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Cleomestra
In Greek mythology, Cleomestra was a Trojan princess as daughter of King Tros and probably, Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander, or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> She was the sister of Ilus, Assaracus, Ganymede and possibly, Cleopatra.Apollodorus3.12.2/ref> Cleomestra became the mother of Assaracus, Antenor and maybe of AlcathousHomer, ''Iliad'' 13.427ff by Aesyetes. Cleomestra and Cleopatra, as daughters of Tros are probably the same person. Notes References * Dictys Cretensis'', from The Trojan War.'' ''The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian'' translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966Online version at the Topos Text Project.* Dionysus of Halicarnassus, ''Roman Antiquities.'' English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site*Dionysius of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assaracus
In Greek mythology, Assaracus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσσάρακος ''Assarakos'') was a king of Dardania. Family Assaracus was the second son of Tros, King of Dardania by his wife Callirhoe, daughter of Scamander,Conon, ''Narrations'' 12; Apollodorus3.12.2 Tzetzes on Lycophron, 29; Scholiast on Homer, ''Iliad'' 20.231 who refers to Hellanicus as his authority or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> He was the brother of Ilus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and possibly of Cleomestra. Assaracus married Hieromneme, daughter of Simoeis; others say his wife was Clytodora, daughter of Laomedon. By either of them, he became the father of his son and heir Capys. According to a less common version, Aesyetes and Cleomestra were also mentioned as parents of Assaracus. In this account, his brothers were Alcathous and Antenor. In some versions of the myth, Ganymedes was not a brother of Assaracus but also a son of Assaracus. Mythology As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antenor Of Troy
In Greek mythology, Antenor (Ancient Greek: Ἀντήνωρ ''Antḗnōr'') was a counselor to King Priam of Troy during the events of the Trojan War. Description Antenor was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "tall, thin, white, blond, small-eyed, hook-nosed, crafty, cowardly, secure, a story-teller, eloquent". Meanwhile, in the account of Dares the Phrygian, he was illustrated as "...tall, graceful, swift, crafty, and cautious." Family Antenor was variously named as the son of the Dardanian noble Aesyetes by Cleomestra or of Hicetaon. He was the husband of Theano, daughter of Cisseus of Thrace, who bore him at least one daughter, Crino, and numerous sons, including Acamas, Agenor, Antheus, Archelochus, Coön, Demoleon, Eurymachus, Glaucus, Helicaon, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Laodocus, Medon,Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.484 Polybus and Thersilochus (most of whom perished during the Trojan War). He was also the father of a bastard son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tros (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Tros (; Ancient Greek: Τρώς, ) was the founder of the kingdom of Troy, of which the city of Ilios, founded by his son Ilus took the same name, and the son of Erichthonius by Astyoche (daughter of the river god Simoeis)Homer, ''Iliad'' 20.230; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 29 or of Ilus I, from whom he inherited the throne. Tros was the father of three sons: Ilus, Assaracus and Ganymede and two daughters, Cleopatra and Cleomestra. He is the eponym of Troy, also named ''Ilion'' for his son Ilus. Tros's wife was said to be Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander,Scholiast ''on Homer's'' Iliad 20.231 who refers to Hellanicus as his authority; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 29 or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> Another Tros was a Trojan warrior. According to Homer's ''Illiad'', he is the son of the Lycian Alastor and he was slain by Achilles. Genealogy Homer's account The following excerpts from Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilus (son Of Tros)
In Greek mythology, Ilus (; Ancient Greek: Ἶλος ''Ilos'') was the founder of the city called '' Ilios'' or ''Ilion'' ( Latinized as ''Ilium'') to which he gave his name. When the latter became the chief city of the Trojan people it was also often called ''Troy'', the name by which it is best known today. In some accounts, Ilus was described to have a plume of horsehair. Family Ilus was son and heir to King Tros of DardaniaDiodorus Siculus4.75.3 Quintus Smyrnaeus2.182-207 ''Oxyrhynchus Papyri,'' 1359 fr. 2 as cited in Hesiod, '' Ehoiai'fr. 102 Suida, s.v. Minos' and Callirhoe, naiad daughter of the river-god Scamander or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> He was the brother of Assaracus,Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'11.756/ref> Ganymede, Cleopatra and possibly, Cleomestra.Dictys Cretensis4.22/ref> Ilus was the father of Laomedon by his wife, named either Eurydice (daughter of Adrastus), Leucippe or Batia, daughter of Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganymede (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Ganymede () or Ganymedes (; Ancient Greek: Γανυμήδης ''Ganymēdēs'') is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals and tells the story of how he was abducted by the gods to serve as Zeus's cup-bearer in Olympus. The myth was a model for the Greek social custom of ''paiderastía'', the romantic relationship between an adult male and an adolescent male. The Latin form of the name was Catamitus (and also "Ganymedes"), from which the English word ''catamite'' is derived. According to Plato's Laws, the Cretans were regularly accused of inventing the myth because they wanted to justify their "unnatural pleasures". Family In Greek Mythology, Ganymede is the son of Tros of Dardania, whose name "Troy" is supposedly derived from, either by his wife Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander, or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> Depe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra (Greek Myth)
In Greek mythology, Cleopatra (Ancient Greek: Κλεοπάτρα ''Kleopatra'' means "glory of the father") was the name of the following women: * Cleopatra (Danaid), daughter of Danaus. *Cleopatra, daughter of King Tros of Troy and Callirhoe, daughter of the river-god Scamander. She was the sister of Ilus, Assaracus, GanymedeApollodorus3.12.2/ref> and possibly, Cleomestra. Cleopatra and Cleomestra probably refer to the same individual. *Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas (North wind) and the Athenian princess, Oreithyia. She was the first wife of Phineus by whom he had a pair of sons, named either Plexippus and Pandion, or Gerymbas and Aspondus, or Polydector ( Polydectus) and Polydorus, or Parthenius and Crambis,Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 2.140 or Oryithus ( Oarthus) and Crambis. *Cleopatra Alcyone, wife of Meleager. *Cleopatra, wife of King Deucalion of Crete and mother of Idomeneus. * Cleopatra and Periboea of Locris, two maidens sent to the Trojan tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aesyetes
In Greek mythology, Aesyetes ( ; Ancient Greek: Αἰσυήτης) was a Trojan hero and father of Alcathous. He was also given as the father of Assaracus and Antenor by Cleomestra. Aesyetes' tomb was the vantage point which Polites, son of Priam, used to scout the Greek camp during the Trojan War.Homer. ''The Iliad''. Translated by Robert Fagles for Penguin Classics (1991). 2.790-794 Notes References * Dictys Cretensis'', from The Trojan War.'' ''The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian'' translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966Online version at the Topos Text Project.* Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ..., ''The Iliad'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acallaris
In Greek mythology, Acallaris (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαλλαρίς) was the daughter of Eumedes. According to some accounts she married the Trojan king, Tros of whom she had a son Assaracus, also a king of Troy.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> Some writers gave the name Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander as the wife of Tros and became the mother of his sons. Other possible children of Tros and Acallaris are Ilus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and Cleomestra.Dictys Cretensis, ''Trojan War Chronicle'4.22/ref> Family The writer Dionysius of Halicarnassus, wrote a passage about Acallaris' descendants as the wife of Tros: : "of Tros and Acallaris, the daughter of Eumedes, Assaracus; of Assaracus and Clytodora, the daughter of Laomedon, Capys; of Capys and a Naiad nymph, Hieromnemê, Anchises; of Anchises and Aphroditê, Aeneas." Genealogical tree Notes {{reflist References * Dictys Cretensis'', from The Trojan War.'' ''The Chronicles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcathous
Alcathous (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκάθοος) was the name of several people in Greek mythology: * Alcathous, a Calydonian prince as the son of King Porthaon and Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas. He was the brother of Oeneus (successor of Porthaon), Agrius, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. Alcathous was the second suitor of Hippodamia, and thus slain by her father Oenomaus like the other suitors except Pelops. * Alcathous, possible son of Agrius who together with his brother Lycopeus, died at the hands of his cousin, Tydeus who went then into exile to Argos. *Alcathous, son of Pelops, who killed the Cithaeronian lion. * Alcathous, one of the guardians of Thebes. He was killed by Amphiaraus during the war of the Seven against Thebes. * Alcathous, a Trojan soldier in the company of Paris and Agenor. He was son of Aesyetes In Greek mythology, Aesyetes ( ; Ancient Greek: Αἰσυήτης) was a Trojan hero and father of Alcathous. He was also given as the father of Assaracus and Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callirhoe (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Callirrhoe, Callirhoe, Callirrhoë, or occasionally Kallirroi (; ) may refer to the following characters: * Callirrhoe, one of the Oceanid daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, and the mother of Geryon by Chrysaor. * Callirhoe, wife of Peiras, son of King Argus of Argos, son of Zeus and Niobe. She was the mother of Argus, Arestorides and Triopas. * Callirhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander, wife of Tros, and thus, mother of Ilus, Assaracus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and possibly, Cleomestra. * Callirhoe, daughter of Meander and consort of Car. * Callirhoe, naiad daughter of Nestus ( Nessus), mother of Biston, Odomas and Edonus by Ares. * Callirhoe, a maiden who was loved by Coresus. * Callirrhoe, daughter of the river-god Achelous, who betrothed her to Alcmaeon. * Callirhoe, daughter of Lycus, king of Libya. She fell in love with Diomedes and saved him from being sacrificed to Ares by her father. After Diomedes left Libya, she hanged herself. * Callirhoe, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
The ''Bibliotheca'' (Ancient Greek: grc, Βιβλιοθήκη, lit=Library, translit=Bibliothēkē, label=none), also known as the ''Bibliotheca'' of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century AD. The author was traditionally thought to be Apollodorus of Athens, but that attribution is now regarded as false, and so "Pseudo-" was added to Apollodorus. The ''Bibliotheca'' has been called "the most valuable mythographical work that has come down from ancient times." An epigram recorded by the important intellectual Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople expressed its purpose:Victim of its own suggestions, the epigraph, ironically, does not survive in the manuscripts. For the classic examples of epitomes and encyclopedias substituting in Christian hands for the literature of Classical Antiquity itself, see Isidore of Seville's ''Etymologiae'' and Martianus Capella. It has the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princesses In Greek Mythology
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. Examples of princesses regnant have included Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Antioch in the 12th century. Since the President of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''ex-officio'' a Co-Prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy title Descendants of monarchs For many centuries, the title "princess" was not regularly used for a monarch's daughter, who, in English, might simply be called "Lady". Old English had no female equivalent of "prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
