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	Oenopion
		by Dr Alena Trckova-Flamee Ph.D. According to legend, Oenopion was the son of the wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne, and the grandson of the Cretan king Minos.
		Oenopion and his brothers -- Thoas, Staphylus, Tauropolos, Latramys and Euanthes -- were regarded as the founders of the Hellenic tribes in the Aegean islands.
		Oenopion became a legendary king of Chios and a hero of that island, which is situated in the eastern Aegean just a few kilometers away of the coast of Asia Minor Asian.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/o/oenopion.html (392 words)

	Oenopion Sources
		Oenopion, son of Ariadne; some say that Oenopion was the son of Dionysus;
		Talus, Euanthes, Melas, Salagus and Athamas, sons of Oenopion;
		Oenopion and Staphylus, children of Ariadne by Theseus;
	www.csulb.edu /~dbouvier/SourceFiles/i172Sources.htm (48 words)

	Oenopion
		In Greek mythology, Oenopion ("wine-faced"), son of Dionysus and Ariadne, was a legendary king of Khios, said to have brought winemaking to the island.
		Orion fell in love with Merope but Oenopion did not want the marriage to happen.
		For revenge, Oenopion got Orion drunk and stabbed out his eyes, then cast him into the sea.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/oe/Oenopion.html (115 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 99041554
		Oenopion promised Orion that the hunter could have Merope's hand in marriage, but only if he were able to rid the countryside of the fearsome wild beasts which threatened the lives of the inhabitants.
		Oenopion really had no intention of giving his daughter away in marriage, because secretly he was in love with her himself.
		One night, Orion got very drunk on Oenopion's finest wine (and the wine of a son of Dionysus was fine indeed, and stronger than most) and, in a thoroughly intoxicated state, he burst into Merope's room and raped her.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/simon031/99041554.html (5488 words)

	Orion
		Her father, Oenopion, agreed to their marriage on condition that Orion first rid the island of all dangerous beasts.
		Oenopion was furious at this attack on his daughter and, whilst Orion was still drunk and helpless, blinded him.
		One version goes that, noting how frequently the pair hunted together, and fearing that Artemis may become yet another conquest of Orion, her brother Apollo challenged her to hit a speck in the sea, a speck which in reality was Orion swimming.
	www.brandonjaynes.com /education/?Orion (423 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 54 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He cleared the island from wild beasts, and brought the spoils of the chase as presents to his beloved ; but as Oenopion constantly deferred the marriage, Orion one day being intoxicated forced his way into the chamber of the maiden.
		Oenopion now implored the assistance of Dionysus, who caused Orion to be thrown into a deep sleep by satyrs, in which Oenopion blinded him.
		When afterwards he had recovered his sight, Orion returned to Chios to take vengeance, but as Oenopion had been concealed by his friends, Orion was unable to find him, and then proceeded to Crete, where he lived as a hunter with Artemis.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2388.html (1002 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 17 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While he was king of Chios, he received a visit from the giant Orion, who for a leng time sued for the hand of Merope.
		But the latter was not to be found in Chios, for his friends had concealed him in the earth, so that Orion, unable to discover him, went to Crete (Apollod.
		The tomb of Oenopion continued to be sh'own at Chios even in the days of Pausanias (vii.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2351.html (1055 words)

	Orion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The King of Chios, Oenopion, agreed to let Merope and Orion marry but would always postpone the wedding.
		Dionysius agreed with Oenopion, and when Orion was asleep Dionysius did his job.
		Orion woke up blind and learned from an oracle that if he went far to the east and let the rays of the rising sun fall onto his eyes, he could see again.
	library.advanced.org /23057/orion.html (301 words)

	Athena's Web Weekly Column
		Oenopion then crept in, and put out both of Orion's eyes.
		But Oenopion, having been warned of his approach, hid in a tomb and told his servants to tell Orion that he was abroad.
		Orion went to Crete in search of Oenopion, and there was welcomed by Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.
	www.athenasweb.com /2001/columns/Column122101.html (534 words)

	Orion
		He also was quite the hunter, and the constellation that bears his name forms the shape of a great hunter in a defensive pose against Taurus, the bull.
		While a young man Orion fell in love with Merope, the daughter of Oenopion, the king of Chios.
		(Oenopion's name means "wine-faced," and he was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne.) Orion sought to marry Merope and he remained in the king's service for some time attempting to win his favor, but Oenopion dragged his feet in arranging the marriage.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/o/orion.html (508 words)

	Orion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oenopion promised her hand in marriage to Orion on the condition that he freed their island of Chios from terrible and dangerous beasts.
		However, Oenopion kept delaying the nuptial agreement by assigning Orion further tasks.
		In frustration, Orion hastily drank a flask of Oenopion's most potent wine and under its effects, forced his intended bride to consummate the marriage bond prematurely.
	1scom.net /~kjblackford/orion.html (289 words)

	ORION - Giant of the Aegean, Greek mythology, constellation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He cleared the island from wild beasts, and brought the spoils of the chase as presents to his beloved; but as Oenopion constantly deferred the marriage, Orion one day being intoxicated forced his way into the chamber of the maiden.
		From this, later on, a child was born whom Hyrieus called Urion (Urine) from the happening, though on account of his charm and affability he came to be called Orion.
		Some say that Orion lived with Oenopion in too close intimacy, and wanting to prove to him his zeal in hunting, boasted to Diana [Artemis], too, what we spoke of above, and so was killed.
	www.theoi.com /Gigante/GiganteOrion.html (3245 words)

	Orion MC Newsletter : Dec 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oenopion agreed to the marriage on condition that Orion rid him of the wild animals which infested his island.
		One night, Orion, in disgust, drank a skinful of Oenopion's wine, which so inflamed him that he broke into Merope's bedroom, and forced her to lie with him (somewhat at variance with his reputation for charm, it would seem).
		The enraged Oenopion, with the help of his father Dionysos, plied Orion with more wine until he became unconscious; whereupon Oenopion put out both his eyes and flung him onto the seashore.
	www.stravaiger.com /OrionMC/newsletters/dec97/thesky.php (1391 words)

	Athena's Web Weekly Column
		'You may marry Merope,' Oenopion said, 'if you promise to kill all the wild beasts of my island.' This Orion did, and every evening took the skins of dead bears, lions, wolves, wildcats, and foxes to Merope at the palace.
		The myth goes on with Orion battling a huge scorpion, one as large as an elephant.
		As Oenopion notes at 'dawn' (when the stars of Orion crossed the Ascendant), there were wolves howling, lion and bears roaring, foxes barking and wildcats yowling.
	www.athenasweb.com /2005/columns/Column031105.html (569 words)

	Orion
		Once, he went to the island Chios where he fell in love with Merope, the daughter of the king Oenopion.
		Oenopion promised Orion his daughter if he could rid the island of the fierce beasts that infested it.
		While pursuing Oenopion, Orion reached the island of Crete where he met the goddess Artemis.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mythology/orion.html&edu=high&sw=f (371 words)

	Wikipedia: Merope
		Merope, one of the Pleiades, she married a mortal, Sisyphus, and was thus the faintest star in the constellation that bears their name.
		Orion then decided to kill Oenopion, but Hephaestus had built the king an underground chamber.
		Orion couldn't find the king and went to Delos, where Artemis slew him.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/m/me/merope.html (207 words)

	Orion, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		In time Orion grew tall as a giant, and he was granted by Poseidon the power of striding across the sea.
		Orion, some say, wished to marry Merope 3, the daughter of King Oenopion 1 of Chios, son of Ariadne, but her father, disliking the idea, made Orion drunk, put out his eyes as he slept, and then cast him on the beach.
		Others affirm, however, that Orion came to Chios, and having drunk heavily, raped the girl, being this the reason why he was blinded, and expelled from the island, which is off the coast of Ionia in Asia Minor.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Orion.html (646 words)

	o (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oenopion hid in an underground chamber when Orion regained his sight and came to avenge himself (Apollodorus 1.4.3-4; Hyginus, Poetica Astronomica 2.34).
		He fell in love with Merope on the island of Chios and won her hand by ridding the island of wild animals, but Oenopion, her father, refused to grant her to him and then blinded Orion.
		Other accounts say Orion tried to rape Artemis while he was ridding Chios of wild animals for Oenopion; she then produced the scorpion, which stung him to death and both the scorpion and Orion were then placed in the sky.
	www.us.oup.com /us/companion.websites/0195153448/studentresources/mainglossary/characterglossary/o/?view=usa (1447 words)

	VPNAVY - Greek Hellenic Air Force History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		Orion fell in love with Metrope, the daughter of Oenopion, king of Chios, and sought her in marriage.
		Oenopion, however, constantly deferred his consent to the marriage, and Orion attempted to gain possession of the maiden by violence.
		Incensed at his behavior, her father, with the aid of the god Dionysus, threw him into a deep sleep and blinded him.
	www.vpnavy.com /haf_1991.html (1011 words)

	Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Orion
		He went to claim Merope, but King Oenopion hesitated to give his daughter away, and told Orion that he hadn't finished his job completely.
		The next night, Oenopion got Orion drunk again, blinded him and cast him out on the seashore.
		Bent on revenge, Orion journeyed to the island of Crete searching for King Oenopion, but he was nowhere to be found.
	www.hawastsoc.org /deepsky/ori/index.html (1870 words)

	Orion - Virtual Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		His legend says that the king of Chios, Oenopion, asked Orion to help and rid his island of the wild beasts.
		Orion took a child, Cedalion, on his shoulders and asked the boy to lead him in the direction of the rising sun.
		He hurried to take his revenge upon Oenopion but failed, because Hephaestus defended him.
	www.francesfarmersrevenge.com /art/mythology/orion.html (160 words)

	Pleiades Myths
		He fell in love with Merope (Aero) who was one of the daughters of Oenopion (Atlas), king of the island of Chios.
		King Oenopion was very angry and appealed to the gods for help.
		Orion traveled far to the east and fell on his knees with his face to the rising sun, and the gods had mercy on him and restored his sight.
	www.csam.montclair.edu /~west/pleiadesmyths.html (813 words)

	Lexikon Oenopion
		Oenopion (auch: Oinopion; "Der Weingesichtige", "Der Weintrinker") ist in der griechischen Mythologie Sohn des Dionysus und der Ariadne, war legendärer König von Chios und soll die Weinherstellung auf diese Insel gebracht haben.
		Als Rache machte Oenopion Orion betrunken, stach ihm die Augen aus und warf ihn ins Meer.
		Er ging dann nach Delos, wo er seine nächste Geliebte, Eos, traf.
	lexikon.freenet.de /Oenopion (240 words)

	Orion: The Tale of Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Lepus and Scorpio
		Her father, Oenopion, was a very suspicious man. When he heard that Orion wished to marry his daughter, the old man thought about everything bad that could happen.
		When Orion came and asked to marry his daughter, Oenopion pretended to be delighted.
		When he awoke, water was lapping at his feet and his two dogs were licking his sightless eyes, for Oenopion had dragged Orion to the beach and left him with only his dogs to aid him.
	www.business-esolutions.com /starmyths/myths/orion.htm (2353 words)

	ORION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Madly in love with the daughter of King Oenopion of Chios, Metrope, Orion was consistantly denied marriage to her.
		Orion's death came about when Apollo challenged Artemis to hit a speck among the waters of the ocean, not knowing that this speck was Orion swimming.
		In response to her actions, Artemis placed Orion, along with his companions Canis Major, and Canis Minor in the sky, near the seven daughters of Oenopion, the Pleiades.
	www.metu.edu.tr /~e123601/ele329/orion.htm (345 words)

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