Son of Mantius and brother of Polypheides in the Melampodid line at Argos — golden-throned Dawn snatched him away for his beauty before he could grow old among men.1
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When Theoclymenus traced his lineage for Telemachus, Homer paused on Mantius' two sons. Apollo made Polypheides the greatest mortal seer after Amphiaraus lay dead at Thebes, but Cleitus did not follow his brother into prophecy or exile: Eos the Dawn, enthroned in gold, snatched him for his beauty.2
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the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story