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HIPPOTES (son of Mimas in Greek Mythology)

Figure of myth · son of Mimas in Greek Mythology

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Parents
Mimas
Children
Aeolus
In the sources
14 ancient passages

Hippotes, a descendant of Heracles and son of Mimas, was the father of Aeolus.1,2 His bloodline produced Aeolus, who ruled over the Etrurian seas.3,4,2 Melanippe was the mother of Aeolus.2

His grandson, a king who confines strong winds in prison, held abodes near the Sicilian Pelorus.5,6 His grandson, the wind-confining king, possessed the ability to assuage the seas whenever he pleased.5,6

The codex facts behind this entry

In the myths

Hippotas is the grandfather of a king who confines strong winds in prison and whose abodes are located near the Sicilian Pelorus. Ovid Met. 11.410-748 (2) +1

Sources

  1. Diodorus 5.9
  2. Diodorus 4.67
  3. Argonautica 4 ¶49
  4. Argonautica 4 ¶50
  5. Ovid Met. 11.410-748 (2)
  6. Ovid Met. 15.622-744 (4)
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 9 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from, here drawn from Ovid. Updated 31 October 2026.

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