In
Greek mythology, Arisbe (;
Ancient Greek: Ἀρίσβη) or Arisba may refer to the following women:
* Arisbe, daughter of
Merops of
Percote, a
seer. In a non-
Homeric story, she married
Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam (; grc-gre, Πρίαμος, ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Etymology
Mo ...
, later king of
Troy, and bore him a son named
Aesacus. Priam subsequently divorced her in favor of
Hecuba, daughter of King
Dymas of
Phrygia
In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; grc, Φρυγία, ''Phrygía'' ) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires ...
. Arisbe then married
Hyrtacus, to whom she bore a son named
Asius.
Ephorus wrote of Arisbe as the first wife of
Paris.
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni ...
, s.v. ''Arisbe'' Otherwise, the mother of Aesacus was the naiad
Alexirrhoe Alexirrhoe or Alexiroe ( Ancient Greek: Ἀλεξιῥῤόη) is a name in Greek mythology that may refer to following women:
*Alexirrhoe, a naiad daughter of the river-god Granicus. She secretly bore Aesacus to King Priam of Troy on the 'sha ...
, daughter of the
river Granicus.
* Arisbe, also called
Bateia
In Greek mythology, the name Batea or Bateia (; Ancient Greek: Βάτεια) refers to the following individuals:
* Batea, daughter of King Teucer of the Teucrians.Apollodorus, 3.12.1
* Batea, a Naiad, who married King Oebalus of Sparta. Thei ...
, a princess as the daughter of
King Teucer of
Crete or of King
Macareus
In Greek mythology, Macar (; Ancient Greek: Μάκαρ ''Makar'') or Macareus (; Μακαρεύς ''Makareus'' means 'happy') or Macareas (, ''Makareas''), is the name of several individuals:
* Macareus, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons ...
of
Lesbos.
She was married to
Dardanus, son of
Zeus and
Electra
Electra (; grc, Ήλέκτρα) is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, '' Electra'' by Sophocles and '' Electra'' by Euripides. She is also the centra ...
. There was a town named ''Arisbe'' in the
Troad (in the northwestern part of
Anatolia) and another on the island of
Lesbos. Arisbe, then, may be an
eponym.
As daughter of Macareus, Arisbe was the sister of
Methymna,
Mytilene,
Agamede
Agamede (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαμήδη means ‘very cunning’) was a name attributed to two separate women in classical Greek mythology and legendary history.
* Agamede ( twelfth century BC) was, according to Homer, a Greek physician acquaint ...
,
Antissa,
Issa,
Cydrolaus,
Neandrus,
Leucippus and
Eresus.
[Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''Eresos'']
Other use
* Arisbe is also the name of the residence of American philosopher
Charles Sanders Peirce.
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.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website
* Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus, or Diodorus of Sicily ( grc-gre, Διόδωρος ; 1st century BC), was an ancient Greek historian. He is known for writing the monumental universal history ''Bibliotheca historica'', in forty books, fifteen of which su ...
, ''The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather
Charles Henry Oldfather (13 June 1887 – 20 August 1954) was an American professor of history of the ancient world, specifically at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was born in Tabriz, Persia.
Parentage
Oldfather's parents, Jeremiah and Fe ...
. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library (LCL; named after James Loeb; , ) is a series of books originally published by Heinemann in London, but is currently published by Harvard University Press. The library contains important works of ancient Greek and L ...
. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8
Online 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. 1888-1890
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
*Lycophron
Lycophron (; grc-gre, Λυκόφρων ὁ Χαλκιδεύς; born about 330–325 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, grammarian, sophist, and commentator on comedy, to whom the poem ''Alexandra'' is attributed (perhaps falsely).
Life and ...
, ''The Alexandra'' translated by Alexander William Mair. Loeb Classical Library Volume 129. London: William Heinemann, 1921
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
*Lycophron, ''Alexandra'' translated by A.W. Mair. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1921
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Publius Ovidius Naso, '' Metamorphoses'' translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
*Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses.'' Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892
Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library
*Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni ...
, ''Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt,'' edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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