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In Greek mythology
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
, two people share the name Ascalaphus .

  1. Son of Acheron
    Acheron

    The Acheron is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, Preveza, near Parga....
     and Orphne
    Orphne

    In Greek mythology, Orphne was a nymph that lived in Hades. With Acheron, she mothered Ascalaphus....
    . He told the other gods that Persephone
    Persephone

    In Greek mythology, Persephone was the embodiment of the Earth's fertility at the same time that she was the Queen of the Greek Underworld, the kore , and the parthenogenesis daughter of Demeter and, in later Classical myths, a daughter of Demeter and Zeus....
     had eaten a pomegranate
    Pomegranate

    The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to between five and eight metres tall. The pomegranate is native to the region from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean Basin region and the Caucasus since ancient times....
     in Hades
    Hades

    Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades"....
    . He was punished by being changed into an owl
    Owl

    The Strigiformes are an order of bird of prey, comprising 200 species. Most are solitary, and Nocturnal animal, with some exceptions . Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish....
    . He was on the crew of Jason's Argo in the quest for the Golden Fleece.
  2. Son of Ares
    Ares

    In Greek mythology, Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. Though often referred to as the Twelve Olympians God of warfare, he is more accurately the god of bloodlust, or slaughter personified: "Ares is apparently an ancient abstract noun meaning throng of battle, war."...
     and Astyoche
    Astyoche

    The name Astyoche was attributed to three individuals in Greek mythology.*Daughter of Laomedon, wife of Telephus and mother of Eurypylus.*Daughter of Actor , mother of Ascalaphus with Ares....
    , daughter of Actor
    Actor (mythology)

    Actor is a very common name in Greek mythology. Here is a selection of characters that share this name :#Actor, a king of Phthia, was said to be the son of King Deion of Phocis and Diomede, or of King Myrmidon and Peisidice, daughter of Aeolus....
    , son of Azeus, son of Erginus
    Erginus

    In Greek mythology, Erginus was king of Minyans Orchomenus in Boeotia. He was the son of Clymenus, his predecessor, and Buzyge . Erginus avenged his father's death at the hands of the Thebes ; he made war against Thebes, inflicting a heavy defeat....
    . He was King of Orchomenus, and twin brother of Ialmenus. Ascalaphus died in the Trojan War
    Trojan War

    In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta....
     as a result of a spear
    Spear

    A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material fastened to the shaft, such as obsidian, iron or bronze....
     thrown by Deiphobus
    Deiphobus

    In Greek mythology, Deiphobus was a son of Priam and Hecuba. He was a prince of Troy, and the greatest of Priam's sons after Hector and Paris ....
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    In Greek mythology
    Greek mythology

    Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
    , two people share the name Ascalaphus .

    1. Son of Acheron
      Acheron

      The Acheron is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, Preveza, near Parga....
       and Orphne
      Orphne

      In Greek mythology, Orphne was a nymph that lived in Hades. With Acheron, she mothered Ascalaphus....
      . He told the other gods that Persephone
      Persephone

      In Greek mythology, Persephone was the embodiment of the Earth's fertility at the same time that she was the Queen of the Greek Underworld, the kore , and the parthenogenesis daughter of Demeter and, in later Classical myths, a daughter of Demeter and Zeus....
       had eaten a pomegranate
      Pomegranate

      The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to between five and eight metres tall. The pomegranate is native to the region from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean Basin region and the Caucasus since ancient times....
       in Hades
      Hades

      Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades"....
      . He was punished by being changed into an owl
      Owl

      The Strigiformes are an order of bird of prey, comprising 200 species. Most are solitary, and Nocturnal animal, with some exceptions . Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish....
      . He was on the crew of Jason's Argo in the quest for the Golden Fleece.
    2. Son of Ares
      Ares

      In Greek mythology, Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. Though often referred to as the Twelve Olympians God of warfare, he is more accurately the god of bloodlust, or slaughter personified: "Ares is apparently an ancient abstract noun meaning throng of battle, war."...
       and Astyoche
      Astyoche

      The name Astyoche was attributed to three individuals in Greek mythology.*Daughter of Laomedon, wife of Telephus and mother of Eurypylus.*Daughter of Actor , mother of Ascalaphus with Ares....
      , daughter of Actor
      Actor (mythology)

      Actor is a very common name in Greek mythology. Here is a selection of characters that share this name :#Actor, a king of Phthia, was said to be the son of King Deion of Phocis and Diomede, or of King Myrmidon and Peisidice, daughter of Aeolus....
      , son of Azeus, son of Erginus
      Erginus

      In Greek mythology, Erginus was king of Minyans Orchomenus in Boeotia. He was the son of Clymenus, his predecessor, and Buzyge . Erginus avenged his father's death at the hands of the Thebes ; he made war against Thebes, inflicting a heavy defeat....
      . He was King of Orchomenus, and twin brother of Ialmenus. Ascalaphus died in the Trojan War
      Trojan War

      In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta....
       as a result of a spear
      Spear

      A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material fastened to the shaft, such as obsidian, iron or bronze....
       thrown by Deiphobus
      Deiphobus

      In Greek mythology, Deiphobus was a son of Priam and Hecuba. He was a prince of Troy, and the greatest of Priam's sons after Hector and Paris ....
      .