Daedalion

Ceyx tells of his brother Daedalion, who loved war and violence while Ceyx cared for peace. Chione, Daedalion's daughter, was beautiful and drew many suitors. Apollo and Mercury saw her together and both desired her. Mercury used his wand to put her to sleep and assaulted her. Later that night Apollo approached in the guise of an old woman. Chione gave birth to twins, Autolycus and Philammon.

Chione claimed that her beauty surpassed Diana's. The goddess shot an arrow through her tongue; Chione died as she tried to speak. Her father could not be comforted and lamented her. Four times he tried to enter the flames at her funeral, but others stopped him. He raced across the land towards Parnassus, driven by his grief. When he was about to fall from the summit, Apollo intervened, transformed him into a hawk and carried him through the air. The god gave him a hooked bill and gripping talons, and the bird kept Daedalion's courage and grief.