A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

2. A son of Jason and Medeia, is also called Macareus or Mormorus (Hyg. Fab. 239; Tzetz. ad Lyc. 175); he was murdered, together with his brother Pheres, by his mother at Corinth. (Apollod. 1.9.28; Hyg. Fab. 25; Diod. 4.54.) According to others he was stoned to death by the Corinthians (Paus. 2.3.6; Schol. ad Eurip. Med. 10), or he was killed during the chase by a lioness. (Paus. 2.3.7.) A centaur, Mermerus, is mentioned by Ovid. (Met. 12.305.)

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