Halirrhothius

Halirrhothius (/ˌhælɪˈroʊθiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἁλιρρόθιος, romanized: Halirrhóthios, lit. 'sea-foam'[1]) was the Athenian son of Poseidon and Euryte[2] or Bathycleia[3] in Greek mythology. He was also called the son of Perieres and husband of Alcyone who bore him two sons, Serus and Alazygus.[4] Another son of Halirrhothius, Samos of Mantinea was the victor of the four-horse chariot during the first Olympic games established by Heracles.[5]

  1. ^ The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology by Robin Hard (2004). Based on H.J. Rose's Handbook of Greek Mythology. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group. p. 365. ISBN 0-203-44633-X.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 10.83c
  4. ^ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 10.83 as cited in Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 64
  5. ^ Pindar, Olympian Odes 10.70