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In Greek mythology, Idmon (Ancient Greek: Ἴδμων means "having knowledge of" or "the knowing") may refer to the following individuals:

Idmon, one of the fifty sons of Aegyptus, who married and was killed by the Danaid Pylarge.^[1]
Idmon, father of Arachne,^[2] and perhaps her brother Phalanx too.
Idmon, an Argonaut seer and son of Apollo or Abas, and Princess Cyrene.^[3]
Idmon, herald of Turnus.^[4]
Idmon, a figure briefly mentioned in Statius' Thebaid. He came from Epidaurus and was portrayed in the poem cleansing Tydeus' wounds after a battle.^[5]

Notes

References

Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Vergil, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Grimal, Pierre. Entry for Idmon. The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Blackwell, 1986. ISBN 0-631-20102-5.
Seaton, R.C. (editor and translator). Apollonius Rhodius: Argonautica. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1912.
William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 562, under Idmon

This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.

[1] Apollodorus, 2.1.5

[2] Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.8

[3] Argonautica Orphica 185–187 & 721

[4] Virgil, Aeneid 12.75

[5] Statius, Thebaid 3.399

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+{{Short description|Disambiguation article}}
-{{for|the [[genus]] of [[grass skipper]] [[butterflies]]|Idmon (butterfly)}}
+{{for|the [[genus]] of [[grass skipper]] [[butterflies]]|Idmon (skipper)}}
-In [[Greek mythology]], '''Idmon''' was an [[Argonauts|Argonaut]] seer.  His father is said to have been [[Apollo]] but his mortal father was [[Abas]] (or [[Ampycus]]).  His mother was [[Asteria]], daughter of [[Coronus]], or [[Cyrene (mythology)|Cyrene]], or else Antianeira, daughter of [[Pheres]]. By [[Laothoe]] he had a son [[Thestor (mythology)|Thestor]].<ref name="Hyginus, Fabulae, 14">[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'', 14</ref><ref>[[Scholia]] on ''[[Argonautica]]'', 1. 39</ref><ref>''[[Argonautica Orphica]]'', 185-187; 721</ref> Idmon foresaw his own death in the Argonaut expedition but joined anyway and was killed by a [[boar]] in the land of the [[Mariandyni]], in [[Bithynia]].<ref>[[Apollonius Rhodius]], ''[[Argonautica]]'', 2.815-2.834</ref><ref>[[Apollodorus]], ''Bibliotheca'', 1. 9. 23</ref><ref name="Hyginus, Fabulae, 14" /> When in 559 BC the citizens of Megara [[Heraclea Pontica|Heraclea]] (today's [[Eregli]]), they built a temple over the spot he was buried.
+In [[Greek mythology]], '''Idmon''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Ἴδμων means "having knowledge of" or "the knowing") may refer to the following individuals:
-==Other characters==
-The name '''Idmon''' may also refer to:
-* One of the fifty sons of [[Aegyptus]], who married and was killed by the [[Danaus|Danaid]] Pylarge<ref>[[Apollodorus]], ''Bibliotheca'', 2. 1. 5</ref>.
+*Idmon, one of the [[Sons of Aegyptus|fifty sons]] of [[Aegyptus]], who married and was killed by the [[Danaus|Danaid]] [[Pylarge (mythology)|Pylarge]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]]'','' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.1.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=2:chapter=1&highlight=Idmon 2.1.5]</ref>
-* The father of [[Arachne]]<ref>[[Ovid]], ''Metamorphoses'', 6. 8</ref>.
+* Idmon, father of [[Arachne]],<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' 6.8</ref> and perhaps her brother [[Phalanx (mythology)|Phalanx]] too.
+*[[Idmon (Argonaut)|Idmon]], an [[Argonauts|Argonaut]] seer and son of [[Apollo]] or [[Abas (mythology)|Abas]], and Princess [[Cyrene (mythology)|Cyrene]].<ref>''[[Argonautica Orphica]]'' 185–187 & 721</ref>
-* The herald of [[Turnus]]<ref>[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'', 12. 75</ref>.
+* Idmon, herald of [[Turnus]].<ref>[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 12.75</ref>
-* A figure briefly mentioned in [[Statius]]' ''[[Thebaid]]''. He came from [[Epidaurus]] and was portrayed in the poem cleansing his wounds after a battle<ref>[[Statius]], ''Thebaid'', 3. 339</ref>.
+* Idmon, a figure briefly mentioned in [[Statius]]' ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]''. He came from [[Epidaurus]] and was portrayed in the poem cleansing Tydeus' wounds after a battle.<ref>[[Statius]], ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'' [https://archive.org/stream/statiusstat01statuoft#page/478/mode/2up 3.399]</ref>
-==References==
+==Notes==
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+==References==
+* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts, [[Harvard University Press]]; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library].
-*Grimal, Pierre. [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0631201025&id=ATUZ1H3kkRwC&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&ots=x2v0OvfU-6&dq=idmon&sig=4ayU373TgpN7bf_Qq8jmi1ktZsk Entry for Idmon.]  ''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology.''  Blackwell, 1986.  ISBN 0631201025.
+*[[Virgil|Vergil]], ''Aeneid.'' Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0054%3Abook%3D1%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
+*Statius'', The Thebaid'' translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.  [https://topostext.org/work/149 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
+*Grimal, Pierre. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ATUZ1H3kkRwC&dq=idmon&pg=PA228 Entry for Idmon.]  ''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology.''  Blackwell, 1986.  {{ISBN|0-631-20102-5}}.
 *Seaton, R.C. (editor and translator). ''Apollonius Rhodius: Argonautica''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1912.
-*[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1670.html William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 562, under ''Idmon'']
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514042129/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1670.html William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 562, under ''Idmon'']
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