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Scaea
In Greek mythology, Scaea (Ancient Greek: Σκαιήν means "left, on the left hand"), was one of the Danaids. Family Scaea was the daughter of Danaus, king of Libya and of Europe, a queen. She was the full sister of other Danaids namely Automate, Amymone and Agave.Apollodorus2.1.5/ref> Scaea was married to Daiphron, son of Aegyptus and later to Archander of whom she had begotten a son, Metanastes. Mythology Scaea like her other sisters, except Hypermnestra, killed their husbands on their wedding night at the behest of their father Danaus. Because of the murder, later on, Scaea and her sisters were punished in afterlife, being forced to carry a jug to fill a bathtub (pithos) without a bottom (or with a leak) to wash their sins off. The water was always leaking that they would forever try to fill the tub. In some accounts, Scaea remarried Archander while her sister Automate took as husband his brother Architeles. These two were sons of Achaeus, coming from Phthiotis to settle in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiphron
In Greek mythology, Daiphron (Ancient Greek: Δαΐφρων means "warlike" or "prudent") may refer to the following Egyptian brother-princes: * Daiphron, one of the sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt. He suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save Lynceus, when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King Danaus of Libya. Daiphron was the son of Aegyptus by Argyphia, a woman of royal blood and thus full brother of Lynceus, Proteus, Busiris, Lycus and Enceladus. He married the Danaid Scaea, daughter of Danaus and Europe.Apollodorus2.1.5/ref> * Daiphron, one of the youngest sons of Aegyptus and thus, brother of the above-mentioned character. His mother was called Hephaestine and brother to Idas, Pandion, Arbelus, Hyperbius, Hippocorystes. Daiphron married the Danaid Adiante who also killed him during their wedding night following the command of her father, King Danaus of Libya In some accounts, these two sons of Aegyptus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archander
Archander () was a son of Achaeus and brother of Architeles. Together with his brother he carried on a war against the king Lamedon. He married Scaea, daughter of Danaus, and settled in Argos. He named his son Metanastes (Μετανάστης), meaning settler/migrant. According to one tradition the Achaeans in Peloponnesus The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the ... took this name because Archander and his brother acquired such influence at Argos that they called the people Achaeans after their father Achaeus. References Ancient Greeks {{Greek-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danaus
In Greek mythology, Danaus (, ; ''Danaós'') was the king of Libya. His myth is a foundation legend of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus. In Homer's ''Iliad'', " Danaans" ("tribe of Danaus") and " Argives" commonly designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans. Family Parents and siblings Danaus, was the son of King Belus of Egypt and the naiad Achiroe, daughter of the river god Nilus, or of Sida, eponym of Sidon. He was the twin brother of Aegyptus, king of Egypt while Euripides adds two others, Cepheus, King of Ethiopia and Phineus, betrothed of Andromeda. Danaides Danaus had fifty daughters, the Danaides, twelve of whom were born to the naiad Polyxo; six to Pieria; two to Elephantis; four to Queen Europa; ten to the hamadryad nymphs Atlanteia and Phoebe; seven to an Aethiopian woman; three to Memphis; two to Herse and lastly four to Crino. According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all these progenies begotten by Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa (Greek Myth)
In Greek mythology, Europa (Help:IPA/English, /jʊəˈroʊpə, jə-/; Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek: Εὐρώπη ''Eurṓpē'', Attic Greek pronunciation: Help:IPA/Greek, [eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː]) or Europe is the name of the following figures: * Europa, one of the 3,000 List of Oceanids, Oceanids, Naiad, water-nymph daughters of the Titan (mythology), Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys (mythology), Tethys. In some accounts, her mother was called Parthenope (mythology), Parthenope and her sister was Thrace (mythology), Thrace. Europa was the mother of Dodonaeus (Dodon (mythology), Dodon) by Zeus. *Europa, second wife of Phoroneus and mother of Niobe (Argive), Niobe. * Europa (consort of Zeus), Europa, a Phoenician princess from whom the name of the continent Europe was taken. She was the lover of Zeus. * Europe, a queen in her country and one of the many consorts of Danaus, king of Libya. She conceived four of the Danaïdes namely: Amymone, Automate (mythology), Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amymone
In Greek mythology, Amymone (; , "blameless; innocent") was one of the 50 Danaïdes, Danaids as a daughter of Danaus, king of Libya. As the "blameless" Danaid, her name identifies her as, perhaps, identical to Hypermnestra ("great wooing" or "high marriage"): the one Danaid who did not assassinate her husband on their wedding night. Family Apollodorus of Damascus, Apollodorus names Amymone as one of the four daughters of Danaus and his consort Europa (Greek myth), Europa, the queen of an unnamed country.Apollodorus2.1.5/ref> Amymone's only full sisters are Automate (mythology), Automate, Agave (mythology), Agave, and Scaea. She was either the wife of Enceladus (son of Aegyptus), Enceladus or Lynceus (mythology), Lynceus, both one of the 50 sons of the Egypt, Egyptian king Aegyptus. Mythology Encounter with Poseidon Amymone is the subject of multiple, sometimes conflicting myths. She is most well-known for her involvement with Poseidon. In one common telling, Poseidon dried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Argos
Argos (; ; ) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the oldest in Europe. It is the largest city in Argolis and a major center in the same prefecture, having nearly twice the population of the prefectural capital, Nafplio. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.138 km2. It is from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour. A settlement of great antiquity, Argos has been continuously inhabited as at least a substantial village for the past 7,000 years. A resident of the city of Argos is known as an Argive ( , ; ). However, this term is also used to refer to those ancient Greeks generally who assaulted the city of Troy during the Trojan War; the term is more widely applied by the Homeric bards. Numerous ancient monuments can be found in the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phthiotis
Phthiotis (, ''Fthiótida'' ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece (administrative region), Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia (city), Lamia. It is bordered by the Malian Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Evrytania in the west, Karditsa (regional unit), Karditsa regional unit in the north, Larissa (regional unit), Larissa regional unit in the north, and Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia in the northeast. The name dates back to ancient times. It is best known as the home of Achilles. Geography Phthiotis covers the northern and southern shorelines of the Malian Gulf, an inlet of the Aegean Sea. It stretches inland towards the west along the valley of the river Spercheios. In the south it covers the upper part of the Cephissus (Boeotia), Cephissus valley. There are several mountain ranges in Pht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achaeus (son Of Xuthus)
In Greek mythology, Achaeus or Achaios (; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός ''Akhaiós'') was a son of Xuthus and Creusa, and the brother of Ion as well as the grandson of Hellen. According to Pausanias, he was the father of Archander and Architeles, who travelled from Phthiotis to Argos and each married daughters of Danaus. Mythology The Achaeans regarded him as the author of their race, and derived from him their own name as well as that of Achaia, which was formerly called Aegialus. When his uncle Aeolus in Thessaly, whence he himself had come to Peloponnesus, died, he went there and made himself master of Phthiotis, which now also received from him the name of Achaia.Apollodorus1.7.3 Pausanias7.1.3 Strabo8.7.1/ref> Genealogy of Hellenes 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 0-674-9913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architeles
Architeles () was the name of several people from ancient Greek mythology: * Architeles, father of Eunomus, whom Heracles killed by accident on his visit to Architeles. The father forgave Heracles, but Heracles nevertheless went into voluntary exile. * Architeles, a son of Achaeus and Automate, and brother of Archander, together with whom he carried on a war against the king Lamedon. He married a woman also named Automate, who was the daughter of Danaus.Pausanias, 7.1.3 Notes References * Athenaeus of Naucratis, ''The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned.'' London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854Online version at the Perseus Digital Library * Athenaeus of Naucratis, ''Deipnosophistae''. Kaibel. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1887Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library * Diodorus Siculus, ''The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library The Loeb Classical Library (LCL; named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermnestra
In Greek mythology, Hypermnestra (, ''Hypermnēstra'') was by birth a Libyan princess and by marriage a queen of Argos. She is a daughter of King Danaus, and one of the 50 Danaids. Hypermnestra is most notable for being the only Danaid that betrayed her father and refused to kill her husband Lynceus, the future king of Argos. Family Hypermnestra was one of two daughters born of King Danaus of Libya and Elephantis, with her only full sister being Gorgophone, as the rest of the 48 Danaids were begotten by other women. Danaus was the son of King Belus of Egypt and either the naiad Archiroe, daughter of the river god Nilus, or Side, the namesake of Sidon. In other versions of the myth, all of the Danaids were born of Melia, daughter of King Agenor of Tyre. Mythology Hypermnestra's father, King Danaus of Libya had a twin brother Aegyptus, an Egyptian king.Apollodorus2.1.4/ref> Both men fathered 50 children, with Danaus having 50 daughters (the Danaids) and Aegyptus havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion's view of the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, nature of the world; the lives and activities of List of Greek deities, deities, Greek hero cult, heroes, and List of Greek mythological creatures, mythological creatures; and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' cult (religious practice), cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars study the myths to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece, and to better understand the nature of mythmaking itself. The Greek myths were initially propagated in an oral tradition, oral-poetic tradition most likely by Minoan civilization, Minoan and Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean singers starting in the 18th century&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
