Oeax (mythology)

In Greek and Roman mythology, Oeax (Ancient Greek: Οἴαξ, romanized: Oíax, lit. 'handle of rudder, tiller') was a Euboean prince as the son of King Nauplius.^[1]

Family

Oeax's mother has been variously named as Clymene,^[2] Hesione^[3] or Philyra.^[4] He was also the brother of Nausimedon and Palamedes, a Greek warrior at the Trojan War.

Mythology

Because Oeax was angry at the Greeks for killing Palamedes at Troy, he falsely told Clytemnestra about Agamemnon bringing back Cassandra, a Trojan concubine, which led to Clytemnestra plotting to kill Agamemnon.^[5] Later, Oeax tried to banish Orestes after the latter murdered his mother Clytemnestra.^[6] Ultimately, Oeax and his brother Nausimedon were killed by Pylades after helping Aegisthus in his fight with Orestes.^[7]