Filicide in Mythology Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-06 · 5 entries checked · 4 flagged · 10 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 6 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Aëdon — The entry states that Aëdon's sisters were Cleothera and Merope, or Chelidon and an unnamed brother; Chelidon is not a sister of Aëdon in the standard myth but belongs to a different myth.

Aëdon — The LORE section says Pandareus and Tantalus attempted to steal a sacred dog from Zeus, and that Pandareus and Harmothoë fled to Athens and then to Sicily, where Zeus smote them; in the standard myth, Pandareus alone stole a golden dog from Zeus's temple in Cr

Althaea (mythology) — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section claims that after Meleager's death, all his sisters except Gorge and Deianira were transformed into birds by Artemis and moved to the island of Leros, but no canonical source mentions relocation to Leros.

Althaea (mythology) — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states that in Homer's Iliad, Althaea prayed to Hades and Persephone for revenge, and Meleager fell in battle, but in the Iliad Meleager does not fall in battle; his death is not described there.

Athamas — The entry states Athamas married Themisto before Ino, but in the standard myth (e.g., Apollodorus, Hyginus), Athamas married Ino first, then later married Themisto after Ino's death or departure.

Athamas — The entry says Themisto's children include Sphincius and Orchomenus or Schoeneus and Leucon, but the standard canon (Apollodorus) lists Themisto's children as Schoeneus, Leucon, and sometimes Erythrius or others; 'Sphincius' and 'Orchomenus' are not standard n

Aun — Aun is identified with Ongentheow from the *Beowulf* story, not Egil; scholarly consensus identifies Ongentheow with Egil Vendelcrow, not Aun.

Aun — In the *Heimskringla*, Ale is not described as Halfdan's brother-in-law; the relationship is misstated.

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