In Greek mythology, Idas (/ˈiːdəs/, Ancient Greek: Ἴδας, translit. Ídas) may refer to the following individuals:
- Idas, son of Aphareus[1]
- Idas, also called Acesidas ("averter from Mt. Ida"[2]), one of the Dactyls who represented the "little finger".[3]
- Idas, an Egyptian prince as son of Aegyptus and Hephaestine. He married Hippodice, daughter of Danaus who killed him during their wedding night.[4]
- Idas, one of the Ethiopian Chiefs, was in the court of Cepheus when the fight broke between Perseus and Phineus. He kept neutral, but was nevertheless accidentally killed by Phineus.[5]
- Idas, son of Clymenus and Epicaste, brother of Harpalyce and Therager.[6]
- Idas, an Athenian son of Arcas and one of the Sacrificial victims of the Minotaur.[7]
- Idas, an Elean from Pisa who participated in the foot-race at Opheltes' funeral games. During the war of the Seven against Thebes he came in succour of Hippomedon, one of the Seven.[8]
- Idas, a man from Onchestus. He was a defender of Thebes in war of the Seven against Thebes and was slain by Tydeus.[9]
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.16
- ^ Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. Index s.v. Acesidas. ISBN 9780241983386.
- ^ Pausanias, 5.7.6
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.5
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.90
- ^ Parthenius, 13.1 from the Thrax of Euphorion and from Dectadas
- ^ Servius on Virgil, Aeneid 6.21
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 6.553 & 9.122
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 8.466
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.504
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 9.575