Mermerus and Pheres

For other uses, see Pheres (mythology).
For other uses, see Mermerus (mythology).
Medea and her children, fresco from the House of the Dioscuri in Pompeii, 1st century AD.

In Greek mythology, Mermerus (Ancient Greek: Μέρμερος, Mérmeros) and Pheres (Ancient Greek: Φέρης, Phéres) were the sons of Jason and Medea. They were killed either by the Corinthians[1] or by Medea,[2] for reasons that vary depending on the rendition. In one account, Mermerus was killed by a lioness while hunting.[3]

  1. ^ Pausanias, 2.3.6; Scholia on Euripides, Medea 10
  2. ^ Euripides, Medea; Diodorus Siculus, 4.54.7; Hyginus, Fabulae 25; Apollodorus, 1.9.28 cites both versions
  3. ^ Naupactica as cited in Pausanias, 2.3.9