In Greek mythology, Idmon () was an Argonaut seer.

Family Allegedly a son of Apollo, he had AbasScholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.139 as cited from Herodorus (or Ampycus) as his mortal father.Argonautica Orphica 185–187; 721 His mother was Asteria, daughter of CoronusScholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.139 as cited from Pherecydes, or Cyrene, or else Antianeira, daughter of Pheres. By Laothoe, he had a son Thestor.Hyginus, Fabulae 14; Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.139 as cited from Pherecydes +Comparative table of Idmon's familyRelationNamesSourcesPherecydesApolloniusHyginusOrphicSchol. ad Apollon.ParentageApollo and Asteria✓✓Apollo✓Abas✓Apollo and Cyrene✓Abas and Cyrene✓Apollo and Antianeira✓SpouseLaothoe✓OffspringThestor✓

Mythology Idmon foresaw his own death in the Argonaut expedition, but joined anyway. During the outbound voyage of Argo, a boar killed him in the land of the Mariandyni, in Bithynia.Hyginus, Fabulae 14Apollonius Rhodius, 2.815–834Apollodorus, 1.9.23

In 559 BC, the citizens of Megara Heraclea (today's Eregli) built a temple over Idmon's grave.

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