Oenopion
Sign in to savethumb|Dionysus teaching the art of wine-drinking to his son Oenopion, on an Attica|Attic black-figured [[amphora from Vulci (ca. 540-530 BC) by Exekias]] In Greek mythology, Oenopion (Ancient Greek: , Oinopíōn, English translation: "wine drinker", "wine-rich" or "wine face") was a legendary king of Chios, and was said to have brought winemaking to the island, which was assigned to him by Rhadamanthys.
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thumb|Dionysus teaching the art of wine-drinking to his son Oenopion, on an Attica|Attic black-figured [[amphora from Vulci (ca. 540-530 BC) by Exekias]] In Greek mythology, Oenopion (Ancient Greek: , Oinopíōn, English translation: "wine drinker", "wine-rich" or "wine face") was a legendary king of Chios, and was said to have brought winemaking to the island, which was assigned to him by Rhadamanthys.
==Family== Oenopion was the son of the Cretan princess Ariadne by Dionysus. He was born on Lemnos. His brothers were Thoas, Staphylus, Latromis, Euanthes, and Tauropolis.