus, with the help of Athena, attacked the Bryges (backed by Ares), he lost. This caused Athena and Ares to enter into a direct duel. Their fight continued until Apollo intervened between the war siblings and resolved the conflict. When Heracles tried to steal the Delphic tripod to start his own Oracle, he was"
"raid that initiated the mythic tale of the Seven Against Thebes, though she knew he would die. She had been persuaded by Polynices, who offered her the necklace of Harmonia for her assistance. Dying Amphiaraus charged his sons Alcmaeon and Amphilochus with avenging his death and, after Amphiaraus died, fulfilling the prophecy, Alcmaeon killed his mother. He was pursued by the Erinyes as he fled across Greece, eventually reaching the court of King Phegeus, who gave him his daughter in marriage. Exhausted, Alcmaeon asked an oracle how to assuage the Erinyes and was told that he needed to stop where"
"was killed by Eurypylus in the tenth year of the war. He was buried in Gerenia in Messenia, where he was worshiped by the people. The Latin name of a butterfly, the Old World Swallowtail (""Papilio machaon""), is derived from Machaon. ""Machaonia"", a plant genus in Rubiaceae was named for Machaon. The Jovian trojan asteroid 3063 Makhaon is named after him. Machaon (physician) In Greek mythology, Machaon (; Ancient Greek: Μᾰχάων ""Makhāōn"") was a son of Asclepius; with his brother Podalirius, he led an army from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. Both Machaon and"