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Athamas

In Greek mythology, a king of Thessaly. He abandoned his wife Nephele for Ino, who persecuted his children Phryxes and Helle. In revenge, the goddess Hera made Athamas go mad and he killed Learchus, his son by Ino.



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And the sons of Aeolus, kings dealing justice, were Cretheus, and Athamas, and clever Sisyphus, and wicked Salmoneus and overbold Perieres.
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