Oenopion

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Oenopion is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the son of Ariadne and Dionysus and as a king of the island of Chios associated with the myth of Orion.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Oenopion canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ
associatedWith Dionysian cult on islands of the Aegean ⓘ
Orion (Greek mythology) ⓘ
wine ⓘ
child Athamas (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
linked to: Athamas

Euanthes (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
Melas (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
Merope (daughter of Oenopion) ⓘ
Salagus (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
Talus (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Chios (mythological kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Chios
cultContext connected with Dionysian myths ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
father Dionysus ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasDaughter Merope (daughter of Oenopion) ⓘ
hasSons Athamas (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
linked to: Athamas

Euanthes (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
Melas (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
Salagus (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
Talus (son of Oenopion) ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn myths recorded by Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
myths recorded by Hyginus ⓘ
mother Ariadne ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Orion cycle of myths ⓘ
mythologicalIsland Chios ⓘ
mythologicalRole early king and civilizer of Chios ⓘ
nameEtymology name means ‘wine-drinker’ or ‘wine-man’ in Greek ⓘ
notableEvent blinded Orion while he slept ⓘ
escaped Orion’s vengeance after Orion recovered his sight ⓘ
received Orion as a guest on Chios ⓘ
refused to give Merope to Orion ⓘ
was asked by Orion for the hand of his daughter Merope ⓘ
was attacked by Orion after Orion became drunk ⓘ
was hidden by the Chians in an underground chamber ⓘ
positionHeld king of Chios ⓘ
region Aegean Sea (mythological setting) ⓘ
relatedMyth blinding and healing of Orion ⓘ
residence Chios ⓘ
sibling Euanthes ⓘ
Latromis ⓘ
Peparethus ⓘ
Staphylus ⓘ
Thoas ⓘ
spouse Helike (mythology) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ariadne → children → Oenopion ⓘ
Staphylus → hasSibling → Oenopion ⓘ