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Chrysothemis (daughter Of Agamemnon)
In Greek mythology, Chrysothemis or Khrysothemis (; , "golden law") is a name ascribed to several female characters in Greek mythology. * Chrysothemis (daughter of Carmanor), Chrysothemis, daughter of Carmanor (of Crete), Carmator and the first winner of the oldest contest held at the Pythian Games, the singing of a hymn to Apollo. She was the wife of Staphylus or a lover of Apollo.Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias10.7.2/ref> *Chrysothemis, a Hesperides, Hesperide pictured and named on an ancient vase together with Asterope (Hesperid), Asterope, Hygieia (mythology), Hygieia and Lipara (mythology), Lipara. * Chrysothemis, daughter of Danaus. She married (and killed) Asterides (mythology), Asterides, son of Aegyptus. * Chrysothemis (daughter of Agamemnon), Chrysothemis, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Apollodorus, Epitom2.16/ref> Unlike her sister, Electra, Chrysothemis did not protest or enact vengeance against their mother for having an af ... [...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] |
