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Periphetes
Periphetes (; Ancient Greek: Περιφήτης) is the name of several characters from Greek mythology. * Periphetes, an Arcadian king as the son of Nyctimus, son of King Lycaon. He was the father of Parthaon, ancestor of Psophis, one of the possible eponyms for the city of Psophis. * Periphetes, also known as Corynetes (Κορυνήτης) meaning Club-Bearer from the club (κορύνη) which he carried, was a son of Hephaestus and Anticleia or of Poseidon. Periphetes was lame like his father and used a bronze club as a crutch. He roamed the road from Athens to Troezen where he robbed travelers and killed them with his club. Theseus encountered and killed him near Epidauros (See Plutarch, Life of Theseus, et al.). * Periphetes, son of Copreus; he was killed during the Trojan war by Hector. * Periphetes, king of Mygdonia. He fought with Sithon for the hand of the latter's daughter Pallene and was killed. * Periphetes, a Trojan who was killed by Teucer.Homer, ''Iliad'' 14.515 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corynetes (mythology)
Periphetes (; Ancient Greek: Περιφήτης) is the name of several characters from Greek mythology. * Periphetes, an Arcadian king as the son of Nyctimus, son of King Lycaon. He was the father of Parthaon, ancestor of Psophis, one of the possible eponyms for the city of Psophis. * Periphetes, also known as Corynetes (Κορυνήτης) meaning Club-Bearer from the club (κορύνη) which he carried, was a son of Hephaestus and Anticleia or of Poseidon. Periphetes was lame like his father and used a bronze club as a crutch. He roamed the road from Athens to Troezen where he robbed travelers and killed them with his club. Theseus encountered and killed him near Epidauros (See Plutarch, Life of Theseus, et al.). * Periphetes, son of Copreus; he was killed during the Trojan war by Hector. * Periphetes, king of Mygdonia. He fought with Sithon for the hand of the latter's daughter Pallene and was killed. * Periphetes, a Trojan who was killed by Teucer.Homer, ''Iliad'' 14.515 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonchodinae
The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific. The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to make up a separate family and were transferred to the re-established family Lonchodidae in 2018. Tribes and genera The ''Phasmida Species File'' lists two established tribes: Eurycanthini Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * '' Asprenas'' Stål, 1875 * '' Brachyrtacus'' Sharp, 1898 * ''Canachus'' Stål, 1875 * '' Carlius'' Uvarov, 1939 * '' Erinaceophasma'' Zompro, 2001 * '' Eupromachus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 * '' Eurycantha'' Boisduval, 1835 * '' Labidiophasma'' Carl, 1915 * '' Microcanachus'' Donskoff, 1988 * '' Neopromachus'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Oreophasma'' Günther, 1929 * '' Paracanachus'' Carl, 1915 * '' Symetriophasma'' Hennemann & Conle, 1996 * '' Thaumatobactron'' Günther, 1929 * '' Trapezaspis'' Redtenbacher, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctimus
:''Nyctimus (spider), Nyctimus'' is also a spider genus (Thomisidae) In Greek mythology, Nyctimus (Ancient Greek: Νύκτιμος ''Nyktimos'') was an Arcadia (region), Arcadian prince and the youngest of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon (king of Arcadia), Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene (mythology), Cyllene, Nonacris (mythology), Nonacris or by unknown woman. Family Nyctimus was the father of Periphetes, ancestor of Psophis (mythology), Psophis, one of the possible eponyms for the city of Psophis. This can be explained by the following genealogical link: Nyctimus–Periphetes–Parthaon (mythology), Parthaon–Aristas–Erymanthus (mythology), Erymanthus–Arrhon–Psophis. Mythology Nyctimus' role in the death of Lycaon varies from source to source. One version tells that he was killed and served up as part of a feast to Zeus; and was later brought back to life. Another story claims that he was the only son of Lycaon to survive the blast of thunderbolts of Zeus as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hephaestus
Hephaestus (; eight spellings; grc-gre, Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes.Walter Burkert, ''Greek Religion'' 1985: III.2.ii; see coverage of Lemnos-based traditions and legends at Mythic Lemnos Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous child. He was cast off Mount Olympus by his mother Hera because of his lameness, the result of a congenital impairment; or in another account, by Zeus for protecting Hera from his advances (in which case his lameness would have been the result of his fall rather than the reason for it). As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centres of Greece, particularly Athen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copreus
In Greek mythology, Copreus (Ancient Greek: Κοπρεύς, ''Kopreús'') was King Eurystheus' herald who announced Heracles' Twelve Labors. Etymology His name is usually translated as "dung man", or something equally unflattering. However, the name "Copreus" may originally have had more positive connotations, meaning "grazier" or "man of the land", and been associated with the ownership of cattle rather than just their dung (κόπρος). Mythology Copreus was said to be a son of Pelops and Hippodameia. He was a fugitive from Elis where he had killed a man called Iphitus, but Eurystheus purified him of the murder. Copreus had a son named Periphetes, who features briefly in the ''Iliad'' as a well-loved warrior speared by Hector.Homer, ''Iliad'' 15.638 By contrast, Copreus is disparaged by Homer: 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 Heineman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poseidon
Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes. He also had the cult title "earth shaker". In the myths of isolated Arcadia he is related with Demeter and Persephone and he was venerated as a horse, however, it seems that he was originally a god of the waters.Seneca quaest. Nat. VI 6 :Nilsson Vol I p.450 He is often regarded as the tamer or father of horses, and with a strike of his trident, he created springs which are related to the word horse.Nilsson Vol I p.450 His Roman equivalent is Neptune. Poseidon was the protector of seafarers, and of many Hellenic cities and colonies. Homer and Hesiod suggest that Poseidon became lord of the sea when, following the overthrow of his father Cronus, the world was divided by lot among Cronus' three sons; Zeus w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sithon (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Sithon ( or ; Ancient Greek: Σίθων) was a king of the Odomanti or Hadomanti in Thrace, and presumably the eponym of the peninsula Sithonia and the tribe Sithones. Family Sithon was the son of either Poseidon and Ossa or of Ares and Anchiroe.Tzetzes on Lycophron, 583 & 1161 He was married to the nymph Mendeis, though Anchiroe is otherwise also given as his wife rather than mother,Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1161 and had at least two daughters: Rhoeteia, eponym of the promontory of Rhoetium in the Troad, and Pallene. One source gives him as the father of the Thracian princess Phyllis, who loved Demophon of Athens. Mythology Sithon promised both the hand of Pallene and his kingdom to the one who would defeat him in single combat. Pallene was so beautiful that a lot of suitors sought her hand, but all of them, including Merops of Anthemusia and Periphetes of Mygdonia, were slain by Sithon. As he grew older and his strength began to fail him, he arranged that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psophis (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Psophis (Ancient Greek: Ψώφιδα) was the name of three characters (one male and two female), all of whom were considered possible eponyms for the city of Psophis. They are enlisted in one passage of Pausanias' ''Description of Greece''. ''Male:'' *Psophis, a descendant of Nyctimus, son of King Lycaon of Arcadia. The lineage is as follows: Nyctimus - Periphetes - Parthaon - Aristas - Erymanthus - Arrhon - Psophis.Pausanias8.24.1/ref> ''Female:'' *Psophis, an Arcadian princess as the daughter of King Lycaon, is mentioned as the possible eponym of the city by Stephanus of Byzantium. *Psophis, daughter of Xanthus and granddaughter of Erymanthus (son of Arcas). *Psophis, daughter of Eryx, a Sicilian despot. She was made pregnant by Heracles, who then entrusted her to his friend Lycortas, a native of the city of Phegeia (older name for the city of Psophis). She gave birth to two sons, Echephron and Promachus, who were brought up in Phegeia and renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthaon (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Parthaon (Ancient Greek: Παρθάονος) may refer to two different characters: * Parthaon, more commonly known as Porthaon, king of Calydon and father of Oeneus, the grandfather of Diomedes. * Parthaon, an Arcadian king as the son of Periphetes, descendant of King Lycaon. He begat Aristus who became the ancestor of Psophis, one of the possible eponyms for the city of Psophis. In some accounts, Parthaon was instead the son of Dorieus, son of Eikadios and Coroneia. He was the father of Paros and Ceteus who had a daughter Callisto by Stilbe.Scholion on Euripides, ''Orestes'' 1646 Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teucer
In Greek mythology, Teucer (), also Teucrus, Teucros or Teucris ( grc, Τεῦκρος, Teûkros), was the son of King Telamon of Salamis Island and his second wife Hesione, daughter of King Laomedon of Troy. He fought alongside his half-brother, Ajax, in the Trojan War and is the legendary founder of the city of Salamis on Cyprus. Through his mother, Teucer was the nephew of King Priam of Troy and the cousin of Hector and Paris—all of whom he fought against in the Trojan War. Myths During the Trojan War, Teucer was mainly a great archer, who loosed his shafts from behind the giant shield of his half-brother Ajax the Great. When Hector was driving the Achaeans back toward their ships, Teucer gave the Argives some success by killing many of the charging Trojans, including Hector's charioteer, Archeptolemus son of Iphitos. However, every time he shot an arrow at Hector, Apollo, the protector of the Trojans, would foil the shot. At one point in his rage at Teucer's success, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theseus
Theseus (, ; grc-gre, Θησεύς ) was the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. The myths surrounding Theseus his journeys, exploits, and friends have provided material for fiction throughout the ages. Theseus is sometimes described as the son of Aegeus, King of Athens, and sometimes as the son of the god Poseidon. He was raised by his mother, Aethra, and, upon discovering his connection to Aegeus, travels overland to Athens, having many adventures on the way. When he reaches Athens, he finds that Aegeus is married to Medea (formerly wife of Jason), who plots against him. The most famous legend about Theseus is his slaying of the Minotaur, half man and half bull. He then goes on to unite Attica under Athenian rule: the ''synoikismos'' ('dwelling together'). As the unifying king, he is credited with building a palace on the fortress of the Acropolis. Pausanias reports that after ''synoikismos'', Theseus established a cult of Aphrodite ('Aphrodite of all the People' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conon (mythographer)
Conon ( grc-gre, Κόνων, ''gen''.: Κόνωνος) was a Greek grammarian and mythographer of the age of Augustus (who lived 63 BC – 14 AD), the author of a work titled (Narrations), addressed to Archelaus Philopator, king of Cappadocia. It was a collection of fifty narratives relating to the mythical and heroic period, and especially the foundation of colonies. An epitome of the work was preserved in the '' Bibliotheca'' of Photius, the 9th-century patriarch of Constantinople. Photius commends Conon's Attic style, and remarks that Nicolaus Damascenus borrowed much from him. There are separate editions of this abstract by Gale, by Teucher, and Kanne. Dion ChrysostomOr. xviii. torn. i. p. 480. mentions a rhetorician of this name, who may possibly be identical. Notes Sources Conon, Fifty NarrationsEnglish translation by Brady Kiesling * External links English translation of the Narrationsby John Brady Kiesling John Brady Kiesling is a former U.S. diplomat and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
