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Phoroneus
In Greek mythology, Phoroneus (; Ancient Greek: Φορωνεύς means 'bringer of a price') was a culture-hero of the Argolid, fire-bringer, law giver, and primordial king of Argos. Family Phoroneus was the son of the river god Inachus and either Melia (consort of Inachus), Melia, the Oceanids, Oceanid or Argia (mythology), Argia, the embodiment of the Argolid itself: "Inachus, son of Oceanus, begat Phoroneus by his sister Argia". He was said to have been married to Cinna (mythology), Cinna; or Cerdo (mythology), Cerdo, a nymph; or Teledice, also a nymph; or Perimede (mythology), Perimede; or Peitho, and to have fathered a number of children including Apis (Greek mythology), Apis, Car (Greek myth), Car, Chthonia, Clymenus, Sparton, Lyrcus and Europs (mythology), Europs, an illegitimate son. An unnamed daughter of his is said to have consorted with Hecaterus and thus became the mother of the five Hecaterides, nymphs of the rustic dance. In Argive culture, Niobe (daughter of Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inachus
In Greek mythology, Inachus, Inachos or Inakhos (Ancient Greek: Ἴναχος) was the first king of Argos, Peloponnese, Argos. He was one of River gods (Greek mythology), the three thousand sons of Oceanus and Tethys (mythology), Tethys. The Inachos (river), Inachus River, a river in eastern Peloponnese, is named after him.Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Apollodorus2.1.1/ref> Family Various ancient authors describe Inachus as being one of the river gods born of Titan (mythology), Titans Oceanus and Tethys (mythology), Tethys, and thus to the Greeks, was part of the Twelve Olympians, pre-Olympian or "Pelasgian" mythic landscape. In Greek iconography, Walter Burkert notes, the Achelous, rivers are represented in the form of a bull with a human head or face. Although these myths have been passed down since then, one of the most remarkable findings of modern archaeology was the monuments and remains showing that Argos had indeed been an ancient civilization alongside Egypt and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teledice
In Greek mythology, Teledice () is the nymph wife of the first mortal king Phoroneus of Peloponesse, and, according to Pseudo-Apollodorus, the mother of Apis and Niobe. Other sources named the consort(s) of Phoroneus as either Cerdo, Cinna, or Perimede, or Peitho.Scholia ad Euripides, ''Orestes'932/ref> 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. * Gaius Julius Hyginus
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Apis (Greek Mythology)
Apis (; Ancient Greek: Ἄπις derived from ''apios'' "far-off" or "of the pear-tree") is the name of a figure, or several figures, appearing in the earliest antiquity according to Greek mythology and historiography. It is uncertain exactly how many figures of the name Apis are to be distinguished, particularly due to variation of their genealogies. A common element is that an Apis was an early king in the Peloponnesus that had a territory named after himself and that Apis was often, but not always, ascribed an Egyptian origin. For the sake of convenience, the variant myths are presented here as if they dealt with separate characters. * Apis, king of Argos, Apis, king of Argos, Peloponnese, Argos. He was a son of Phoroneus by the nymph Teledice, and brother of Niobe (daughter of Phoroneus), Niobe. During his reign, he established a tyranny, tyrannical government and called the Peloponnesus after his own name Apia, but was eventually killed in a conspiracy headed by Thelxion (son o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melia (consort Of Inachus)
In Greek mythology, Melia (Ancient Greek Μελία, Μελίη) was an Oceanid, one of the 3,000 water nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. She was the mother of culture hero Phoroneus, and AegialeusApollodorus2.1.1 Tzetzes on Lycophron177 (or Phegeus), by her brother Inachus, the river-god of Argos. However, in some accounts, Inachus fathered Phoroneus by an Oceanid nymph named Argia. According to Argive tradition, Phoroneus was the first man, or first inhabitant of Argos, who lived during the time of the Great Flood, associated with Deucalion. Melia was also said to have been the mother, by Inachus, of Mycene, the wife of Arestor, and eponym of Mycenae. Melia was also perhaps considered to be the mother, by Inachus, of Io, the ancestress, by Zeus, of the Greek dynasties of Argos, Thebes, and Crete. The consort of Apollo, who was an important cult figure at Thebes, was also said to be a daughter of Oceanus named Melia.Grimal, s.v. Melia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymph
A nymph (; ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, landform, or tree, and are usually depicted as Virginity, maidens. Because of their association with springs, they were often seen as having healing properties; other divine powers of the nymphs included divination and shapeshifting. In spite of their divine nature, they were not immortality, immortal. Nymphs are divided into various Nymph#List, broad subgroups based on their habitat, such as the Meliae (ash tree nymphs), the Dryads (oak tree nymphs), the Alseids (Grove (nature), grove nymphs), the Naiads (Spring (hydrology), spring nymphs), the Nereids (sea nymphs), the Oceanids (ocean nymphs), and the Oreads (mountain nymphs). Other nymphs included the Hesperides (evening nymphs), the Hyades (mythology), Hyades (rain nymphs), and the Pleiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerdo (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Cerdo (Ancient Greek: Κερδοῦς, 'purveyor of gain')Graf, F. (2006)Cerdo In ''Brill's New Pauly Online''. Brill. was, according to Pausanias, the wife of King Phoroneus of Argos.Pausanias, ''Description of Greece''2.21.1 In other sources the consort of Phoroneus was called either Cinna, Teledice, Perimede, or Peitho.Scholia ad Euripides, ''Orestes'932/ref> Pausanias stated that she had a tomb at the agora of Argos, next to a temple of Asclepius Asclepius (; ''Asklēpiós'' ; ) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Religion in ancient Greece, Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis (lover of Apollo), Coronis, or Arsinoe (Greek myth), Ars .... The presence of the tomb indicates that she had a cult there. 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 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Car (Greek Myth)
Car or Kar () is a name in Greek mythology that refers to two characters who may or may not be one and the same. * Car, king of Megara and son of Phoroneus by Cerdo. His tomb was located on the road from Megara to Corinth. From Car, the acropolis at Megara derived its name ''Caria'' where the 'Chamber of Demeter' was said to have been built by him when he was the king of the land. * Car, king of Caria.Herodotus, 1.171 Notes References *Herodotus, ''The Histories'' with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920Online version at the Topos Text Project. * Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peitho
In Greek mythology, Peitho ( or 'winning eloquence') is the personification of persuasion. She is typically presented as an important companion of Aphrodite. Her opposite is Bia (mythology), Bia, the personification of force. As a personification, she was sometimes imagined as a goddess and sometimes an abstract power with her name used both as a common and proper noun. There is evidence that Peitho was referred to as a goddess before she was referred to as an abstract concept, which is rare for a personification. Peitho represents both sexual and political persuasion. She is associated with the art of rhetoric. Family Peitho's ancestry is unclear, as various authors provide different identities for her parents. Hesiod in ''Theogony'' identifies Peitho as the daughter of the Titans Tethys (mythology), Tethys and Oceanus, which would make her an Oceanid and the sister of notable goddesses such as Dione (Titaness), Dione, Doris (Oceanid), Doris, and Metis (mythology), Metis. Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinna (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Cinna was the wife of King Phoroneus of Argos by whom she became the mother of Apis and Niobe. Otherwise, the consort(s) of Phoroneus was identified either as the nymph Cerdo, the nymph Teledice, Perimede, or Peitho.Scholia on Euripides, ''Orestes'932/ref> 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. * Gaius Julius Hyginus
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Clymenus
In Greek mythology, Clymenus (; means "notorious" or "renowned") may refer to multiple individuals: *Clymenus, a son of Phoroneus by either Cerdo or Teledice or Cinna. He and his sister Chthonia founded a sanctuary of Demeter. *Clymenus was the son of Helios and king of Boeotia. In a variant genealogy, he is the father of the children of the Oceanid Merope (usually said to be the offspring of Helios and Clymene). These include Phaëton and the Heliades: Merope, Helie, Aegle, Lampetia, Phoebe, Aetherie, and Dioxippe. Sometimes Phaethousa is included in this number. The names "Clymenus" and "Merope" in Hyginus' version, which is not followed otherwise, may have resulted from incidental gender swap of the names of the Oceanid Clymene and her mortal husband Merops. *Clymenus, who killed Hodites during the fight between Phineus and Perseus. *Clymenus, son of Cardys and a descendant of Heracles of Ida. He became king of Olympia but was deposed by Endymion. He was credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argia (mythology)
Argia , Argea , or Argeia () may refer to several figures in Greek mythology: *Argia, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. She was the mother of Phoroneus, by her brother Inachus, a river-god of Argos. Argeia may also have been the mother (by Inachus) of Io. *Argia, wife of Polybus and mother of Argus. The later was the builder of the ship ''Argo'' from the story of Jason and the Argonauts. Others credited Danaus or Arestor to be this Argus' father. * Argia, an Argive princess as the daughter of King Adrastus and Amphithea, daughter of Pronax. She married Polynices, son of Oedipus and bore him three sons: Thersander, Adrastus and Timeas. * Argia, a Theban princess as the daughter of King Autesion. She married Aristodemus and became the mother of twins, Eurysthenes and Procles, the ancestors of the two royal houses of Sparta.Herodotus, 6. *Argeia, was also an epithet of the Greek goddess Hera derived from Argo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonia
In Greek mythology, the name Chthonia (Ancient Greek: Χθονία means 'of the earth') may refer to: *Chthonia, an Athenian princess and the youngest daughter of King Erechtheus and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. She was sacrificed by her father who had received a prophecy according to which he could win the imminent battle against Eumolpus only if he sacrificed his daughter. Her sisters who had sworn to kill themselves if one of them died, fulfilled their oath by throwing themselves off a cliff. According to the dictionary ''Suda'', only two of the sisters, Protogeneia and Pandora, did commit suicide which made sense, since of the other daughters of Erechtheus, Orithyia had been abducted by Boreas, Procris married off to Cephalus, and Creusa was still a baby at the time the oath had been sworn. It was also said, however, that Chthonia married her uncle Butes, which probably indicated a version that she was not sacrificed. Her other siblings were Cecrops, Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
