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Agamede
Agamede (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαμήδη, meaning "very cunning") was a name attributed to two separate women in classical Greek mythology and legendary history. * Agamede was, according to Homer, a Greek physician acquainted with the healing powers of all the plants that grow upon the earth. She was born in Elis (city), Elis, a princess as the eldest daughter of Augeas, King of the Epeans, and was married to Mulius, the first man killed in battle by Nestor (mythology), Nestor during a war between Elis and Pylos. Gaius Julius Hyginus, Hyginus makes her the mother of Actor (mythology), Actor, Belus and Dictys by Poseidon. She was called Perimede (mythology), Perimede by both Sextus Propertius, Propertius and Theocritus. By the Hellenistic period (c. 4th to 1st centuries BC), Agamede had become a sorceress-figure, much like Circe or Medea. * Agamede, a princess of Lesbos as the daughter of King Macareus of Lesbos, MacarStephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Agamede (Ἀγαμήδη)' and possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issa (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Issa (/ˈiːsɑː/; ) or Isse may refer to three people: * Isse, daughter of Macareus and Canace, children of Aeolus, and a lover of Apollo. She was usually called Amphissa. * Issa, the eponymous nymph of Issa (Lesbos). She became the mother of the prophet Prylis by Hermes. This son predicted to the Greeks that they would take Troy by means of the Wooden Horse. She may be the daughter of King Macar and thus, possibly the sister of Mytilene,Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v''Mytilēnē (Μυτιλήνη)''/ref> Agamede, Antissa, Arisbe, Methymna, Cydrolaus, Neandrus, Leucippus and Eresus.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Eresos (Ἔρεσος)' * Achilles, who in some versions of Achilles on Skyros went by the alias Issa when disguised as a girl. In other versions, he was called Pyrrha or Kerkysera. Notes References * Diodorus Siculus, ''The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library The Loeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augeas
In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, , ), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some ancient authors say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts. He is known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned, until the time of the great hero Heracles. The derivative adjective ''augean'' came to signify a challenging task, typically improving or fixing something that is currently in a bad condition. Family Augeas's lineage varies in the sources: he was said to be either the son of Helios either by NausidameHyginus, '' Fabulae'14/ref> or Iphiboe, or of Eleios, or of Poseidon, or of Phorbas and Hyrmine.Apollodorus, 2.88 In the latter account, Augeas was probably the brother of Actor, Tiphys and Diogeneia. His children were Epicaste, Phyleus, Agamede, Agasthenes, and Eurytus. Mythology The fifth Labour of Heracles (Hercules in Latin) was to clean the Augean () stables. Euryst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisbe (mythology)
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, 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. 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, s.v''Arisbe (Ἀρίσβη)''/ref> Otherwise, the mother of Aesacus was the naiad Alexirrhoe, daughter of the river Granicus. * Arisbe, also called Bateia, a princess as the daughter of King Teucer of Crete or of King Macareus of Lesbos. She was married to Dardanus, son of Zeus and Electra. 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 probably the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antissa (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Antissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a princess of Lesbos as the daughter of King Macar and probable sister to Methymna, Mytilene,Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v''Mytilēnē (Μυτιλήνη)''/ref> Agamede, Arisbe and Issa. Her possible brothers were Cydrolaus, Neandrus, Leucippus and Eresus. She was the eponym of the city Antissa on the said island.Philo, ''Brill's New Jacoby'' 790 F 26 = Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Antissa (Ἄντισσα)' In some account, Antissa was claimed to be Macareus' wife instead.Σ ''vet''. Homer, ''Iliad'' 24.544c. Note References * Diodorus Siculus, ''The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site* Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2''. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mytilene (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Mytilene (Ancient Greek: Μυτιλήνη) may refer to one of the following figures, all of whom are counted among possible eponyms of the city Mytilene: *Mytilene, sister of the Amazon Myrina. She took part in her sister's campaign and had the city named after her. *Mytilene, a princess as the daughter of King Macareus of Lesbos or of the Pisatian king Pelops. She was the mother of Myton by Poseidon.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v''Mytilēnē (Μυτιλήνη)''/ref> As daughter of Macareus, Mytilene was probably the sister of Agamede, Antissa, Arisbe, Issa and Methymna all were eponyms of the cities at Lesbos. One of the legends about the name of the town of Mytilene, is that it derived its name from her or from her son (another legend is that the town named after a personage of the name of Mytilus). Her possible brothers were Cydrolaus, Neandrus, Leucippus and Eresus.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Eresos (Ἔρεσος)' Other mythical eponym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macareus Of Lesbos
In Greek mythology, Macareus (Ancient Greek: Μακαρεύς, ''Makareus'' means "happy") or Macar (; Μάκαρ ''Makar'') was an Olenian prince who became the king of the island of Lesbos. Family Macareus was the son of King Crinacus ( Crineus) of Olenus. His grandfather was either Zeus or Hyrieus, eponymous king of Hyria in Boeotia. , son of Lapithes and grandson of Aeolus, after whom the island came to be named, married Macareus' daughter, (eponym of Methymna, a city at Lesbos). Among Macareus' other daughters were Mytilene, Agamede, Antissa, Arisbe and Issa all eponyms of cities at Lesbos. His sons were entrusted by him the leadership of the colonies he founded on the neighbouring islands: was sent to Samos, to Cos, Leucippus to Rhodes (where the colonists mixed with the local population), and an unnamed son to Chios. Yet another son of Macareus, Eresus, gave his name to a town on Lesbos (modern Eresos).Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Eresos (Ἔρεσος)' ... [...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] |
Actor (mythology)
Actor (Ancient Greek: ; ''gen''.: ''Aktoros'') is a very common name in Greek mythology. Here is a selection of characters that share this name (which means 'leader', from the verb άγω: to lead or carry): * Actor, father of Eurytus who was an ally of Phineus during his fight with Perseus. *Actor, a king of Phthia, was said to be the son of King Myrmidon (hero), Myrmidon and Pisidice, Peisidice, daughter of Aeolus (son of Hellen), Aeolus. Some say that Actor died childless, but others say that he is the father of Eurytion (king of Phthia), Eurytion, his successor or of Irus (mythology), Irus, who was also called the father of Eurytion.Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.74 According to Diodorus Siculus, Diodorus, Actor without an heir, was succeeded by Peleus who fled to his country from Aegina for killing his half-brother, Phocus. The hero was then purified by the king for his sins. This story was usually attributed to Actor's possible son Eurytion who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dictys
Dictys (, ''Díktus'') was a name attributed to four men in Greek mythology. * Dictys, a fisherman and brother of King Polydectes of Seriphos, both being the sons of Magnes (mythology), Magnes and a Naiad, or of Peristhenes and Androthoe,Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 4.1091 or else of Poseidon and Cerebia. He discovered Danaë and Perseus inside a chest that had been washed up on shore (or was caught in his fishing net). He treated them well and raised Perseus as his own son. After Perseus killed Medusa (mythology), Medusa, rescued Andromeda (mythology), Andromeda, and later showed Medusa's head to Polydectes turning him and the nobles with him to stone, he made Dictys king. Dictys and his wife, Clymene (mythology), Clymene, had an altar within a sacred precinct of Perseus in Athens. * Dictys, one of the sailors who tried to abduct Dionysus but was turned into a dolphin by the god. * Dictys, a centaur who attended Pirithous' wedding and battled against the Lapiths. While fleeing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perimede (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Perimede (; Ancient Greek: Περιμήδη "very cunning" or "cunning all round", derived from ''peri'' "round" and ''medea'', "cunning" or "craft') refers to: *Perimede, a Thessalian princess as the daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. She was the sister of Salmoneus, Athamas, Sisyphus, Cretheus, Perieres, Deioneus, Magnes, Calyce, Canace, Alcyone and Pisidice. Perimede was the mother of Hippodamas and Orestes by the river god Achelous. In a rare account, Perimede was called the mother of Pelasgus by Phoroneus. *Perimede, a Calydonian princess as the daughter of King Oeneus, mother of Astypalaea and Europe by Phoenix (son of Agenor). *Perimede, other name for Polymede, mother of Jason by Aeson. *Perimede, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra better known as Iphigenia. *Perimede, a witch, expert in herbs and poisons, described as "fair-haired". See Agamede.According to scholia on Theocritus 2.16, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elis (city)
Elis (, , in the local dialect: Ϝᾶλις, Modern ) was the capital city of the ancient polis (city-state) of Elis, in ancient Greece. It was situated in the northwest of the Peloponnese, to the west of Arcadia. Just before the Peneius emerges from the hills into the plain, the valley of the river is contracted on the south by a projecting hill of a peaked form, and nearly in height. This hill was the acropolis of Elis, and commanded as well the narrow valley of the Peneius as the open plain beyond. The ancient city lay at the foot of the hill, and extended across the river, as Strabo says that the Peneius flowed through the city; but since no remains are now found on the right or northern bank, it is probable that all the public buildings were on the left bank of the river, more especially as Pausanias does not make any allusion to the river in his description of the city. Elis is mentioned as a town of the Epeii by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the ''Iliad''; but in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
