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.

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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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