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Evippus
In Greek mythology, the name Evippus or Euippos ( grc, Εὔιππος, meaning "having good horses") may refer to: *Evippus, a Pleuronian prince as the son of King Thestius and Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea. He was the brother of Althaea, Leda, Hypermnestra, Iphiclus, Plexippus and Eurypylus. Evippus might have been killed by his nephew Meleager during the war of the Curetes and the Calydonians. *Evippus, a Lycian who was killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War. *Evippus, a son of Megareus and Iphinoe, brother of Timalcus and Euaechme. He was killed by the Cithaeronian lion. *Evippus, an Arcadian hero. On the wedding day of Adrastus' daughters, his shield fell off the highest summit of the temple of Athena, which was a sign of bad luck in the future.Statius, ''Thebaid'' 2.258 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. Online ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestius
In Greek mythology, Thestius (; Ancient Greek: Θέστιος) was a king of Pleuronians in Aetolia. He is not to be confused with Thespius, who was sometimes referred to as "Thestius". The patronymic "Thestias" may refer to one of his daughters, Leda or Althaea, and "Thestiades" to his son Iphiclus. Family Thestius was the son either of Ares by Demonice or Pisidice,Pseudo-Plutarch, ''De fluviis'22.1/ref> or of Agenor (son of Pleuron) possibly by Epicasta. He was the brother of Evenus, Pylus and Molus or of Demonice and Porthaon instead. Thestius was the father of Iphiclus by Leucippe or Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea, who was the mother of his other children, Althaea,Antoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses'' Eurypylus, Evippus, Hypermnestra, Leda and Plexippus. In other sources, the mother of Iphiclus, Althaea and Leda was named either Laophonte, daughter of Pleuron or Deidameia, daughter of Perieres. Other sons of Thestius were Cometes and Prothou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphiclus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Iphiclus (, grc, Ἴφικλος ''Iphiklos'') was the name of the following figures: *Iphiclus, other name for Iphicles, son of Alcmene and Amphitryon. * Iphiclus, a Pleuronian prince as the son of King Thestius and either Laophonte, Leucippe, Deidameia or Eurythemis. He was the brother of Althaea, Leda, Hypermnestra, Evippus, Plexippus and Eurypylus. Iphitus was one of the Argonauts, and a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar, where he was killed by Meleager. *Iphiclus, a Thessalonian man, son of Phylacus and Clymene, brother of Alcimede and Clymenus. He was described by Hesiod as fleet of foot. He was the father of Protesilaus and Podarces by Diomedeia. Iphiclus was cured of infertility by Melampus, and gave him his famous herd of oxen in reward. He is counted among the Argonauts who sailed for Colchis in their quest of the Golden Fleece. * Iphiclus, a Cretan prince as the son of King Idomeneus and Meda, probably the brother of Orsilochus, Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurythemis
In Greek mythology, the name Eurythemis (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυθέμιδος) may refer to the following women: *Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea. She was the wife of King Thestius of Pleuron and mother of Althaea, Leda (possibly), Hypermnestra, Iphiclus (possibly), Evippus, Plexippus and Eurypylus. *Eurythemis, daughter of Acastus, consort of Actor and mother of Ancaeus (who other sources call the son of Lycurgus). *Eurythemis, daughter of Timandreus and sister of Cotto. The two sisters were honored by the Heracleidae for having supported them in their struggle for returning to Peloponnesos.Scholia on Theocritus, ''Idylls'' 6.40. See Chryse for an alternate version. Notes References * Apollodorus Apollodorus (Ancient Greek, Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: ..., ''The Library'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euaechme
In Greek mythology, the name Evaechme, Euaechme or Euaichme (Ancient Greek: Εὐαίχμη) may refer to: *Evaechme, a Megarian princess as daughter of King Megareus and Iphinoe, daughter of King Nisus, thus sister of Evippus and Timalcus. She was the second wife of Alcathous, son of Pelops and by him, became the mother of Ischepolis, Callipolis, Iphinoe and Periboea. Otherwise, the mother of these children was Pyrgo.Pausanias, 1.43.4 *Evaechme, daughter of Hyllus and Iole, wife of Polycaon, the son of the Argonaut Butes.Pausanias4.2.1with a reference to the ''Megalai Ehoiai'' Notes References * Pausanias Pausanias ( el, Παυσανίας) may refer to: *Pausanias of Athens, lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato's ''Symposium'' *Pausanias the Regent, Spartan general and regent of the 5th century BC *Pausanias of Sicily, physician of th ..., ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cithaeronian Lion
The Lion of Cithaeron was a lion in Greek mythology which was harassing the lands of king Amphitryon and king Thespius or of king Megareus. According to the ''Suda'', it was also called Thespian lion and ravine lion ( grc, Χαραδραῖος λέων, ''Charadraios leōn'') because it lived in a place called "Ravine" (χαράδρα, ''charadra''). Some myths say that it was killed by Herakles, while others by Alcathous or by the god Apollo. Heracles One account of the myth has it that king Thespius asked Heracles to kill the lion. Heracles hunted it for fifty days and finally killed it. During each night of the hunt Heracles slept with a different daughter of the king; they each gave birth to a son. After he slew the animal, Heracles dressed himself in the skin of the animal and wore the scalp as a helmet. According to the Suda it was killed near Thespiae. Heracles killed the lion while he was eighteen years old, and before killing the Nemean lion. Alcathous Another account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea (mythology)
Althaea or Althea (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαία ''Althaía'' "healer" from ἀλθαίνω ''althaino'', "to cure", also "a kind of mallow") was the queen of Calydon in Greek mythology. Family Althaea was the daughter of King ThestiusAntoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses'' and Eurythemis, and was sister to Leda, Hypermnestra, Iphiclus, Euippus. She was also the wife of Oeneus, king of Calydon, and mother of sons, Meleager, Toxeus, Thyreus (Pheres or Phereus), Clymenus, Agelaus ( Ageleus), Periphas and daughters, Deianeira, Gorge, Melanippe and Eurymede (the latter two were included in the Meleagrids). According to some writers, Meleager was the result of a liaison with the Greek god Ares, and Deianeira the progeny of Althaea and the god Dionysus. In some accounts, Ancaeus was called her son by the god Poseidon. Mythology Althaea is especially remembered in ancient story about the fate of her son Meleager; they became the cause of each other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leda (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Leda (; Ancient Greek: Λήδα ) was an Aetolian princess who became a Spartan queen. According to Ovid, she was famed for her beautiful black hair and snowy skin. Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan. Family Leda was the daughter of the Aetolian King Thestius hence she was also called Thestias. Her mother was either Leucippe, Deidameia, daughter of Perieres, Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea, or Laophonte, daughter of Pleuron.Alcman. ''Fragment 15'' as cited in ''Scholiast'' on Apollonius of Rhodes. ''Argonautica, 1.146'' According to Alcman, Leda's parents were Glaucus and Laophonte while Eumelus attested that they are Sisyphus and Panteiduia or Paneidyia. She married king Tyndareus of Sparta and by him became the mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Castor, and Pollux (also called "Polydeuces"). Leda also had three other daughters by Tyndareus: Timandra, Phoebe, and Philonoe. Mythology Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermnestra (daughter Of Thestius)
In Greek mythology, Hypermnestra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερμνήστρα ''Ὑpermnístra'') was an Aetolian princess as the daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron and Eurythemis. She was the sister of Althaea, Leda, Iphiclus, Evippus, Plexippus and Eurypylus. Hypermnestra married Oicles and bore him a son, Amphiaraus, who later took part in the war of the Seven against Thebes, and also two daughters, Polyboea and Iphianeira. Diodorus Siculus, '' Bibliotheca historica'' 4.68.5 Calydonian Family Tree Notes References * Diodorus Siculus, ''The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site* Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2''. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890Greek text available at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphinoe (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Iphinoe ( grc, Ἰφινόη) may refer to: *Iphinoe, an Argive princess as one of the daughters of King Proetus and Stheneboea. She and her sisters Lysippe and Iphianassa were driven mad (either because they didn't accept the rites of Dionysus, or else because they disparaged a wooden statue of Hera) and ran off into the wilderness like maenads. Melampus had to pursue them in order to provide a cure; Iphinoe died in the pursuit, but her sisters did eventually recover their wits through purification rites. *Iphinoe, a Megarian princess as daughter of King Nisos and Abrota of Onchestus, thus sister to Eurynome and Scylla. She was the mother of Timalcus, Evippus and Evaechme by Megareus, her maternal uncle. *Iphinoe, also a Megarian princess as daughter of King Alcathous by either Pyrgo or Evaechme (daughter of the precedent). She died a maiden, and it was a custom for the girls of Megara to bring libations to her tomb and to dedicate a lock of hair to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plexippus
In Greek mythology, Plexippus or Plexippos (Ancient Greek: Πλήξιππος means "striking") is a name that refers to: * Plexippus, a Pleuronian prince as the son of King Thestius of Pleuron and Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea. He was the brother of Althaea, Leda, Hypermnestra, Evippus, Eurypylus and Iphiclus. Together with his other brother Toxeus, Plexippus participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. He was angry that the prize of the boar's hide had been given to a woman (Atalanta) by his nephew Meleager, who then killed him in the ensuing argument. *Plexippus, a Thracian prince as son of Phineus and Cleopatra, brother of Pandion. He and his brother were blinded by Phineus at the instigation of their stepmother Idaea. *Plexippus, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of Aegyptus. He married (and was killed by) Amphicomone, daughter of Danaus. *Plexippus, an Arcadian prince as the son of the King Choricus, brother of Enetus and Palaestra.Servius ad Virgil, ''Aenei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurypylus
In Greek mythology, Eurypylus (; grc, Εὐρύπυλος ''Eurypylos'') was the name of several different people: * Eurypylus, was a Thessalian king, son of Euaemon and Ops. He was a former suitor of Helen thus he led the Thessalians during Trojan War. * Eurypylus, was son of Telephus and Astyoche. He was a great warrior, who led a Mysian contingent that fought alongside the Trojans against the Greeks in the Trojan War, and was killed by Achilles' son Neoptolemus. * Eurypylus, son of Poseidon and king of Cos. * Eurypylus, another son of Poseidon by the Pleiad Celaeno. He ruled over the Fortunate Islands. * Eurypylus, the Thespian son of Heracles and Eubote, daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae. Eurypylus 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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcadia (region)
Arcadia ( el, Ἀρκαδία) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled, harmonious wilderness; as such, it was referenced in popular culture. The modern regional unit of the same name more or less overlaps with the historical region, but is slightly larger. History Arcadia was gradually linked in a loose confederation that included all the Arcadian towns and was named League of the Arcadians. In the 7th century BC, it successfully faced the threat of Sparta and the Arcadians managed to maintain their independence. They participated in the Persian Wars alongside other Greeks by sending forces to Thermopylae and Plataea. During the Peloponnesian War, Arcadia allied with Sparta and Corinth. In the following years, during the period of the Hegemony of Thebes, the Theban general Epaminond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
