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Son of Apollo.
A horse, offspring of Poseidon and Demeter, or of Earth, ridden by Herakles, and given by him to Adrastus.
Arion, a fabulous horse, which Poseidon begot by Demeter; for in order to escape from the pursuit of Poseidon, the goddess had metamorphosed herself into a mare, and Poseidon deceived her by assuming the figure of a horse. Demeter afterwards gave birth to the horse Arion, and a daughter whose name remained unknown to the uninitiated (Paus. viii. 25.4) According to the poet Antimachus this horse and Caerus were the offspring of Gaea; whereas, according to other traditions, Poseidon or Zephyrus begot the horse by a Harpy (Eustath. ad Hom; Quint. Smyrn. iv. 570). Another story related, that Poseidon created Arion in his contest with Athena (Serv. ad Virg. Georg. i. 12). From Poseidon the horse passed through the hands of Copreus, Oncus, and Heracles, from whom it was received by Adrastus (Paus.; Hesiod. Scut. Here. 120).
This text is from: A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, 1873 (ed. William Smith). Cited Oct 2005 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
When Demeter was wandering in search of her daughter, she was followed, it is
said, by Poseidon, who lusted after her. So she turned, the story runs, into a
mare, and grazed with the mares of Oncius; realizing that he was outwitted, Poseidon
too changed into a stallion and enjoyed Demeter. At first, they say, Demeter was
angry at what had happened, but later on she laid aside her wrath and wished to
bathe in the Ladon. So the goddess has obtained two surnames, Fury because of
her avenging anger, because the Arcadians call being wrathful "being furious,"
and Bather (Lusia) because she bathed in the Ladon.
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