Arion

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Arion is a mythical, divinely-bred immortal horse in Greek mythology, famed for his incredible speed and often associated with heroes such as Heracles and Adrastus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Arion canonical 3
Pegasus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creature in Greek mythology
mythological horse
belongsToTradition heroic legend cycle of Thebes
myths of Poseidon as horse-god
hasAlternateClassification wonder-horse
hasAttribute divinely-bred
immortal
incredibly fast
swift
hasColor dark-maned (in some accounts)
hasCultOrLegendLocation Arcadia
Argos
hasEpithet divine horse
the swift
hasGender male
hasLanguageTradition Ancient Greek literature
hasMythologicalRole aid to heroes in battle
divine horse of Adrastus
hasNameEtymology possibly related to the Greek word for "martial" or "warlike" (areios)
hasNature immortal steed
hasNotableOwner Adrastus
surface form: Adrastus, king of Argos

Heracles
surface form: Heracles (in some versions)
hasOrigin Greek mythology
hasParent Demeter
Poseidon
hasPower ability to speak (in some traditions)
extraordinary speed
hasReputation fastest of horses in his myths
hasSpecies horse
isAssociatedWith Adrastus
Demeter
Heracles
Poseidon
Seven Against Thebes
surface form: the war of the Seven against Thebes
isComparedTo other divine horses such as Xanthus and Balius
isDepictedAs a powerful, beautiful horse
isDescribedIn Pausanias’ Description of Greece
surface form: Pausanias' Description of Greece
isLinkedToEvent Adrastus' escape from the battle of the Seven against Thebes
isMentionedIn Pindar's odes
surface form: Pindar's Odes

scholia on Homeric and tragic texts
isOffspringOfUnion Poseidon and Demeter in horse form
isPartOf Greek heroic mythology
isRiddenBy Adrastus
Heracles

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Demeter motherOf Arion
Poseidon child Arion
this entity surface form: Pegasus
Despoina sibling Arion
Ovid’s Fasti (in some passages related to early Rome) containsMyth Arion
subject surface form: Ovid’s Fasti