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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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Counter-tenor Michael Chance as Athamus, Peter Rose as Cadmus and Somnus, Judith Howarth as Iris, were all good; the chorus sang like angels.
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Counter-tenor Michael Chance as Athamus, Peter Rose as Cadmus and Somnus, Judith Howarth as Iris, were all good; the chorus sang like angels.
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