Dexamenos biography

Dexamenus was a king of the Akhaian town of Olenos in the Peloponnesos.

Dexamenos of Chios was a gem engraver of Ancient Greece, active in his craft between and BC. He was one of the most talented artists in sculpture, and his works are considered among the finest in their art.

Dexamenos of Chios was a gem engraver of Ancient Greece, active in his craft between and BC. He was one of the most talented artists in sculpture.

Dexamenos (Δεξαμενός) de Chios est un graveur de gemmes de l'antiquité grecque, actif entre et av.

Gem-engraver and Medallist, born at Baugé (Maine-et-Loire), , died at Paris in ; pupil of Jouffrov.

Dexamenos of Chios was a gem engraver of Ancient Greece, active in his craft between and BC. He was one of the most talented artists in sculpture..

Dexamenus

Characters in Greek mythology

Dexamenus (; Ancient Greek: Δεξάμενος means "hospitable"^[1]) was a name attributed to at least three characters in Greek mythology.

Dexamenus, son of Oeceus, and a king of Olenus.^[2] The CentaurEurytion forced him to betroth his daughter, Mnesimache, to him.^[3]Heracles rescued the girl, killing Eurytion when he showed up to claim his bride.

In another version of the tale, the girl was instead Deianira, Heracles' future wife (elsewhere said to be a daughter of Oeneus or Dionysus and Althaea).
Judging from the quality of his surviving work, Dexamenos was a major fifth-century artist, albeit one who worked on a very small scale.
Heracles violated her and promised her father that he would marry her. After his departure, Eurytion appeared, demanding Deianira as his bride. Her father, afraid, gave in, but Heracles reappeared just in time and slew the Centaur.^[4] In yet another variant, the daughter's name is Hippolyte and Eurytion threatens violence to her at her wedding feast (she having married Azan); Heracles, who is also attending