Mopsus’s Family Tree

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Family

• Apollo(parent),Manto(parent)— Consort

  Mopsus was the son of the prophetess Manto and Apollo. Through Manto, he was grandson of the great Theban seer Tiresias, inheriting an extraordinary prophetic lineage.

Allied with

• Amphilochus

  Amphilochus and Mopsus co-founded the oracle at Mallus in Cilicia after the Trojan War. Their initial cooperation gave way to a fatal dispute over the sanctuary's control.

Enemy of

• Amphilochus

  Amphilochus and Mopsus quarreled over sole control of the oracle at Mallus in Cilicia. They fought in single combat and killed each other, after which both received oracular honors at the shared shrine.

Slew

• Calchas

  Mopsus defeated Calchas in a prophecy contest at Claros, correctly answering riddles that the Trojan War seer could not. Calchas died of grief at being surpassed by the younger prophet.

Associated with

• Manto

  Mopsus's mother Manto, daughter of Tiresias, was sent by Apollo to found the oracle at Claros. Mopsus was born there and inherited the sanctuary, becoming its chief prophet.

• Tiresias

  Mopsus inherited his prophetic gift from his father Apollo and his maternal grandfather Tiresias through Manto. His lineage made him one of the most powerfully gifted seers in Greek mythology.