Son of \b \cf4 \ATXht10113 Aeolus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , god of the winds, he was the king of Orcho
menus in Boeotia. On the orders of \b \cf4 \ATXht3 Hera\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , he had married Nephele, a divine creature who gave him two children, Phrixus and Helle, but he fell in love with the mortal \b \cf4 \ATXht10908 Ino\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , one of the dau
ghters of \b \cf4 \ATXht10301 Cadmus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and \b \cf4 \ATXht10802 Harmonia\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , who bore him Learchus and Melicertes. The goddess Hera, who felt slighted, sent a terrible drought to Boeotia, and Ino took advantage of this to dema
nd the sacrifice of Phrixus and Helle. Nephele was able to arrange their escape to \b \cf4 \ATXht10327 Colchis\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 on the back of the ram with the \b \cf4 \ATXht10705 golden fleece\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , and Hera, more enraged than ever, drove At
hamas out of his mind and he killed Learchus. Ino, in desperation, threw herself into the sea with their other son Melicertes: both were turned into marine deities.