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Philammon
In Greek mythology, Philammon (Ancient Greek: Φιλάμμων) was an excellent musician, a talent he received from his father Apollo. Family Philammon's mother was either Chione (or Philonis), daughter of Daedalion, or Leuconoe, daughter of Eosphoros. By Argiope, a nymph of Mount Parnassos, he had Thamyris. Mythology Philammon was unnaturally beautiful and thus, one of the nymphs (Argiope) seduced the youth and became pregnant. But Philammon refused to take her into his house as his wife and for being ashamed of the pregnancy, the girl left Peloponnese and came to the Akte (shore) where she gave birth to a boy, Thamyris. Philammon was said to have established the tradition of the hymns celebrating the births of Artemis and Apollo, written by himself, being performed by choruses of girls at Delphi. He was the second winner of the most ancient singing contest at Delphi, after Chrysothemis and before his son Thamyris. Some ascribe to him the foundation of the Lernaean mysteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label=genitive, , ; , is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Seen as the most beautiful god and the ideal of the ''kouros'' (ephebe, or a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo is considered to be the most Greek of all the gods. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as ''Apulu''. As the patron deity of Delphi (''Apollo Pythios''), Apollo is an oracul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuconoe
In Greek mythology, the name Leuconoe (; Ancient Greek: Λευκονόη, ) may refer to: *Leuconoe, one of the Minyads, more commonly known as Leucippe. *Leuconoe, daughter of Lucifer (Eosphorus) and mother of Philammon by Apollo.Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 161 In some accounts, the mother of Philammon was called ChioneOvid, ''Metamorphoses'' 11.301 or Philonis. *In some editions of Hyginus' ''Fabulae'', Leuconoe was the suggested reading for the name of the child of Poseidon and Themisto. The reading ''Leucon'' has been accepted as more appropriate.'' Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', Band XII, Halbband 24, Legio-Libanon (1925), s. 2284, s. v. ''Leuconoe'' (German) In Roman literature, Leuconoe is a figure to whom Horace's Ode 11 of Book 1 of Odes is addressed. Notes References *Gaius Julius Hyginus, ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic StudiesOnline version at the Topo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalogue Of Women
The ''Catalogue of Women'' ( grc, Γυναικῶν Κατάλογος, Gunaikôn Katálogos)—also known as the ''Ehoiai '' ( grc, Ἠοῖαι, Ēoîai, )The Latin transliterations ''Eoeae'' and ''Ehoeae'' are also used (e.g. , ); see Title and the ''ē' hoiē''-formula, below. Though rare, ''Mulierum Catalogus'', the Latin translation of , might also be encountered (e.g. ). The work is commonly cited by the abbreviations ''Cat''., ''CW'' (occasionally ''HCW'') or ''GK'' (= ''Gynaikon Katalogos'').—is a fragmentary Greek epic poem that was attributed to Hesiod during antiquity. The "women" of the title were in fact heroines, many of whom lay with gods, bearing the heroes of Greek mythology to both divine and mortal paramours. In contrast with the focus upon narrative in the Homeric ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'', the ''Catalogue'' was structured around a vast system of genealogies stemming from these unions and, in M. L. West's appraisal, covered "the whole of the heroic age." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philonis
In Greek mythology Philonis (Ancient Greek: Φιλωνίς) was an Attican daughter of Daedalion or of Eosphoros and Cleoboea, from Thoricus. In some accounts, King Deion of Phocus was also called the father of Philonis making her one of the Aeolids, her mother was probably Diomede, daughter of Xuthus. She was the mother of Philammon and Autolycus by Apollo and Hermes, respectively. In some accounts, the mother of Philammon was called ChioneOvid, ''Metamorphoses'' 11.301 or Leuconoe.Hyginus, ''Fabulae'161 Notes References * Conon'', Fifty Narrations, surviving as one-paragraph summaries in the Bibliotheca (Library) of Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople'' translated from the Greek by Brady KieslingOnline version at the Topos Text Project * Gaius Julius Hyginus, ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic StudiesOnline version at the Topos Text Project.* Hesiod, ''Catalogue of Women'' from ''Homeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamyris
In Greek mythology, Thamyris (Ancient Greek: Θάμυρις, ''Thámuris'') was a Thracian singer. He is notable in Greek mythology for reportedly being a lover of Hyacinth and thus to have been the first male to have loved another male, but when his songs failed to win his love from the god Apollo, he challenged the Nine Muses to a competition and lost. Family Thamyris was the son of Philammon and the nymph Argiope from Mount Parnassus. One account makes him the father of Menippe who became the mother of Orpheus by Oeagrus. Mythology Early years When Philammon refused to take Argiope into his house as his wife, the girl left Peloponnese and went to the country of the Odrysians in Thrace where she gave birth to a son, Thamyris. When the boy reached puberty, he became so accomplished in singing to the cithara that the Scythians made him their king even though he was an interloper.Conon, ''Narrations'' 7 Contest with Muses Thamyris boasted at the ford of the river Alph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argiope (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Argiope (Ancient Greek: Αργιόπη "silver face") may refer to: * Argiope, naiad daughter of the River God Nilus (mythology), Nile. She was wife of Agenor and mother of Europa (mythology), Europa, Cadmus, Phoenix of Phoenicia, Phoenix and Cilix. More commonly known as Telephassa. * Argiope, naiad, possibly the daughter of the river-god Cephissus (mythology), Cephissus, mother of Thamyris by Philammon. She lived at first on Mount Parnassus but when Philammon refused to take her into his house as his wife, she left Parnassus and went to the country of the Odrysian kingdom, Odrysians in Thrace when pregnant. * Argiope, naiad of the town of Eleusis, mother of Cercyon by Branchus. Possibly same as the above Argiope thus, a daughter of the river-god Cephissus. * Argiope, daughter of Teuthras, king of Teuthrania, a region near Mysia in Anatolia, Asia Minor. She married Telephus, son of Heracles. Not to be confused with Agriope (Ἀγριόπην) *Agriope, another n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argonauts
The Argonauts (; Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, '' Argo'', named after its builder, Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area. Mythology The Golden Fleece After the death of King Cretheus, the Aeolian Pelias usurped the throne from his half-brother Aeson and became king of Iolcus in Thessaly (near the modern city of Volos). Because of this unlawful act, an oracle warned him that a descendant of Aeolus would seek revenge. Pelias put to death every prominent descendant of Aeolus he could, but spared Aeson because of the pleas of their mother Tyro. Instead, Pelias kept Aeson prisoner and forced him to renounce his inheritance. Aeson married Alcimede, who bore him a son named Jason. Pelias intended to kill the baby at once, but Alcimede summoned her kinswome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chione (Greek Myth)
In Greek mythology, Chione or Khionê (; Ancient Greek: Χιονη from χιών – ''chiōn'', "snow") may refer to the following women: * Chione, daughter of Boreas and mother of Eumolpus by Poseidon. * Chione, daughter of Daedalion, and mother of Philammon and Autolycus by Apollo and Hermes respectively.Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' 11.301 She may be the same with Philonis and Leuconoe. * Chione, daughter of Callirrhoe, who was changed into a snow cloud. * Chione, daughter of Arcturus, who was abducted by Boreas and bore him three sons. * Chione, the naiad mother of Priapus by Dionysus. * Chione, one of the Niobids.Fowler 2013p. 367 Pherecydes fr. 126 Fowler 2000, p. 342 = ''FGrHist'' 3 F 126 = Scholia on Euripides, ''Phoenician Women'' 159. Notes References *Conon'', Fifty Narrations, surviving as one-paragraph summaries in the Bibliotheca (Library) of Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople'' translated from the Greek by Brady KieslingOnline version at the Topos Text Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daedalion
In Greek mythology, Daedalion was a son of Hesperos, or Lucifer, and the brother of Ceyx. Ceyx describes his brother Daedalion as a great warrior, full of courage and vigour but acknowledged that he could also be harsh, relishing the cruelty of war. The story of Daedalion's life is told mainly in Ovid, Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' though passing references can be found in other classical works. It is possible the story may have originated with Boios. In the tale Daedalion, grief-stricken following the death of his daughter Chione (Greek myth), Chione, attempts to cast himself off Mount Parnassus only to be transformed into a hawk by Apollo. Mythology Beautiful daughter Daedalion's daughter Chione was said to be so beautiful that she was the object of a thousand men's desire. As it transpired Chione's admirers were not limited to mortal men. Whilst returning from visits to earth both Apollo and Hermes caught sight of Chione and were filled with a burning lust. Apollo decided to wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerna
In classical Greece, Lerna ( el, Λέρνη) was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos. Even though much of the area is marshy, Lerna is located on a geographically narrow point between mountains and the sea, along an ancient route from the Argolid to the southern Peloponnese; this location may have resulted in the importance of the settlement. Its site near the village Mili at the Argolic Gulf is most famous as the lair of the Lernaean Hydra, the chthonic many-headed water snake, a creature of great antiquity when Heracles killed it, as the second of his labors. The strong Karstic springs remained; the lake, diminished to a silt lagoon by the 19th century, has vanished. Lerna is notable for several archaeological sites, including an Early Bronze Age structure known as House of the Tiles, dating to the Early Helladic period II (2500–2300 BC). Myths The secret of the Lernaean spring was the gift of Poseidon when he l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudo-Plutarch
Pseudo-Plutarch is the conventional name given to the actual, but unknown, authors of a number of pseudepigrapha (falsely attributed works) attributed to Plutarch but now known to have not been written by him. Some of these works were included in some editions of Plutarch's ''Moralia''. Among these are: *the ''Lives of the Ten Orators'' ( grc, Βίοι τῶν δέκα ῥητόρων; Latin: ''Vitae decem oratorum''), biographies of the Ten Orators of ancient Athens, based on Caecilius of Calacte, possibly deriving from a common source with the ''Lives'' of Photius *''The Doctrines of the Philosophers'' ( grc, Περὶ τῶν ἀρεσκόντων φιλοσόφοις φυσικῶν δογμάτων; Latin: ''Placita Philosophorum'') *''De Musica'' (''On Music'') *''Parallela Minora'' (''Minor Parallels'') *''Pro Nobilitate'' (''Noble Lineage'') *''De Fluviorum et Montium Nominibus'' (''About the Names of Rivers and Mountains''/''On Rivers''; Greek: Περὶ ποταμῶν ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysothemis
In Greek mythology, Chrysothemis or Khrysothemis (; grc, Χρυσόθεμις, "golden law") is a name ascribed to several characters. ''Female:'' * Chrysothemis, may refer to known as the attributes of the golden harvest as an agricultural demi-goddess. She is also the daughter of the goddess Demeter ("earth mother") and Karmanor ("he who crops").Pausanias10.7.2/ref> *Chrysothemis, a Hesperide pictured and named on an ancient vase together with Asterope, Hygieia and Lipara. * Chrysothemis, daughter of Danaus. She married (and killed) Asterides, son of Aegyptus. * Chrysothemis, wife of Staphylus, mother of Molpadia, Rhoeo and Parthenos. She was also said to have mothered Parthenos by the god Apollo. * Chrysothemis, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Unlike her sister, Electra, Chrysothemis did not protest or enact vengeance against their mother for having an affair with Aegisthus and then killing their father. She appears in Sophocles's '' Electra''. ''Male:'' *Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
