Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Philomelus

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1854424Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology — Philomelus1870Various Authors

PHILOMELUS (Φιλόμηλος), a son of Iasion and Demeter, and brother of Plutos, is said to have invented the chariot when Boötes was placed among the stars by his mother. (Hygin. Poet. Astr. ii. 4.) [L. S.]