Aeson

father of Jason in Greek mythology
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Aeson
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Aeson

Summary

Aeson is a mythological Greek character[1]. He draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #180 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aeson's father was Cretheus[3].
  • Aeson's mother was Tyro[4].
  • Aeson was married to Polymede[5].
  • Among Aeson's spouses was Alcimede[6].
  • Aeson was married to Amphinome[7].
  • A child of Aeson was Jason[8].
  • A child of Aeson was Promachus[9].
  • Aeson held the position of king of Phtiotis[10].
  • Aeson's image is recorded as Aeson medea.jpg[11].
  • Aeson is recorded as male[12].
  • Aeson's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[13].
  • Aeson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149158124947814930031[14].
  • Aeson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16260279d[15].
  • Aeson's IdRef ID is recorded as 241855179[16].
  • Aeson's Commons category is recorded as Aeson[17].
  • Aeson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kx_f[18].
  • Aeson's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology[19].
  • Aeson's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[20].
  • Aeson's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Aeson's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Aeson's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 3382[23].
  • Aeson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Αἴσων'}[24].
  • Aeson's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Aeson[25].
  • Aeson's sibling is recorded as Pheres[26].
  • Aeson's sibling is recorded as Amythaon[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Aeson's father was Cretheus[3]. His mother was Tyro[4].

Career and Affiliations

Aeson held the position of king of Phtiotis[10].

Personal Life

Spouses include Polymede[5], a mythological Greek character[28]; Alcimede[6], a mythological Greek character[29]; and Amphinome[7]. Children include Jason[8], a mythological Greek character[30] and Promachus[9], a mythological Greek character[31].

Why It Matters

Aeson draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #180 of 1,333).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Who were Aeson's parents?

Aeson's father was Cretheus[3]. Aeson's mother was Tyro[4].

Who was Aeson married to?

Aeson's spouses include Polymede[5], Alcimede[6], and Amphinome[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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