Phrixus

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Phrixus is a figure in Greek mythology best known for escaping a deadly plot against him by riding a golden ram to Colchis, where he later sacrificed the ram and gave its Golden Fleece to King Aeëtes.

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Surface form Occurrences
Phrixus (through Athamas) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological person
associatedMyth Argonautica NERFINISHED
myth of the Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
associatedObject Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Colchis NERFINISHED
Orchomenus NERFINISHED
causeOfFlight plot by his stepmother Ino
child Argus NERFINISHED
Cytisorus NERFINISHED
Melas NERFINISHED
Phrontis NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek mythology
divineProtector Hermes NERFINISHED
Nephele NERFINISHED
eraOfMyth mythic age before the Trojan War
escapeMethod flight on the golden ram
eventDuringJourney Helle fell into the sea
father Athamas NERFINISHED
gender male
giftedObjectTo Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
halfSibling Learchus NERFINISHED
Melicertes NERFINISHED
honoredBy King Aeëtes NERFINISHED
host Aeëtes NERFINISHED
journeyDestination Colchis NERFINISHED
languageOfSources Ancient Greek NERFINISHED
mother Nephele NERFINISHED
mount golden ram
mythologicalCycle cycle of the Argonauts NERFINISHED
narratedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica NERFINISHED
Pindar's odes NERFINISHED
notableFor escape from a plot against his life
offering Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
recipientOfGift Aeëtes NERFINISHED
relatedToponym Hellespont NERFINISHED
religiousRole sacrificer of the golden ram
rescuedBy golden ram
sacrificedAnimal golden ram
sacrificedTo Zeus NERFINISHED
settledIn Colchis NERFINISHED
sibling Helle NERFINISHED
spouse Chalciope NERFINISHED
spouseFather Aeëtes NERFINISHED
stepmother Ino NERFINISHED
travelCompanion Helle NERFINISHED

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Golden Fleece associatedWith Phrixus
Enarete descendant Phrixus
this entity surface form: Phrixus (through Athamas)
Ino plotAgainst Phrixus
Ino stepmotherOf Phrixus