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Brain
editI doubt the following to be part of the myth;
- Tydeus was severely wounded by Melanippus, but killed him and ate his brains. This shocked Athena, who would have made him immortal.Undead Herle King (talk) 03:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- The article on Tydeus in the Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd edition) confirms this detail. Aramgar (talk) 21:08, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
And Melanippus, the remaining one of the sons of Astacus, wounded Tydeus in the belly. As he lay half dead, Athena brought a medicine which she had begged of Zeus, and by which she intended to make him immortal. But Amphiaraus hated Tydeus for thwarting him by persuading the Argives to march to Thebes; so when he perceived the intention of the goddess he cut off the head of Melanippus and gave it to Tydeus, who, wounded though he was, had killed him. And Tydeus split open the head and gulped up the brains. But when Athena saw that, in disgust she grudged and withheld the intended benefit. — Pseudo-Apollodorus 3.6.8, translated by James George Frazer.