Galaxy/The codex of Oileus

Son of Hodoedocus, Locrian Argonaut and father of Ajax the Lesser, wounded by a Stymphalian bird on the voyage.1

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Apollonius tells how a Stymphalian bird struck Oileus in the shoulder; Eribotes drew out the barbed feather and healed the wound. He is numbered among the Argonauts in every major catalogue.2

the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story

BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Oileus — art, artifacts and echoes.

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