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Ornytion
In Greek mythology, Ornytion (Ancient Greek: Ὀρνύτιων means 'moon-bird') or Ornytus (Ὄρνυτος)Scholia on Homer, ''Iliad'' 2.517 may refer to two different characters: * Ornytion, also known as Porphyrion, a Corinthian prince who later succeeded his father, King Sisyphus, as the ruler of the Ephyraean land. His mother was the Pleiad Merope, daughter of the Titan Atlas. Ornytion was the brother of Glaucus, Thersandrus and Almus, and the father of Phocus and Thoas. A scholiast on Euripides related of him that he came from Aonia to join the people of Hyampolis in the battle against the Opuntian Locrians over Daphnus and won himself the kingdom, which he handed over to Phocus and returned to Corinth with his other son, Thoas, who later succeeded him. * Ornytion, son of Phocus and thus grandson of the former above Ornytion. He was the father of Naubolus.Apollonius Rhodius, 1.207; Scholia on Homer, ''Iliad'' 2.517 Notes References * Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phocus Of Corinth
In Greek mythology, Phocus (; Ancient Greek: Φῶκος means "seal") was a Corinthian prince who later became the eponymous ruler of Phocis. Family Phocus was the son of King Ornytion (or Ornytus) and grandson of Sisyphus; some called him son of Poseidon. Thus, he might be the same as the son of Poseidon and Pronoe who was referrred in the scholia on ''Iliad''. Mythology Leaving the kingdom of Corinth to his brother Thoas, Phocus led a colony to the region of Tithorea and Mount Parnassus; the land came to be named Phocis after him. Phocus was said to have cured the wandering Antiope of her madness, which she had been struck with by Dionysus who was outraged by Dirce's death, and to have married her; they were buried in one and the same grave.Pausanias9.17.6–7/ref> 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merope (Pleiad)
In Greek mythology, Merope ( grc-gre, Μερόπη) is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Pleione, their mother, is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and is the protector of sailors.The Pleiades in mythology ''Pleiade.org'' Their transformation into the known as the is the subject of various myths. Mythology Among the Pleiades In one story, the Pleiades, along with their half sisters the |
Thoas (king Of Corinth)
Thoas may refer to several figures in Greek mythology: * Thoas (king of Lemnos), saved by his daughter Hypsipyle from the massacre by the Lemnian women, a son of Dionysus and Ariadne, sometimes identified with Thoas (king of the Taurians) below * Thoas (king of the Taurians), king when Iphigenia became priestess of Artimis, sometimes identified with Thoas (king of Lemnos) above *Thoas (king of Aetolia), a Greek hero and leader in the Trojan War, son of Andraemon and Gorge *Thoas (king of Corinth), a son of Ornytion and a grandson of Sisyphus *Thoas (son of Jason and Hypsipyle), a son of Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and Hypsipyle the daughter of Thoas, the king of Lemnos (above), and the brother of Euneus * Thoas (mythology), other figures named "Thoas" in Greek mythology Thoas may also refer to: * 4834 Thoas, an asteroid named after the Greek mythological Trojan War hero * An ancient name of the Achelous River The Achelous ( el, Αχελώος, grc, Ἀχελῷος '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almus Of Orchomenus
In Greek mythology, Halmus or Almus (Ancient Greek: Ἄλμος), also Holmos (Ὅλμος), was a Corinthian prince who later founded the Boeotian town of Halmones or Holmones, in the neighborhood of Orchomenus. Family Almus was the son of King Sisyphus of Corinth and the Pleiad Merope, daughter of the Titan Atlas. He was the brother of Glaucus, Ornytion (Porphyrion) and Thersandrus. Halmus had two daughters, Chryse and Chrysogeneia, who consorted with Ares and Poseidon, respectively. Chryse's son with Ares was Phlegyas who inherited the kingdom of Orchomenus as King Eteocles had died childless. Chrysogeneia had by Poseidon a son Chryses who succeeded Phlegyas as king of Orchomenus and in his turn became father of Minyas. In another account, the second daughter was named as Chrysogone and Minyas was given as her son by Poseidon, and not the grandson. Almus was also credited as the possible father of Minyas. Mythology Most of the available information concerning Halm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glaucus Of Corinth
In Greek and Roman mythology, Glaucus (; Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος ''Glaukos'' means "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering"), usually surnamed as Potnieus, was a son of Sisyphus whose main myth involved his violent death as the result of his horsemanship. He was the king of the Boeotian city of Potniae or sometimes of Corinth. Glaucus was the subject of a lost tragedy by Aeschylus, ''Glaucus Potnieus'' ''(Glaucus at Potniae)'', fragments of which are contained in an Oxyrhynchus Papyrus. Family The mother of Glaucus was Merope, a daughter of Atlas and one of the Pleiades. By marrying Sisyphus, she became the only one of the Pleiades to mate with a mortal. Glaucus was the brother of Almus, Thersander and Ornytion (Porphyrion) At first, Sisyphus had tried to arrange a marriage for Glaucus with the shape-shifting Mestra, a daughter of Erysichthon, but despite the payment of valuable bride-gifts, she eluded the marriage and was taken to an island by Poseidon. Glaucu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thersander
In Greek mythology, the name Thersander (; Ancient Greek: ''Thersandros'' means 'bold man' derived from 'boldness, braveness' and 'of a man') refers to several distinct characters: *Thersander or Thersandrus, a Corinthian prince as the son of King SisyphusPausanias2.4.3/ref> and the Pleiad Merope, daughter of the Titan Atlas. He was the brother of Ornytion (Porphyrion), Glaucus and Almus. His sons were Haliartus and Coronus, eponyms of Haliartus and Coronea, respectively, and also Proetus, himself the father of Maera who was known to have died a maiden. *Thersander, one of the Heracleidae, son of Agamedidas. His twin daughters Anaxandra and Lathria married the twin sons of Aristodemus, Procles and Eurysthenes. *Thersander of Crete, father, by Arethusa, of a son Hyllus (not to be confused with the son of Heracles). Hyllus was killed by Aeneas in the Trojan War. *Thersander, one of the Epigoni.Apollodorus3.7.2/ref> *Thersander, son of Polynices and one of the Epigoni, kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyrion (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Porphyrion (Ancient Greek: Πορφυρίων) may refer to the following characters: * Porphyrion, one of the Giants, offspring of Gaea, born from the blood that fell when Uranus (Sky) was castrated by their son Cronus. * Porphyrion, also known as Ornytion, a King of Corinth after succeeding his father, Sisyphus, the great trickster.Scholia on Apollonius of Rhodes, ''Argonautica'' 3.1553 His mother was the Pleiad Merope, daughter of the Titan Atlas, and brother to Glaucus, Thersander and Almus. * Porphyrion, son of Celeus and one of the Athenian sacrificial victims for the Minotaur.Servius on Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 6.21 He may be the brother of Hesione, another sacrificial victim granting that their father is only one and the same. Notes References * Hesiod, ''Theogony'', in ''The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White'', Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914Online versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naubolus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Naubolus (Ancient Greek: Ναύβολος) may refer to: *Naubolus of Phocis, son of Ornytus (or of Hippasus), and King of Phocis. By Perineike, daughter of Hippomachus, he became the father of the Argonaut Iphitos, and also of Antiphateia, who married Crisus. *Naubolus, father of Pylon, king of Oechalia. The latter's daughter Antiope was the mother, by Eurytus, of Iole, Didaeon, Deioneus, Toxeus, Clytius, Molion and another Iphitos, of whom the last two are also counted among the Argonauts. *Naubolus of Argos, who belonged to the lineage that linked the two figures of the name Nauplius: Nauplius I - Proetus - Lernus - Naubolus - Clytoneus (Clytius) - Nauplius II (the Argonaut). *Naubolus, a Phaeacian, father of Euryalus.Homer, ''Odyssey'' 8.116 Notes References * Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912Online version at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisyphus
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος ''Sísyphos'') was the founder and king of Ancient Corinth, Ephyra (now known as Corinth). Hades punished him for cheating death twice by forcing him to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classicism, classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both wikt:laborious#Adjective, laborious and wikt:futile#Adjective, futile are therefore described as Sisyphean (). Etymology Robert S. P. Beekes, R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a pre-Greek origin and a connection with the root of the word ' (σοφός, "wise"). German mythographer Otto Gruppe thought that the name derived from ' (σίσυς, "a goat's skin"), in reference to a rain-charm in which goats' skins were used. Family Sisyphus was formerly a Ancient Thessaly, Thessalian prince as the son of King Aeolus (son of Hellen), Aeolus of Aeolia and Ena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphnus
Daphnus or Daphnous ( grc, Δαφνοῦς) was a city on the Euboean Sea, originally belonging to ancient Phocis, which thus extended from the Corinthian Gulf to the Euboean sea. Its narrow territory separated the Locri Epicnemidii from the Locri Opuntii; but it was afterwards assigned to the Opuntii. The town was in ruins in the time of Strabo, who fixes its site by describing it as distant 20 stadia from Cynus and 120 from Elateia, and as having a harbour. Daphnus appears in an inscription dated to 407 BCE. Daphnus lay at the head of a pass that was one of the major arteries from northern to central Greece. Archaeology The site of Daphnus is near the modern village of Agios Konstantinos. The ruins of Daphnus were first noted in 1844 by Ludwig Ross. The ancient site was re-discovered in 2005-2007 during the construction of the main road above the modern town in the area of the Malian Gulf. The most important discovery is the very well preserved but previously unknown Sanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opuntian Locris
Opuntian Locris or Eastern Locris was an ancient Greek region inhabited by the eastern division of the Locrians, the so-called tribe of the Locri Epicnemidii ( el, ) or Locri Opuntii (Greek: ). Geography Opuntian Locris consisted of a narrow slip upon the eastern coast of central Greece, from the pass of Thermopylae to the mouth of the river Cephissus. The northern frontier town was Alpeni, which bordered upon the Malians, and the southern frontier town was Larymna, which at a later time belonged to Boeotia. The Locrians, however, did not inhabit this coast continuously, but were separated by a narrow slip of Phocis, which extended to the North Euboean Gulf, and contained the Phocian seaport town of Daphnus. The Locrians north of Daphnus were called ''Epicnemidii'', from Mount Cnemis; and those south of this town were named ''Opuntii'', from Opus, their principal city. On the west, the Locrians were separated from Phocis and Boeotia by a range of mountains, extending from Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyampolis
Hyampolis (Ὑάμπολις ''Iabolis'') was a city in ancient Phocis, Greece. A native of this city was called a ''Hyampolites''. Some ancient authors record that the city was also called simply ''Hya''. Mythology and situation In the ancient tradition, the city was said to have been founded by the Hyantes after their expulsion from Boeotia by the Cadmeians. Yet a scholiast on Euripides mentions Hyamus, son of Lycorus, as the eponymous founder of Hyampolis. The city is mentioned in Homer's ''Iliad'' ( Catalogue of Ships). Hyampolis lay in a valley in east Phocis, about eight kilometers from Abae, north-northwest of Orchomenus, situated on the road leading from Orchomenus to Opus, As it stood at the entrance of a valley which formed a convenient passage from Locris into Phocis and Boeotia. Therefore, the city was of strategic importance and is often mentioned in works on ancient history. History During the Greco-Persian Wars, it was at the entrance of this pass that the Phocia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
