[spider] Athamas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). ==Name== The genus name is derived from Athamas, the king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athamas_(spider)
in Greek mythology, king of the prehistoric Minyans in the ancient Boeotian city of Orchomenus. His first wife was Nephele, a cloud goddess. But ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/118
In Greek mythology, a king of Thessaly. He abandoned his wife Nephele for Ino, who persecuted his children Phryxes and Helle. In revenge, the goddess Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688