Oenomaus

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Oenomaus is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Pisa and the father of Hippodamia, whose deadly chariot races led to the famous contest won by Pelops.

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Oenomaus canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological king
appearsInWork Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
surface form: Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca

Hyginus’ Fabulae
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Pindar's odes
surface form: Pindar’s Olympian Odes
associatedWithDeity Ares
associatedWithEvent chariot race between Oenomaus and Pelops
associatedWithMyth founding myth of the Olympic Games
House of Atreus myth cycle
surface form: myth of Pelops and Hippodamia
associatedWithPlace Elis
child Alcippe
Leucippus (son of Perieres)
surface form: Leucippus

Nicippe
country Pisa
culture Ancient Greek religion
deathCause chariot crash
fatherOf Hippodamia
gender male
GreekName Οἰνόμαος
hasDivineHorse divine horses from Ares
hasLegacy linked to the origin of the Peloponnesian royal lines through Pelops
killedBy Pelops
kills suitors of Hippodamia
knownFor being defeated by Pelops
chariot races against suitors of Hippodamia
role in the mythic origins of the Olympic Games
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mythologicalEra age of heroes
parent Ares
Harpe
Sterope
positionHeld king of Pisa
raceLocation road between Pisa and the Isthmus of Corinth
raceOpponent Pelops
residence Pisa
setsCondition suitors must defeat him in a chariot race
spouse Eurythoe
Evarete
Harpsicrateia
Sterope
threatens to kill any suitor who loses the race
vehicle chariot drawn by divine horses
weapon chariot

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