Iphitus
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
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- The son of Eurytus and Antiope, one of the Argonauts, Hyg. Fab. 14.—
- II A Trojan, Verg. A. 2, 435. —
- B Hence, Īphĭtĭdes, ae, m., son of Iphitus: Coeranos, Ov. M. 13, 257.—
- III A king in Elis, who reinstated the Olympic games, Val. Fl. 1, 363.
(Ἴφιτος).
1. A son of Eurytus of Oechalia, is mentioned among the Argonauts, but was killed by Heracles. (Hom. Od. 21.14, &c. ; Apollod. 2.6.1; Paus. 3.15.2; Apollon. 1.86.)
2. A son of Naubolus, and father of Schedius, Epistrophus, and Eurynome, in Phocis, was likewise one of the Argonauts. (Hom. Il. 2.518, 17.306; Paus. 10.4.1; Apollod. 1.9.16; Apollon. 1.207; Orph. Arg. 144.)
3. A son of Haemon, Praxonides, or Iphitus. At the command of the Delphic oracle, he restored the Olympian games, and instituted the cessation of all war during their celebration. (Paus. 5.4.5.) Another Iphitus, who is otherwise unknown, is mentioned by Apollodorus (2.5.1). [L.S]
(Ἴφιτος). (1) A son of Eurytus, king of Oechalia. (See Heracles.)
(2) A king of Elis, son of Praxonides, in the age of Lycurgus. He reestablished the Olympic Games 470 years after their first institution, or B.C. 884. It was not, however, until 108 years after this (B.C. 776) that the custom was introduced of inscribing in the gymnasium at Olympia the names of those who had borne off the prize in the stadium. (Pausan. v. 4, 5).
- Paus. 3.15.3, Paus. 10.13.8
- his bow: Paus. 4.1.4
- tomb of his sons: Paus. 10.36.10
- son of Eurytus, supports the claim of Herakles to Iole: Apollod. 2.6.1
- thrown by Herakles from the walls of Tiryns: Apollod. 2.6.1
- Paus. 5.4.6
- Paus. 10.4.2
- gives his bow to Ulysses: Apollod. E.7.32
- killed by Copreus: Apollod. 2.5.1
- Paus. 5.4.6
- revives Olympic games: Paus. 5.4.5ff., Paus. 5.8.5, Paus. 5.9.4, Paus. 8.26.4
- persuades Eleans to sacrifice to Herakles: Paus. 5.4.6
- crowned by Ecechiria: Paus. 5.10.10, Paus. 5.26.2
- quoit of Iphitus inscribed with Olympic truce: Paus. 5.20.1
- in the Argo: Apollod. 1.9.17
- father of Schedius and Epistrophus: Apollod. 3.10.7