Polyidus
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Polyidus is a seer in Greek mythology renowned for his prophetic abilities and for restoring the Cretan prince Glaucus to life.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mythologicalFigure ⓘ seer ⓘ |
| ability |
interpreting omens
ⓘ
necromantic-style resurrection ⓘ |
| ancestor | Melampus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Corinth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Calchas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiresias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendantOf | Melampus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | prophecy ⓘ |
| employer | Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyLine | house of Melampus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Coeranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcedToTeachBy | Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| found | Glaucus in a jar of honey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mythological narrative ⓘ |
| grandfather | Abas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSon |
Astycratea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Euchenor NERFINISHED ⓘ Manto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prophetic abilities
ⓘ
restoring Glaucus to life ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyginus’s Fabulae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfResurrection | observing a snake revived by another snake with a magical herb ⓘ |
| mythType | heroic myth ⓘ |
| occupation | seer ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | myth of Glaucus of Crete ⓘ |
| removedPropheticKnowledgeBy | making Glaucus spit into his mouth ⓘ |
| renownedAs | wise seer ⓘ |
| restoredToLife | Glaucus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | advisor to King Minos ⓘ |
| servedKing | Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | snake and reviving herb ⓘ |
| task |
finding the missing prince Glaucus
ⓘ
restoring Glaucus to life ⓘ |
| taught | divination to Glaucus ⓘ |
| theme | limits and control of prophetic knowledge ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| usedSign | color of a cow among Minos’s herds ⓘ |
| withdrewGiftOfProphecyFrom | Glaucus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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