Theiodamas, king of the
Dryopes, father of
Hylas[2] by the
nymphMenodice, daughter of
Orion.[3] The Bibliotheca and
Apollonius Rhodius relate of him that one day when he was working the land with a plough pulled by two bulls, he encountered
Heracles. The latter, being short of food at the moment, slaughtered one of Theiodamas' bulls and consumed it. Theiodamas attempted to start a fight over the bull and was killed by Heracles. Apollonius Rhodius suggests that the incident was simply a pretext for Heracles to start a war against the unjust Dryopes; according to Apollodorus, Heracles did conquer the people in alliance with
Ceyx of
Trachis.[4] In some accounts, Hylas' parentage was given as
Euphemus[5] or even King
Ceyx of
Trachis.[6]
Theiodamas, a seer, son of
Melampus. He followed
Adrastus in the war of the
Seven against Thebes and was chosen to replace
Amphiaraus, who had been swallowed up by the earth, and the leader of a night attack, proposed by him himself on divine inspiration, on sleeping Thebans surrounding the Argive camp after the latter's death.[7]
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