1. \b0 King of \b \cf4 \ATXht106 Salmydessos\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 in Thrace, he was deprived of his sight by the gods for
having blinded his children following a false charge leveled against them by their stepmother, Idea. He became a famous soothsayer, but was persecuted by the \b \cf4 \ATXht10803 Harpies\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 for having revealed the thoughts of the gods to hum
ans. He was freed from the monsters by the \b \cf4 \ATXht10134 Argonauts\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . \b 2. \b0 Uncle and betrothed of \b \cf4 \ATXht10128 Andromeda\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , turned into stone by the sight of the \b \cf4 \ATXht11307 Medusa\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 '
s head when it was shown to him by \b \cf4 \ATXht12010 Theseus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 .