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Periboea
__NOTOC__ In Greek mythology, the name Periboea (; Ancient Greek: Περίβοια "surrounded by cattle" derived from ''peri'' "around" and ''boes'' "cattle") refers to multiple figures: *Periboea, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. She was the mother of Aura by Lelantos. *Periboea, daughter of the Giant Eurymedon and the mother of Nausithous with Poseidon. *Periboea, daughter of either King Cychreus of Salamis or of King Alcathous of Megara, her mother in the latter case being either Pyrgo or Evaechme, daughter of King Megareus of Onchestus. She was ravished by Telamon who then fled away; when her father learned of that, he ordered for her to be cast in the sea, but the guard who was to perform that took pity on her and sold her away; the one who bought her happened to be Telamon. She became by him mother of Ajax. She was among the would-be sacrificial victims of Minotaur; while on board the ship, Minos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajax The Great
Ajax () or Aias (; , ''Aíantos''; Archaic Greek alphabets, archaic ) is a Greek mythology, Greek mythological Greek hero cult, hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the half-brother of Teucer. He plays an important role in the Trojan War, and is portrayed as a towering figure and a warrior of great courage in Homer's ''Iliad'' and in the Epic Cycle, a series of epic poems about the Trojan War, being second only to Achilles among Greek heroes of the war. He is also referred to as "Telamonian Ajax" (, in Etruscan language, Etruscan recorded as ''Aivas Tlamunus''), "Greater Ajax", or "Ajax the Great", which distinguishes him from Ajax, son of Oileus, also known as Ajax the Lesser. Family Ajax is the son of Telamon. Telamon was the son of Aeacus and grandson of Zeus, and his first wife Periboea. By Telamon, he is also the elder Sibling, half-brother of Teucer. Through his uncle Peleus (Telamon's brother), he is the cousin of Achilles. The etymology of his given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telamon
In Greek mythology, Telamon (; Ancient Greek: Τελαμών, ''Telamōn'' means "broad strap") was the son of King Aeacus of Aegina, and Endeïs, a mountain nymph. The elder brother of Peleus, Telamon sailed alongside Jason as one of his Argonauts, and was present at the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. In the ''Iliad'', he was the father of Greek heroes Ajax the Great and Teucer by different mothers. Some accounts mention a third son of his, Trambelus. He and Peleus were also close friends of Heracles, assisting him on his expeditions against the Amazons and his assault on Troy (see below). In an earlier account recorded by Pherecydes of Athens, Telamon and Peleus were not brothers, but friends.Apollodorus3.12.6/ref> According to this account, Telamon was the son of Actaeus and Glauce, with the latter being the daughter of Cychreus, king of Salamis; and Telamon married Periboea ( Eriboea), daughter of King Alcathous of Megara. Mythology After killing their half-brother, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrificial Victims Of Minotaur
In Greek mythology, the people of Athens were at one point compelled by King Minos of Crete to choose fourteen young noble citizens (seven young men and seven young women) to be offered as sacrificial victims to the half-human, half-taurine monster Minotaur to be killed in retribution for the death of Minos' son Androgeos. Mythology The victims were drawn by lots, were required to go unarmed, and would end up either being consumed by the Minotaur or getting lost and perishing in the Labyrinth, the maze-like structure where the Minotaur was kept. The offerings were to take place every one, seven or nine years and lasted until Theseus volunteered to join the third group of the would-be victims, killed the monster, and led his companions safely out of the Labyrinth. Plutarch in his ''Life of Theseus'' cites a rationalized version of this myth, referring to Philochorus who in his turn claimed to be following a local Cretan tradition. According to it, the young people were not actually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giants (Greek Mythology)
In Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes (Ancient Greek, Greek: Γίγαντες, ''wiktionary:gigantes, Gígantes'', Γίγας, ''wiktionary:gigas, Gígas''), were a race of great strength and aggression, though not necessarily of great size. They were known for the Gigantomachy (also spelled Gigantomachia), their battle with the Olympian gods. According to Hesiod, the Giants were the offspring of Gaia (Earth), born from the blood that fell when Uranus (mythology), Uranus (Sky) was castrated by his Titan (mythology), Titan son Cronus. Archaic and Classical representations show Gigantes as man-sized hoplites (heavily armed ancient Greek foot soldiers) fully human in form. Later representations (after c. 380 BC) show Gigantes with Anguiped, snakes for legs. In later traditions, the Giants were often confused with other opponents of the Olympians, particularly the Titan (mythology), Titans, an earlier generation of large and powerful children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcathous Of Elis
Alcathous (; ) was in Greek mythology, a Pisatian prince who became a king of Megara. Family He was the son of King Pelops of Pisa and Hippodamia, and brother of Atreus and Thyestes. He first married Pyrgo and afterwards Euaechme, and was the father of Ischepolis (), Callipolis (), Iphinoe, Periboea, and Automedusa. Mythology Pausanias relates that after Euippus, son of king Megareus, was killed by the Lion of Cithaeron, Megareus, whose elder son Timalcus had likewise fallen by the hands of Theseus, offered his daughter Euaechme and his kingdom to anyone who could slay the lion. Alcathous undertook the task, killed the lion, and thus obtained Euaechme for his wife, and afterwards became the successor of Megareus. In gratitude for this success, he built at Megara a temple of Artemis Agrotera and Apollo Agraeus. He also restored the walls of Megara, which had been destroyed by the Cretans. In this work he was said to have been assisted by Apollo, and the stone up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aura (mythology)
In Greek and Roman mythology, Aura ( , or Αὔρη ) is a minor wind goddess, whose name means "breeze". The plural form, Aurae () is sometimes found to describe a group of breeze nymphs. According to the late antiquity writer Nonnus, Aura is the daughter of the Titan Lelantos and the mother, by Dionysus, of Iacchus, a minor deity connected with the Eleusinian mysteries, while Quintus Smyrnaeus makes the Aurae daughters of Boreas, the god of the north wind. ''Aurae'' was the title of a play by the Athenian comic poet Metagenes, who was contemporary with Aristophanes, Phrynichus, and Plato. Etymology The Greek noun means "breeze, fresh air", especially cool breeze. It is cognate with the word , meaning air or morning mist, from an earlier Proto-Indo-European root ''*h₂ewsḗr''. Mythology Ovid The Augustan poet Ovid, in the '' Ars Amatoria'' and again in the ''Metamorphoses'', introduces Aura into the tragic story of Cephalus and Procris, perhaps playing on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evaechme
In Greek mythology, the name Evaechme, Euaechme or Euaichme (Ancient Greek: Εὐαίχμη) may refer to: *Evaechme, a Megarian princess as daughter of King Megareus and Iphinoe, daughter of King Nisus, thus sister of Evippus and Timalcus. She was the second wife of Alcathous, son of Pelops and by him, became the mother of Ischepolis, Callipolis, Iphinoe and Periboea. Otherwise, the mother of these children was Pyrgo. Pausanias, 1.43.4 *Evaechme, daughter of Hyllus and Iole, wife of Polycaon, the son of the Argonaut Butes. Pausanias4.2.1with a reference to the ''Megalai Ehoiai __NOTOC__ The ''Megalai Ehoiai'' (, ), or ''Great Ehoiai'', is a fragmentary Greek epic poem that was popularly, though not universally, attributed to Hesiod during antiquity. Like the more widely read Hesiodic ''Catalogue of Women'', the ''Mega ...'' Notes References * Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrgo (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Pyrgo (Ancient Greek: Πυργώ) was the first wife of the Pisatian prince Alcathous, son of King Pelops of Pisa and Hippodamia, daughter of Oenomaus. She may be the mother of some or all of Alcathous children: Ischepolis, Callipolis, IphinoePausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 1.43.4 and Periboea.Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 1.42.2 & 4 Otherwise, they were by Alcathous' second wife, Euaechme, daughter of King Megareus of Megara. Notes References * 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. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library * Pseudo-Apollodorus The ''Bibliotheca'' (Ancient Greek: ), is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, genealogica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poseidon
Poseidon (; ) is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies. In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, Poseidon was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes, with the cult title "earth shaker"; in the myths of isolated Arcadia, he is related to Demeter and Persephone and was venerated as a horse, and as a god of the waters.Seneca quaest. Nat. VI 6 :Nilsson Vol I p.450 Poseidon maintained both associations among most Greeks: he was regarded as the tamer or father of horses, who, with a strike of his trident, created springs (the terms for horses and springs are related in the Greek language).Nilsson Vol I p.450 His Roman equivalent is Neptune. Homer and Hesiod suggest that Poseidon became lord of the sea when, following the overthrow of his father Cronus, the world was divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurymedon (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Eurymedon (; "ruling far and wide") was the name of several minor figures: * Eurymedon, in rare accounts, a Titan (mythology), Titan or Giant who fathered Prometheus after raping Hera. * Eurymedon, king of the Gigantes, father of Periboea (mother of Nausithous by Poseidon). He brought destruction on his people and was himself destroyed. * Eurymedon, one of the Cabeiri, Cabiri, children of Hephaestus and Cabeiro, Cabiro, a Thracian woman. He was the brother of Alcon (mythology), Alcon. Eurymedon fought in the Indian War of Dionysus but he fled when attacked by Orontes River#Names, Orontes. * Eurymedon, possible father of Cinyras by the nymph Paphia (mythology), Paphia. * Eurymedon, one of the four sons of Minos and his concubine Pareia. His brothers were Nephalion, Chryses and Philolaus (mythology), Philolaus. Eurymedon was a resident of the island of Paros in the Cyclades but was slain by the hero Heracles. * Eurymedon, son of Dionysus and Ariadne, one of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cychreus
In Greek mythology, Cychreus () was a legendary king of Salamis Island. He was the son of the god Poseidon and the nymph Salamis. Various accounts describe Cychreus as a figure associated with serpentine symbolism: in some versions, he fought a dragon or serpent named Cychreides that was terrorizing the island; in others, he raised a serpent as a pet or was himself called "the dragon" for his fierce temperament. Cychreus is linked to both the mythology of Salamis Island and early Athenian traditions, where he became part of Athens's cultural and political narrative. His legacy includes connections with the founding myths of Athens and later figures, her daughter, Periboea, married Telamon and bore him a son, Ajax the Great. Athenian leaders, such as Solon and Themistocles, referenced Cychreus to reinforce claims over Salamis, and a sanctuary dedicated to him was reportedly established there. His story reflects broader themes in Greek mythology, where local heroes were integrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lelantos
Lelantos or Lelantus () is a minor mythological figure that appears in the late epic ''Dionysiaca'' by Nonnus of Panopolis, written in the early fifth century AD. ''Dionysiaca'' Lelantos is the Titan father of the nymph Aura ("Breeze"), who was a hunting companion of Artemis and the mother, by Dionysus, of Iacchus, a minor deity connected with the Eleusinian Mysteries. Lelantos was married to the Oceanid nymph Periboea, whom Nonnus seems to imply was Aura's mother, although elsewhere, he calls Aura the "daughter of Cybele", the Phrygian mother-goddess.Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca'1.26–28 (I pp. 4, 5)/ref> Lelantos's own parentage is not touched upon. See also * Leto * Lethe * Sangarius Citations General and cited references * Bernabé and García-Gasco, "Nonnus and Dionysiac-Orphic Religion" in ''Brill's Companion to Nonnus of Panopolis'', editor Domenico Accorinti, BRILL, 2016. . * Grimal, Pierre''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology'' Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, . * No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
