Calais: son of Boreas (the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter) and Oreithyia, daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens.According to Apollodorus and Hesiod's catalogues by Hyginus, he was a son of the sea god Poseidon by Eurymede. Bellerophon: according to Homer's Iliad, son of Glaucus and Eurymede of Corinth.He was a famous thief and ancestor of Odysseus who was also Heracles' wrestling teacher. Heracles had to clean his stables as one of his famed twelve labours. Zeus killed him for this, but raised him from the dead as the god of healing and medicine. He became such a great healer, that he could bring back the dead. Asclepius: son of Apollo and Coronis, who achieved divine status after death.He was a shepherd who was made a god after inventing skills such as cheese-making and bee-keeping. Aristaeus: son of Apollo and Cyrene, a Thessalian princess.Arcas: son of Zeus and Callisto, a nymph and minor goddess associated with Aphrodite.Amphion: son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus.He fled to Italy and became the ancestor of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. Aeneas: Trojan hero, son of Aphrodite, goddess of love and Prince Anchises.His daughter Medea married the famous hero Jason. He was the king of Colchis and played a key role in the story of the Argonauts. He was the father of Telamon and Peleus and grandfather of Ajax and Achilles. Aeacus: son of Zeus and Aegina who was the daughter of a river god.Actaeon: son of Aristaeus and Autonoë, Boeotian prince who was turned into a stag by Artemis and torn to pieces by his own hounds.Achilles: son of the sea nymph Thetis (daughter of sea god Nereus), and Peleus, king of the Myrmidons.JSTOR ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Please improve this section by adding secondary or tertiary sources. This section relies excessively on references to primary sources.
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