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Aeropus (mythology)
Aeropus may refer to: *Aeropus, brother of Perdiccas I, who was the first king of Macedonia of the family of Temenus *Aeropus I of Macedon, King of Macedon, 602–576 BC *Aeropus II of Macedon, King of Macedon, 399–393 BC *Aeropus of Lyncestis, commander of Philip II *Aeropus, a son of Cepheus, King of Tegea, in Greek mythology *''Aeropus'', in Greek mythology a kind of bird into which Botres was changed *The Nemerçkë mountain range shared between Greece and Albania {{disambiguation, given name Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perdiccas I
Perdiccas I ( gr, Περδίκκας, Perdíkkas) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. He ruled somewhere between 650 BC and 620 BC. Herodotus Herodotus ( ; grc, , }; BC) was an ancient Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, part of the Persian Empire (now Bodrum, Turkey) and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria ( Italy). He is known f ... stated: References 7th-century BC Macedonian monarchs Argead kings of Macedonia Mythology of Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Year of birth unknown {{AncientGreece-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeropus I Of Macedon
Aeropus I of Macedon (Greek: Ἀέροπος Αʹ ὁ Μακεδών) was the son of Philip I, the great-grandson of Perdiccas I, the first king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia according to Herodotus, and the father of Alcetas. Reign At the start of Aeropus's reign, the Thracians and Illyrians were ravaging the country of Macedon, and had achieved a number of successful victories over the Macedonians. Eventually, despairing about their inability to achieve a victory over their enemies, and believing that they could only be victorious if they fought in the presence of their king, the army carried the infant Aeropus with them into battle. His presence stiffened the resistance of the soldiers, and they forced the Thracians and Illyrians to flee, eventually retreating entirely from Macedon. According to Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeropus II Of Macedon
Aeropus II of Macedon ( grc, Ἀέροπος, Aéropos), king of Macedonia, son of Perdiccas II, was guardian during the minority of his nephew Orestes, with whom he reigned for some years after 399 BC. The first four years of this time he reigned jointly with Orestes, whom he murdered, and the remainder alone. After his death by illness, he was eventually succeeded by his son Pausanias., citing Theopompus, who wrote within 85 years of these events. An alternative historiographic tradition records that Archelaus II of Macedon, perhaps the brother of Orestes, succeeded Aeropus for one year before Pausanias deposed him., writing 700 years afterwards. In the surviving Armenian translation, Eusebius's commentary states that the Pausanias succession tradition is not as reputable as the Archelaus II succession tradition, and his historical tables reflect this. However, Eusebius remains through the Armenian and Jerome's Latin translations the sole witness of the Archelaus II tradition in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeropus Of Lyncestis
Aeropus ( el, Ἀέροπος) of Lyncestis was a commander in the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC), battle of Chaeronea. After the battle Philip II of Macedon exiled him and an officer called Damasippus for disciplinary reasons. He was father of Arrhabaeus and Heromenes, who were accused of being conspirators against Philip II and Alexander of Lyncestis, who was befriended by Alexander the Great but later also conspired against the Macedonian king. References *''Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great'' by Waldemar Heckel Ancient Lyncestians Ancient Greek generals Ancient Macedonian generals Generals of Philip II of Macedon {{AncientGreece-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cepheus, King Of Tegea
In Greek mythology, Cepheus (; Ancient Greek: Κηφεύς ''Kephéus'') was a king of Tegea in Arcadia. He was an Argonaut, and was, along with most of his twenty sons, killed in Heracles' war against Hippocoon, king of Sparta. He was perhaps the same Cepheus who, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, participated in the Calydonian boar hunt. Family Cepheus was a member of the Arcadian royal family, the descendants of Pelasgos, the first king of Arcadia. He was usually said to be the son of Aleus, the king of Tegea in Arcadia. According to Apollodorus, Aleus had, by Neaera the daughter of Pereus, a daughter Auge and two sons Cepheus and Lycurgus. While according to the mythographer Hyginus, Cepheus (the Argonaut) was the son of Aleus and Cleobule. A different tradition perhaps made Cepheus a son of Lycurgus rather than Aleus. In addition, the Argonaut Amphidamas was said to be another brother of Chepheus and son of Aleus, while according to the geographer Pausanias, Aleu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botres
In Greek mythology, Botres (Ancient Greek: Βότρης) was a Theban son of Eumelus and grandson of Eugnotus. Mythology Eumelus venerated the god Apollo devotedly and honored him with generous offerings. One day, when Eumelus was sacrificing a ram to the god, Botres, who was helping around, tasted the victim's brain before the ritual was completed. Eumelus, enraged, hit Botres on the head with a brand and inflicted a fatal injury on him. As it became evident that Botres was dying, Eumelus, his wife and the servants were overcome with sorrow. Being that Eumelus was a devotee, Apollo took pity on them and changed Botres into a bird called ''Aeropus'' (bee-eater). This myth is also briefly referenced in Ovid's ''Metamorphoses''.Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' 7.389–390 Notes ReferencesAnderson, William S. A commentary on Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', 7. 390In: Ovid's Metamorphoses. Books 6-10. Edited, with Introduction and Commentary, by William S. Anderson. University of Oklahoma Press, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |