Because he was the child of the nymph
According to Apollodorus, this man was the father of Argus, Phrontis, Cytissorus and Mela, four shipwreck survivors rescued by Jason. Phony messengers from an oracle announced that this man's death could end a drought that actually started when women in his city planted burnt seeds. This man married the princess Chalciope in a city he reached with help from his mother, a cloud shaped by Zeus to look like Hera. Because he was the child of the nymph (*) Nephele, this son of Athamas galled his stepmother Ino, who conspired to have him sacrificed. Although this man escaped to Colchis, his sister plunged into the sea off the back of the ram that rescued them. For 10 points, name this brother of Helle who gave King Aeetes the Golden Fleece.
According to Apollodorus, this man was the father of Argus, Phrontis, Cytissorus and Mela, four shipwreck survivors rescued by Jason.
Phrixus