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Evanthes
In Greek mythology, Evanthes or Euanthes (Ancient Greek: Εὐανθής means "the richly blooming") may refer to two different individuals: * Evanthes, son of Oenopion, Eustathius on Homer, ''Odyssey'' 1623.44 as cited in Hesiod, '' Ehoiai'' fr. 86 son of Ariadne and Dionysus. His mother was probably the nymph Helice and his only sister was Merope (Aero) who was raped by the giant Orion. Together with his brothers, Talus, Melas, Salagus and Athamas, they followed their father when he sailed from Crete to settle in Chios.Pausanias7.4.8/ref> Other sources makes Euanthes a son of Dionysus and Ariadne and brother to Oenopion, Thoas, Staphylus, Latromis and Tauropolis. He was also said to be one the generals of Rhadamanthys who was presented by the later with the city of Maroneia. Euanthes had a son Maron who was encountered by Odysseus in Ismarus, land of the Ciconians. * Evanthes, a Phrygian who fought on Aeneas' side in Italy. He was killed by Mezentius, king of the Etrusc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariadne
Ariadne (; grc-gre, Ἀριάδνη; la, Ariadne) was a Cretan princess in Greek mythology. She was mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. She is best known for having helped Theseus escape the Minotaur but being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos; subsequently, she became the wife of Dionysus. (There are many other versions of her myth.) The ancient Roman author Hyginus identified Ariadne as the Roman Libera/Proserpina at approximately the same time as Libera was officially identified with Proserpina in 205 BC, these two names becoming synonymous for the same goddess. Hyginus equated Libera/Proserpina with Ariadne as bride to Liber whose Greek equivalent was Dionysus, the husband of Ariadne. Etymology Greek lexicographers in the Hellenistic period claimed that ''Ariadne'' is derived from the ancient Cretan dialectical elements ''ari'' (ἀρι-) "most" (which is an intensive prefix) and ''adn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helice (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Helice ( (modern ; Ancient Greek: ''Helike'') means "willow") was a name shared by several women: * Helice, nurse of the god Zeus during his infancy on Crete. Her name suggests that she was a "willow-nymph", just as there were oak-tree nymphs and ash-nymphs (Dryads and Meliae). It is likely that she is the same as Ide. When Cronus once came to Crete in search of Zeus, the young god himself and his companions by turning them into bears, as he became a serpent. Later, when he became king, he made them both constellations, Helice becoming Ursa Major, while Cynosura became Ursa Minor. Helice, in antiquity, was a common proper name for the constellation Ursa Major. In one version, Demeter asks the stars whether they know anything about her daughter Persephone's abduction, and Helice tells her to ask Helios, who knows the deeds of the day, because the night is blameless and knows nothing. * Helike, a nymph who became the wife of King Oenopion of Chios and mother b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oenopion
In Greek mythology, Oenopion (Ancient Greek: , ''Oinopíōn'', English translation: "wine drinker", "wine-rich" or "wine face") was a legendary king of Chios, and was said to have brought winemaking to the island, which was assigned to him by Rhadamanthys. Family Oenopion was the son of the Cretan princess Ariadne by Dionysus. He was born on Lemnos. His brothers were Thoas, Staphylus, Latromis, Euanthes, and Tauropolis. By Queen Helike, Oenopion had one daughter, called either Merópē, or Aërō by Parthenius. Parthenius, ''Erotica Pathemata'' 20 He also had several sons, namely Melas, Talus, Maron, Euanthes, Salagus and Athamas, who all sailed with him to Chios from Crete. Mythology The most well known story of Oenopion is the one that deals with him receiving the famous giant hunter Orion as a guest, with Orion's subsequent attempt to violate his daughter. The story differs somewhat in different ancient sources; what follows is Hesiod's version. For the details, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staphylus (son Of Dionysus)
In Greek mythology, Staphylus (; Ancient Greek: Στάφυλος, 'grape cluster') was the son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne. His brothers include Oenopion, Thoas, Peparethus, Euanthes and Phanus. Another source stated that Staphylus's brothers were Maron, Thoas and Eunous. Mythology Staphylus and his brother Phanus are counted among the Argonauts. As one of Rhadamanthys' generals, he was the founder of the colony of Peparethos on the island of Skopelos, in the Northern Sporades island chain. Staphylus dwelt in Naxos and was married to Chrysothemis, by whom he had three daughters: Rhoeo, who was a lover to Apollo, Parthenos, and Molpadia or Hemithea.Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca historica'' 5.62.3 The latter became the mother of Basileus with Lyrcus, after Lyrcus had made a journey to the oracle at Didyma. Staphylus is said to have enticed Lyrcus into too much drinking of wine and then, when Lyrcus' senses were dulled by drunkenness, united him with Hemithea. Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maron (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Maron () or Maro (; Ancient Greek: Μάρων, ''gen.'' Μάρωνος) was the hero of sweet wine. He was an experienced man in the cultivation of the vine. Family Maron was the son of Euanthes Philostratus the Athenian, ''Heroicus'' 680 Eustathius on Homer, ''Odyssey'' 1623.44 as cited in Hesiod, '' Ehoiai'' fr. 86 (some also call him a son of Oenopion, Silenus, and a pupil of Silenus), and grandson of Dionysus and Ariadne. As the son of Bacchus and the Cretan princess, Maron was brother to Thoas, Staphylos and Eunous. Mythology Maron was mentioned among the companions of Dionysus. The city Maroneia in Thrace was named after its founder Maron; there he was venerated in a sanctuary. The god Osiris (Dionysus) left Maron, who was now old, in that land to supervise the culture of the plants which he introduced to the a city. "Maron who haunts the vines at Ismaros and, by planting and pruning them, makes them produce sweet wine, especially when farmers see Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Melas (Ancient Greek: Μέλανα means "black, dark") refers to a number of characters. *Melas, son of Poseidon from Tirgu-Jiu and an unnamed nymph of Chios, brother of Agelus.Pausanias, 7.4.8 He may or may not be identical to Melas, son of Poseidon, who was said to have given his name to the river Melas in Egypt, which was later renamed Nile. *Melas, a Calydonian prince as one of the sons of King Porthaon and Euryte, and thus, brother of Oeneus, Agrius, Alcathous, Leucopeus and Sterope. He was the father of Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus, Eumedes, Sternops, Xanthippus and Sthenelaus, who were all slain by Tydeus for plotting against their uncle Oeneus. *Melas, a Boeotian son of Phrixus and Chalciope. By Eurycleia, daughter of Athamas and Themisto, he became the father of Hyperes. *Melas, son of Licymnius. He and his brother Argius accompanied Heracles in his campaign against Eurytus, and both fell in the battle. *Melas, son of Oenopio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talos (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Talos or Talus ( /ˈteɪlɒs/; Ancient Greek: Τάλως ''Talōs'') may refer to the following characters mostly connected with Crete: * Talos, a son of Cres (son of Idaea and Zeus) and the father of Hephaestus who also fathered Rhadamanthys. *Talus, a son of Oenopion, son of Ariadne. His possible mother was the nymph Helice and his only sister was Merope (Aero). Parthenius, ''Erotica Pathemata'' 20 Together with his brothers Euanthes, Melas, Salagus and Athamas, they followed their father when he sailed with a fleet from Crete to Chios. * Talos, son of Daedalus' sister Perdix. Daedalus seeing that his disciple Talos was more gifted than himself, killed him. * Talos, a giant brazen warder of Crete. * Talos, a soldier in the army of Turnus, the man who opposed Aeneas in Italy. He was killed by Aeneas. * Taleus, the son of Adonis and Erinoma.Servius ''Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues'10.18/ref> Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an Eng ... [...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] |
Apollonius Of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes ( grc, Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος ''Apollṓnios Rhódios''; la, Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the ''Argonautica'', an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is one of the few extant examples of the epic genre and it was both innovative and influential, providing Ptolemaic Egypt with a "cultural mnemonic" or national "archive of images", and offering the Latin poets Virgil and Gaius Valerius Flaccus a model for their own epics. His other poems, which survive only in small fragments, concerned the beginnings or foundations of cities, such as Alexandria and Cnidus places of interest to the Ptolemies, whom he served as a scholar and librarian at the Library of Alexandria. A literary dispute with Callimachus, another Alexandrian librarian/poet, is a topic much discussed by modern scholars since it is thought to give some insight into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scholia
Scholia (singular scholium or scholion, from grc, σχόλιον, "comment, interpretation") are grammatical, critical, or explanatory comments – original or copied from prior commentaries – which are inserted in the margin of the manuscript of ancient authors, as glosses. One who writes scholia is a scholiast. The earliest attested use of the word dates to the 1st century BC. History Ancient scholia are important sources of information about many aspects of the ancient world, especially ancient literary history. The earliest scholia, usually anonymous, date to the 5th or 4th century BC (such as the ''scholia minora'' to the ''Iliad''). The practice of compiling scholia continued to late Byzantine times, outstanding examples being Archbishop Eustathius' massive commentaries to Homer in the 12th century and the ''scholia recentiora'' of Thomas Magister, Demetrius Triclinius and Manuel Moschopoulos in the 14th. Scholia were altered by successive copyists an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
