person
Erysichthon
also: the son of Triopas, the Thessalian
A Thessalian who profaned Ceres's sacred grove and was cursed with insatiable Hunger, devouring his wealth and at last his own body.
Reading notes
- Ibis §13 father of her who was wont to change her shapes
Erysichthon, father of the shape-shifting Mestra, cursed with insatiable hunger until he ate himself.
- Metamorphoses §8.230 her father
Erysichthon, the Thessalian who profaned Ceres's grove and was cursed with insatiable Hunger.
- Metamorphoses §8.231 Thessalian
Erysichthon, the Thessalian who fells the sacred oak despite the warning voice within it.