In the son-of-Poseidon tradition Ancaeus is named as a son of the sea-god Poseidon and (in some accounts) Astypalaea; he is reckoned king of the island of Samos. He appears in epic genealogies and the catalogue of Argonauts as a member of Jason's crew. His parentage places him among the common Greek motif of semi-divine heroes whose lineage legitimizes rulership and exceptional skill.
The supplied sources do not provide a detailed physical description. Classical and summary sources emphasize his social identity (king of Samos) and functional role (helmsman) rather than specific bodily features, clothing, or marks.
Ancaeus is chiefly noted for exceptional helmsmanship: multiple classical passages and summaries describe steering the Argo and state that 'helmsmanship was his special skill' or that he was 'especially skilled in steering.' He functions also as a local king (rulership of Samos in many accounts) and as a participant in heroic actions typical of the Argonautic cycle. Narrative traditions record that he (like another Ancaeus) ultimately dies from a boar's tusk, a recurring heroic death motif.
Weaknesses
- othervulnerability in hunting/boar-encounter (dies by a boar's tusk)
Wards
None recorded.
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- [2]Ancaeus - Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 'Ancaeus' summarywiki
- [3]Argonautica, Book I - Apollonius of Rhodes. Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, Book I (catalogue and passages noting Ancaeus' skill at steering)literary
- [4]Apollodorus' Library - Jason and the Argonauts (archive reading summary). Apollodorus (as presented in archive/legendary passages), noting Tiphys' death and Ancaeus undertaking to steer the shipliterary
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