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Ινό

deity earth Greek single tradition · 1

Ινό, daughter of Cadmus, becomes the lover of Athamas and plots against the children of Nephele. She convinces Athamas to sacrifice Phrixus by fabricating an oracle, and she causes a famine by roasting grain before sowing.

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in the myth of the Golden Fleece as a hostile step‑mother figure.

Relationships

co occurs with
Φρίξυς, Έλλη, Αρης, Αθηνα, Βορέας, Ζήτης, Κάλαϊς, Κύζικος, Ιάσων
consort of
Αθάμας
enemy of
Νεφέλη

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Sources

encyclopedia (1)
  1. Argonauts (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Ino, who hated the children of Nephele, persuaded Athamas, by means of a false oracle, to offer Phrixus as a sacrifice.”

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