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Dorycleus
In Greek mythology, Dorycleus (Ancient Greek: Δορυκλεὺς) was a Spartan prince as one of the 20 Hippocoöntids, children of King Hippocoön, son of Oebalus and the naiad Bateia. Family Dorycleus was the brother to Scaeus, Enarophorus, Euteiches, Bucolus, Lycaethus, Tebrus, Eurytus, Hippothous, Hippocorystes, Alcinous,Apollodorus, 3.10.5 Alcimus, Dorceus, Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon and Leucippus. Mythology Dorycleus, together with his brothers, helped their father usurped the throne of Lacedaemonia and expelled the former king, Tyndareus, the son of Gorgophone and Hipocoon's (half-)brother. Ultimately, the Hippocoöntids and their father were slain by Heracles who also restored Tyndareus as the rightful ruler of the Lacedeamonians. The bad blood between these two parties can be attributed to the following reasons: (1) the refusal of Hippocoon and his family to cleanse the hero after the death of Iphitus when he came to Sparta, (2) Dorycleus and his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaeus
In Greek mythology, Scaeus (Ancient Greek: Σκαῖος means 'on the left hand') was a Spartan prince as one of the 20 Hippocoöntids, children of King Hippocoön, son of Oebalus and the naiad Bateia. Family Scaeus was the brother to Dorycleus, Enarophorus, Euteiches, Bucolus, Lycaethus, Tebrus, Eurytus, Hippothous, Hippocorystes, Alcinous,Apollodorus, 3.10.5 Alcimus, Dorceus, Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon and Leucippus. Mythology Scaeus, together with his brothers, helped their father usurped the throne of Lacedaemonia and expelled the former king, Tyndareus, the son of Gorgophone and Hipocoon's (half-)brother. Ultimately, the Hippocoöntids and their father were slain by Heracles who also restored Tyndareus as the rightful ruler of the Lacedeamonians. The bad blood between these two parties can be attributed to the following reasons: (1) the refusal of Hippocoon and his family to cleanse the hero after the death of Iphitus when he came to Sparta, (2) Scaeus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaethus
Lycaethus (Ancient Greek: Λύκαιθος) is a name that refers to the following figures in Greek mythology: *Lycaethus, father of Creon (king of Corinth), Creon, king of Corinth, father of Creusa of Corinth, Glauce and Hippotes. *Lycaethus, a son of King Hippocoon of Sparta, Hippocoon of Sparta, usurper of Tyndareus. He was the brother of Lycon, Alcinous, Dorycleus, Scaeus, Enarephoros, Enarophorus, Eurytus#The%20son%20of%20Hippoco.C3.B6n, Eurytus, Bucolus, Euteiches, Hippothous, Tebrus, Hippocorystes, Alcimus (mythology), Alcimus, Dorceus (mythology), Dorceus, Sebrus (mythology), Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon (classical history), Alcon and Leucippus (mythology), Leucippus. *Lycaethus, one of the Suitors of Penelope, Suitors of Penelope who came from Same (Homer), Same along with other 22 wooers.Apollodorus, Epitome 7.28 He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius (Odyssey), Philoetius, and Telemachus.Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33 Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippocoon (king Of Sparta)
In Greek mythology, Hippocoön (; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκόων) was a Spartan king. Family Hippocoon was the son of the Spartan King Oebalus and Bateia. His brothers (or half-brothers) were Tyndareus and Icarius. Names of Hippocoön's sons include Dorycleus, Scaeus, Enarophorus, Euteiches, Bucolus, Lycaethus, Tebrus, Eurytus, Hippothous, Hippocorystes, Alcinous,Apollodorus, 3.10.5 Alcimus, Dorceus, Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon and Leucippus (the last three were among the Calydonian hunters). Diodorus Siculus states that there were twenty of them, but gives no individual names. Mythology When their father died, Tyndareus became king. Hippocoön, with the help of his sons, overthrew him, took the throne and expelled his brothers from the kingdom . Later, Hippocoön refused to cleanse Heracles after the death of Iphitus. Because of that, Heracles became hostile to Hippocoön, killed him and reinstated Tyndareus. All of Hippocoön's sons were also slain by Heracle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euteiches
In Greek mythology, Euteiches or Eutiches (Ancient Greek: Εὐτείχης means 'with well-built walls') was a Sparta, Spartan prince as one of the 20 Hippocoontids, Hippocoöntids, children of King Hippocoon (king of Sparta), Hippocoön, son of Oebalus and the naiad Batea (mythology), Bateia. Family Eutiches was the brother to Dorycleus, Scaeus, Enarephoros, Enarophorus, Bucolus, Lycaethus, Tebrus, Eurytus#The son of Hippoco.C3.B6n, Eurytus, Hippothous, Hippocorystes, Alcinous,Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Apollodorus, 3.10.5 Alcimus (mythology), Alcimus, Dorceus (mythology), Dorceus, Sebrus (mythology), Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon (classical history), Alcon and Leucippus (mythology), Leucippus. Mythology Euteiches, together with his brothers, helped their father usurped the throne of Sparta, Lacedaemonia and expelled the former king, Tyndareus, the son of Gorgophone (Perseid), Gorgophone and Hipocoon's (half-)brother. Ultimately, the Hippocoöntids and their father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippocorystes
In Greek mythology, Hippocorystes (Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκορυστὴς means 'marshaller, arranger of chariots') was a Spartan prince as one of the 20 Hippocoöntids, children of King Hippocoön, son of Oebalus and the naiad Bateia. Family Hippocorystes was the brother to Dorycleus, Scaeus, Enarophorus, Euteiches, Bucolus, Lycaethus, Tebrus, Eurytus, Hippothous, Alcinous,Apollodorus, 3.10.5 Alcimus, Dorceus, Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon and Leucippus. Mythology Hippocorystes, together with his brothers, helped their father usurped the throne of Lacedaemonia and expelled the former king, Tyndareus, the son of Gorgophone and Hipocoon's (half-)brother. Ultimately, the Hippocoöntids and their father were slain by Heracles who also restored Tyndareus as the rightful ruler of the Lacedeamonians. The bad blood between these two parties can be attributed to the following reasons: (1) the refusal of Hippocoon and his family to cleanse the hero after the death of Iph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, nature of the world, the lives and activities of List of Greek mythological figures, deities, Greek hero cult, heroes, and List of Greek mythological creatures, mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' own cult (religious practice), cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars study the myths to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece, and to better understand the nature of myth-making itself. The Greek myths were initially propagated in an oral tradition, oral-poetic tradition most likely by Minoan civilization, Minoan and Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean singers starting in the 18th century BC; eventually the myths of the heroes of the Trojan War and its after ... [...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] |
Alcimus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Alcimus or Alkimos (Ancient Greek: Ἄλκιμος) may refer to: *Alcimus, a companion of Achilles; he and Automedon were the two most favored by Achilles after Patroclus' death. Possibly the same as the Alcimus killed by Deiphobus. *Alcimus, one of the sons of Hippocoon. He had a heroon in Sparta. *Alcimus, father of Mentor (''Odyssey''). *Alcimus, son of Neleus. *Alkimos, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus. When the latter and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined them. Along with the Ithacan king and six others namely: Lycaon, Amphialos, Amphidamas, Antilochus and Eurylochos, Alcimus survived the manslaughter of his six companions by the monster. See also * 12714 Alkimos, Jovian asteroid Notes References * Homer, ''The Iliad'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorceus (mythology)
''Dorceus'' is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by C. L. Koch in 1846. Species it contains five species: *'' Dorceus albolunulatus'' (Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ..., 1876) – Algeria *'' Dorceus fastuosus'' C. L. Koch, 1846 ( type) – Tunisia, Senegal, Israel *'' Dorceus latifrons'' Simon, 1873 – Algeria, Tunisia *'' Dorceus quadrispilotus'' Simon, 1908 – Egypt *'' Dorceus trianguliceps'' Simon, 1911 – Tunisia References External links * Araneomorphae genera Eresidae {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebrus (mythology)
''Sebrus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Species *''Sebrus absconditus'' Bassi, 1995 *''Sebrus amandus'' Bleszynski, 1970 *''Sebrus argus'' Bassi, 1995 *''Sebrus perdentellus'' (Hampson, 1919) *''Sebrus pseudosparsellus ''Sebrus pseudosparsellus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1961. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a l ...'' (Bleszynski, 1961) References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Crambinae Crambidae genera Taxa named by Stanisław Błeszyński {{Crambinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumedes
Eumedes (Ancient Greek: Εὐμήδης) was a name attributed to seven individuals in Greek mythology. *Eumedes, father of Acallaris who married Tros, king of Dardania.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> *Eumedes, a Calydonian son of Melas. He, along with his brothers, were killed for plotting against Oeneus. *Eumedes, son of Hippocoon, the king of Sparta. His tomb was located in the city. *Eumedes, the Thespian son of Heracles and Lyse, daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae. Eumedes and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night, for a week or in the course of 50 days while hunting for the Cithaeronian lion. Later on, the hero sent a message to Thespius to keep seven of these sons and send three of them in Thebes while the remaining forty, joined by Iolaus, were dispatched to the island of Sardinia to found a colony. *Eumedes, priest of Athena. When the Heracleidae invaded, Eumedes was suspected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pausanias (geographer)
Pausanias ( /pɔːˈseɪniəs/; grc-gre, Παυσανίας; c. 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD. He is famous for his ''Description of Greece'' (, ), a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from his firsthand observations. ''Description of Greece'' provides crucial information for making links between classical literature and modern archaeology. Biography Not much is known about Pausanias apart from what historians can piece together from his own writing. However, it is mostly certain that he was born c. 110 AD into a Greek family and was probably a native of Lydia in Asia Minor. From c. 150 until his death in 180, Pausanias travelled through the mainland of Greece, writing about various monuments, sacred spaces, and significant geographical sites along the way. In writing ''Description of Greece'', Pausanias sought to put together a lasting written account of "all things Greek", or ''panta ta hellenika''. Living in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
