Phrixos

Phrixus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Phrixus (Greek: Φρίξος, Phrixos) or Phryxus was the son of Athamas, king of Boiotia, and Nephele (a goddess of clouds). His twin sister Helle and he were hated by their stepmother, Ino. Ino hatched a devious plot to get rid of the twins, roasting all of Boeotia's crop seeds so they would not grow. The local farmers, frighte...

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Phrixus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

(*Fri/cos), a son of Athamas and Nephele or of Athamas and Themisto (Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. 2.1144), and brother of Helle, and a grandson of Aeolus (Apollon. 2.1141). In consequence of the intrigues of his stepmother, Ino (others state that he offered himself), he was to be sacrificed to Zeus; but Nephele removed him and Helle, and the two t...

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