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Miletus (mythology)
Miletus (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος) was a character from Greek mythology, the eponymous mythical founder of the city of Miletus. Etymology According to Robert Graves, Miletus' name tentatively suggests "red earth" ''miltos'' referring to the fact that Cretans had a complexion that was redder than that of the Greeks. Family Miletus was son of Apollo and Areia, nymph-daughter of Cleochus, of Crete.Apollodorus3.1.2/ref> His mother in other accounts was Acacallis, a daughter of Minos who consorted with Apollo. Yet another source calls Miletus' mother Deïone, and himself by the matronymic Deionides. Finally, one source gives Miletus as the son of Euxantius, himself son of Minos by a Telchinian woman Dexithea.Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.185 Miletus married either Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus of Caria, or Tragasia, daughter of Celaenus, or Cyane, daughter of the river god Maeander, or Areia, and by her had a son Kaunos (Caunus) and a daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic period (), and the Classical period (). Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of fifth-century Athenian historians, playwrights, and philosophers. It has contributed many words to English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions of the Western world since the Renaissance. This article primarily contains information about the Epic and Classical periods of the language. From the Hellenistic period (), Ancient Greek was followed by Koine Greek, which is regarded as a separate historical stage, although its earliest form closely resembles Attic Greek and its latest form approaches Medieval Greek. There were several regional dialects of Ancient Greek, of which Attic Greek developed into Koine. Dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telchines
In Greek mythology, the Telchines ( grc, Τελχῖνες, ''Telkhines'') were the original inhabitants of the island of Rhodes and were known in Crete and Cyprus. Family Their parents were either Pontus and Gaia or Tartarus and Nemesis or else they were born from the blood of castrated Uranus, along with the Erinyes.Tzetzes on ''Theogony'' 80 with Bacchylides as the authority for Telchines' parentage, being sons of Nemesis and Tartarus. In another story, there were nine Telchines, children of ThalassaDiodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca historica'' 5.55.1 and Pontus; they had flippers instead of hands and the heads of dogs and were known as fish children. Eustathius on Homer, p. 771 In some accounts, Poseidon was described as the Telchines' father.Nonnus, '' Dionysiaca'' 14.36 ff Names The following individual names are attested in various sources: Damon (Demonax); Mylas; Atabyrius; Antaeus (Actaeus), Megalesius, Ormenos ( Hormenus), Lycus, Nicon and Mimon'; Chryson, Argyron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunos (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Caunus or Kaunos ( grc, Καῦνος) was a son of Miletus, grandson of Apollo and brother of Byblis. Mythology Caunus became the object of his own sister's passionate love. From some accounts it appears that Caunus was the first to develop the affection towards her;Conon, ''Narrations'' 2 others describe Byblis' feelings as unrequited. Parthenius, ''Erotica Pathemata'' 11, where both versions are recorded All sources agree, however, that Caunus chose to flee from home in order to prevent himself from actually committing incest with Byblis, and that she followed him until she was completely exhausted by grief and died (or committed suicide). Caunus eventually came to Lycia, where he married the Naiad Pronoe and had by her a son Aegialus. Caunus became king of the land; when he died, Aegialus gathered all the people from scattered settlements in a newly founded city which he named Caunus after his father. Notes References * Antoninus Liberalis, ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyane
Cyane (; from Κυανῆ (''Kuanē''), meaning "dark blue" in ancient Greek) was a naiad in Greek mythology who tried to prevent Hades from abducting Persephone, her playmate. Mythology Cyane (sometimes anglicized as "Kyane") was a naiad, a freshwater nymph. After witnessing Hades's abduction of Persephone and trying to prevent it, Cyane was turned to liquid by Hades. In Ovid's version, she dissolved away in tears upon failing to save her friend and melted into her pool. In the ancient Greek world the nymph represented a particular aspect of nature. Arethusa, a naiad like Kyane, is associated with a spring and pool in Syracuse (Siracusa); Kyane is said to dwell in a river bearing her name in southeastern Sicily. She had as a partner the river god Anapos (or Anapis). She cited their love as an example of consensual relationship while trying to convince Hades not to take Persephone by force.Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' 5. 418-419 Popular culture In the popular TV series '' Xena: Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthenius Of Nicaea
Parthenius of Nicaea ( el, Παρθένιος ὁ Νικαεύς) or Myrlea ( el, ὁ Μυρλεανός) in Bithynia was a Greeks, Greek Philologist, grammarian and poet. According to the ''Suda'', he was the son of Heraclides and Eudora, or according to Hermippus of Berytus, his mother's name was Tetha. He was taken prisoner by Helvius Cinna in the Mithridatic Wars and carried to Rome in 72 BC. He subsequently visited Naples, Neapolis, where he taught Greek language, Greek to Virgil, according to Macrobius. Parthenius is said to have lived until the accession of Tiberius in 14 AD. Parthenius was a writer of elegy, elegies, especially dirges, and of short epic poems. He is sometimes called "the last of the Alexandrians". ''Erotica Pathemata'' His only surviving work, the ''Erotica Pathemata'' (, ''Of the Sorrows of Love''), was set out, the poet says in his preface, "in the shortest possible form" and dedicated to the poet Cornelius Gallus, as "a storehouse from which to draw mate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celaenus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Celaenus (Ancient Greek: Κελαινός ''Kelainos'') may refer to the following figures: * Celaenus, son of Poseidon and the Danaid Celaeno. *Celaenus, son of the autochthon Phlyus and father of Caucon. * Celaenus or Celaeneus, father of Tragasia, the possible spouse of Miletus and mother of Byblis and Caunus. Parthenius, 11 Notes References * Parthenius, ''Love Romances'' translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916.Online version at the Topos Text Project.* Parthenius, ''Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1''. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library * Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918Online version at the Perseus Digital Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caria
Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; tr, Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionians, Ionian and Dorians, Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the Carian population in forming Greek-dominated states there. Carians were described by Herodotus as being of Minoan civilization, Minoan descent,''The Histories'', Book I Section 171. while he reports that the Carians themselves maintained that they were Anatolian mainlanders intensely engaged in seafaring and were akin to the Mysians and the Lydians. The Carians spoke Carian language, Carian, a native Anatolian language closely related to Luwian language, Luwian. Also closely associated with the Carians were the Leleges, which could be an earlier name for Carians. Municipalities of Caria Cramer's detailed catalog of Carian towns in classical Greece is based entirely on ancient sources. The multiple names of towns and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurytus
Eurytus, Eurytos (; Ancient Greek: Εὔρυτος) or Erytus (Ἔρυτος) is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, and of at least one historical figure. Mythological *Eurytus, one of the Giants, sons of Gaia, killed by Dionysus during the Gigantomachy, the battle of the Giants versus the Olympian gods. *Eurytus, a chieftain at the court of king Cepheus, and was killed by Perseus during the battle between the latter and Phineus. *Eurytus, king of Caria and the father of Eidothea, who was one of the possible spouses of Miletus. *Eurytus, a centaur present at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, and the one that caused the conflict between the Lapiths and the Centaurs by trying to carry the bride off. The most violent of the centaurs involved in the battle with the Lapiths, he was killed by Theseus. * Eurytus, king of Oechalia, Thessaly, and father of Iole and Iphitus. *Eurytus, father of Cleobule, mother by Tenthredon of Prothous, leader of the Magnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidothea (Greek Myth)
In Greek mythology, Eidothea or Idothea (Ancient Greek: Εἰδοθέα) was the name of the following women: *Idothea, a daughter of Oceanus and possibly Tethys, thus considered to be one of the Oceanids. Together with her sisters Adrasta and Althaea ( Amalthea), she was one of the nurses of young Zeus. *Eidothea, a sea goddess and daughter of Proteus, the Old Man of the Sea. She told Menelaus how to hold her father so that he could not escape. Eidothea was simply called Eido who changed her name into Theonoe. Another of her name was Eurynome. * Eidothea, a nymph of Othreis who mothered by Eusiros (son of Poseidon) of Cerambus who was metamorphosed by the nymphs into a gnawing beetle because of his insolence. In some myths, her son was borne up into the air on wings by the nymphs escaping the flood of Deucalion. * Eidothea or Eidothee, a Carian woman, daughter of King Eurytus and possible spouse of Miletus who bore him Byblis and Caunus. * Eidothea, second wife of Phineus, king o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argonautica
The ''Argonautica'' ( el, Ἀργοναυτικά , translit=Argonautika) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the ''Argonautica'' tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis. Their heroic adventures and Jason's relationship with the dangerous Colchian princess/sorceress Medea were already well known to Hellenistic audiences, which enabled Apollonius to go beyond a simple narrative, giving it a scholarly emphasis suitable to the times. It was the age of the great Library of Alexandria, and his epic incorporates his research in geography, ethnography, comparative religion, and Homeric literature. However, his main contribution to the epic tradition lies in his development of the love between hero and heroine – he seems to have been the first narrative poet to study "the pathology of love". His ''Argonautica'' had a profound impact on Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
