Phrixus
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek Son of Athamas and Nephele;
brother of Helle. His stepmother, Ino, demanded that
Phrixus be sacrificed to the corn goddess to ensure
good crops. Phrixus and his sister, Helle, escaped on
the back of the winged ram that had a fleece of gold.
When Phrixus reached Colchis, he sacrificed the ram
to the god Zeus and gave the fleece to Aeetes, king
of Colchis. The flight of Phrixus and Helle on the winged ram was important in the myth of the Golden
Fleece.
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- Nephele Greek Wife of Athamas; mother of Phrixus, Leucon, and Helle.
- Phrixus Greek Son of Athamas and Nephele; brother of Helle.