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Acacus (Greek Mythology)
Acacus (Ancient Greek: Ἄκακος or Ἄκακον means 'harmless, guileless'), in Greek mythology, was a king of Acacesium (Ἀκακήσιον) in Arcadia. He was one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. Acacus was the foster-father of the infant Hermes. Mythology Maia gave birth to Hermes at dawn in a sacred cave on Mount Cyllene Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (; grc, Κυλλήνη , ; sometimes , ), is a mountain on the Peloponnese in Greece famous for its association with the god Hermes. It rises to above sea level, making it the second highest point on the peninsul ... in Arcadia, and he was raised by Acacus. He was believed to be the founder of the Arcadian town of Acacesium where he was king.Pausanias8.3.2/ref> Notes References * Dionysus of Halicarnassus, ''Roman Antiquities.'' English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacesium
Acacesium or Akakesion ( grc, Ἀκακήσιον), was a town of ancient Arcadia in the district of Parrhasia, at the foot of a hill of the same name, and 36 stadia on the road from Megalopolis to Phigalea. It is said to have been founded by Acacus, son of Lycaon; and according to some traditions Hermes was brought up at this place by Acacus, and hence derived the surname of ''Acacesius''. Upon the hill there was a statue in stone, in the time of Pausanias, of Hermes Acacesius; and four stadia from the town was a celebrated temple of Despoena In Greek mythology, Despoina or Despoena (; el, Δέσποινα, Déspoina) was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and sister of Arion. She was worshipped under the title ''Despoina'' ("the mistress") alongside her mother Demeter, one of t .... This temple probably stood on the hill, on which are now the remains of the church of St Elias. Its site is located near modern Daseiai. References Populated places in ancient Arca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleitor (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Cleitor or Clitor (Ancient Greek: Κλείτωρ) or Kleitor ''(''Κλήτωρ) may refer to the following personages: * Cleitor, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He and his brothers were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged Zeus threw the meal over the table. Cleitor was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. *Cleitor, Cletor or Cleitos, the father of Eurymedousa, mother of Myrmidon by Zeus. * Cleitor, in his time, the most powerful of the kings in Arcadia. He was the son of King Azan of Azania but he was childless, therefore he was succeeded by his own cousin, Aepytus, the son of Elatus. Cleitor dwelt in Lycosura and founded a town that bears its name (Cleitor Cleitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helisson (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Helisson ( Ancient Greek: Ἑλισσὼν) was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He was the reputed eponymous founder of the Arcadian town of Helisson Helisson ( grc, Ἑλισσών) was a town in ancient Arcadia, Greece. It was situated in the district Maenalia, situated on Mount Maenalus near the territory of Mantineia, near the source of the river ''Helisson'' (present Elissonas), a tri ..., as well as the river of the same name.Pausanias, 8.3.3 Notes References * Dionysus of Halicarnassus, ''Roman Antiquities.'' English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site* Dionysius of Halicarnassus, ''Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt'', ''Vol I-IV''. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpalykos
In Greek mythology, the name Harpalycus (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπάλυκος) may refer to: *Harpalycus, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He and his brothers were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged Zeus threw the meal over the table. Harpalycus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. *Harpalycus, son of Hermes and Heracles' instructor in boxing. *Harpalycus, king of the Amymnei in Thrace, father of Harpalyce, whom he raised as a valiant warrior and his own intended successor. He was killed by the rebellious people. *Harpalycus, a soldier in Aeneas' army killed by Camilla.Virgil, ''Aeneid'' 4.615 Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpaleus
In Greek mythology, Harpaleus (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπαλέα means 'devouring, consuming') was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. Mythology Harpaleus and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, ... visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Harpaleus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. Apollodorus3.8.1/ref> Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemon (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Haemon or Haimon (Ancient Greek: Αἵμων ''Haimon'' "bloody"; ''gen''.: Αἵμωνος) may refer to the following personages and a creature: * Haemon, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He was credited to be the eponymous founder of the town of Haemoniae. Haemon and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Haemon was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. *Haemon, the eponym of Haemonia (ancient Thessaly) and the son of Chlorus, son of Pelasgus. In some accounts, he was instead identified as the son of Pelasgus. Haemon was the father of Thessalus who gave his name to Thessaly after. Strabo, 9.5.23 *Haemon, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genetor
In Greek mythology, Genetor (Ancient Greek: Γενέτορα means 'begetter, ancestor') was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. Mythology Genetor and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, ... visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Genetor was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. Apollodorus3.8.1/ref> Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumon
In Greek mythology, Eumon (Ancient Greek: Εὔμονα) was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. Mythology Eumon and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, ... visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Eumon was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. Apollodorus3.8.1/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, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumetes
In Greek mythology, Eumetes (Ancient Greek: Εὐμήτην) was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. Mythology Eumetes and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, ... visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Eumetes was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. Apollodorus3.8.1/ref> Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euaemon
In Greek mythology, Euaemon or Euaimon (Ancient Greek: Εὐαίμων) may refer to the following personages and a place: *Euaemon, one of the ten sons of Poseidon and Cleito in Plato's myth of Atlantis. He was the younger brother of Ampheres and his other siblings were Atlas and Eumelus, Mneseus and Autochthon, Elasippus and Mestor, and lastly, Azaes and Diaprepes. Evaemon, along with his nine siblings, became the heads of ten royal houses, each ruling a tenth portion of the island, according to a partition made by Poseidon himself, but all subject to the supreme dynasty of Atlas who was the eldest of the ten. *Euaemon, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He and his brothers were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged Zeus threw t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleuther
In Greek mythology, the name Eleuther (Ancient Greek: Ἑλευθήρ) may refer to: *Eleuther, one of the Curetes, was said to have been the eponym of the towns Eleutherae and Eleuthernae in Crete. *Eleuther, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He and his brother Lebadus were the only not guilty of the abomination prepared for Zeus, and fled to Boeotia. *Eleuther, a variant of the name Eleutherios, early Greek god who was the son of Zeus and probably an alternate name of Dionysus.Kerényi, Karl. 1976. ''Dionysus''. Trans. Ralph Manheim, Princeton University Press. , 9780691029153 *Eleuther, son of Apollo and Aethusa. He is renowned for having an excellent singing voice, which earned him a victory at the Pythian games, and for having been the first to erect a statue of Dionysus,Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 225 as well as for having given his name to Eleutherae. His sons were Iasius ( Iasion) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daseatas
In Greek mythology, Daseatas (Ancient Greek: Δασεάτας) was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water. They are distinct from river gods, who ... Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He was the reputed eponymous founder of the Arcadian city of Dasea.Pausanias, 8.3.3 Notes References * Dionysus of Halicarnassus, ''Roman Antiquities.'' English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site* Dionysius of Halicarnassus, ''Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt'', ''Vol I-IV''. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library * Pausanias, ''Description of Greece' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |