Œnŏmaus

, a son of Mars, by Sterope the daughter of Atlas. He was king of Pisa in Elis, and father of Hippo dam i a, by Evarete daughter of Acrisius, or Eurythoa the daughter of Danaus. He was informed by the oracle that he should perish by the hands of his son-in-law, therefore as he could skilfully drive a chariot he determined to marry his daughter only to him who could outrun him, on condition that all who entered the list should agree to lay down their life, if conquered. Many had already perished, when Pelops son of Tantalus proposed himself. He previously bribed Myrtilus the charioteer of Œnoma us, by promising him the enjoyment of the favours of Hippo dam i a, if he proved victorious. Myrtilus gave his master an old chariot, whose axletree broke on the course, which was from Pisa to the Corinthian isthmus, and Œnoma us was killed. Pelops married Hippo dam i a, and became king of Pisa. As he expired, Œnoma us entreated Pelops to revenge the perfidy of Myrtilus, which was executed. Those that had been defeated when Pelops entered the lists, were Marmax, Alcathous, Euryalus, Eurymachus, Capetus, Lasius, Acrias, Chalcodon, Lycurgus, Tri colonus, Prias, Aristo mach us, Æolius, Eurythrus, and Chronius. Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , ch. 4 .— Diodorus , bk. 4 .— Pausanias , bk. 5 , ch. 17 ; bk. 6 , ch. 11 , . — A poll on i us Rhodius , bk. 1 .— Pro pert i us , bk. 1 , poem 2, li. 20 .— Ovid , Ibis , li. 367 ; Ars Am at or i a , bk. 2 , li. 8 ; Heroides , poem 8, li. 70 .