Iphitus

Īphitus, ī, m.: a Trojan warrior, 2.435.

Īphĭtus, i, m., = Ἴφιτος.

• 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.

Īphĭtus, (15) ī, m. (Ἴφιτος), un des Argonautes : Hyg. Fab. 14 || un roi dʼÉlide : Val. Flacc. 1, 363 || nom de guerrier : Virg. En. 2, 435.

Iphĭtus

(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).

Iphitus Iphitus, (son of Eurytus) murdered by Herakles

• 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

Iphitus(2), father of Iphitus

• Paus. 5.4.6

Iphitus(3), father of Schedius

• Paus. 10.4.2

Iphitus (4)

• gives his bow to Ulysses: Apollod. E.7.32

Iphitus (5)

• killed by Copreus: Apollod. 2.5.1

Iphitus(6), son of Haemon or of Praxonides or of Iphitus

• 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

Iphitus(7), son of Naubolus

• in the Argo: Apollod. 1.9.17
• father of Schedius and Epistrophus: Apollod. 3.10.7