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Did any Greek mythological hero father a son who surpassed him in fame?
I can't think of any case of a Greek mythological hero having a son who achieved more fame, glory and "heroic status" than him.
Looking the descendency of Perseus, Heracles, Theseus, Jason, Achilles, Odysseus, etc, they all had sons. Some of them…
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How many sons did Zeus father through mortal women?
Heracles and Perseus were two well-known sons of Zeus fathered by mortal women.
How many other male offspring did Zeus father by human women?
How many of these (sons of mortal mothers) specifically do not have alternate versions of their paternity…
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What source mentions the parents of Queen Cassiopeia as Coronus and Zeuxo?
In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia is best known for being a queen who boasted that either she herself or her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, the powerful sea-nymphs who counted among their number Thetis (later mother of the hero…
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Is there any pre-modern attestation for Telephassa being a daughter of Nephele by the River Nile?
In Greek mythology, Telephassa's claim to fame is that she is, going by the commonest version of the genealogy, the mother of Kadmos [Cadmus], who built the citadel of Thebes in Boiotia [Boeotia]; of Europa, after whom the continent of Europe was…
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