Melanippus

Melanippus is a name borne by multiple figures in Greek mythology, most notably a defender of Thebes who killed the champions Mecisteus and Tydeus during the assault on the city. His slaying of Tydeus led to a gruesome act: Tydeus, though dying, broke open Melanippus' skull and consumed his brain, an act that disgusted Athena and caused her to abandon her plan to grant Tydeus immortality. In historical times, the tyrant Cleisthenes replaced the hero cult of Adrastus in Sicyon with that of Melanippus. Other figures named Melanippus include a son of Agrius killed by Diomedes, a brother of Tydeus accidentally slain during a hunt, a son of Theseus and Perigune who fathered Ioxus, a Trojan warrior killed by Antilochus, a son of Priam shot by Teucer, another Trojan slain by Patroclus, an Achaean who helped carry gifts to reconcile Achilles and Agamemnon, and a son of Ares and Triteia who founded the city of Tritaia.