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Thriae
The Thriae (; ) were nymphs, three virginal sisters, one of a number of such Triad (religious), triads in Greek mythology. They were named ''Melaina'' ("The Black"), ''Kleodora'' ("Famed for her Gift"), and Daphnis (nymph), ''Daphnis'' ("Laurel") or ''Corycia''. Mythology They were the three Naiads (nymphs) of the sacred springs of the Corycian Cave of Mount Parnassus in Phocis, and the patrons of bees. The nymphs had women's heads and torsos and lower body and wings of a bee. The nymph sisters were romantically linked to the gods Apollo and Poseidon; Corycia, the sister after whom the Corycian Cave was named, was the mother of Lycoreus with Apollo, Kleodora was loved by Poseidon, and was the mother by him (or Kleopompos) of Parnassos (who founded the city of Parnassus) while Melaina was also loved by Apollo, and bore him Delphus, Delphos (although another tradition names Thyia (naiad), Thyia as the mother of Delphos). Her name, meaning "the black," suggests that she presided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleodora
In Greek mythology, Kleodora or Cleodora (; ) was one of the prophetic Thriae, nymphs who divined the future by throwing stones or pebbles and were associated with the Pythia, Oracle of Delphi. Her name comes from ''kleos'' ‘famous’ and ''dôron'' ‘gift’, in reference to her gift of prophecy. Mythology Cleodora and her sisters Melaina and Daphnis lived on Mount Parnassus, where Delphi is located. With Poseidon (or Cleopompus, Kleopompos), she was the mother of Parnassus (mythology), Parnassos, who created a method of telling the future using birds and founded the main city on Mt. Parnassus. Kleodora's father was Cephissus (mythology), Cephissus, a river god of northern Boeotia. As a member of the Thriae, Kleodora is often conflated with the bee maidens of the Homeric Hymn, Homeric Hymn to Hermes, from whom Apollo directs Hermes to learn prophecy. Notes References * Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Parnassus
Mount Parnassus (; , ''Parnassós'') is a mountain range of central Greece that is, and historically has been, especially valuable to the Greek nation and the earlier Greek city-states for many reasons. In peace, it offers scenic views of the countryside and is a major international recreational site with views of mountain landscapes. Economically, its rolling foothills and valleys host extensive groves of olive, a cash crop marketed world-wide since prehistory. The mountain is also the location of historical, archaeological, and other cultural sites, such as Delphi perched on the southern slopes of the mountain in a rift valley north of the Gulf of Corinth. Parnassus has an abundance of trails for hiking in the three warm seasons. In the winter, the entire range is open to skiing, especially from the resorts of Arachova. Its melting snows are a source of municipal water for the surrounding communities. The mountain is composed of limestone, but also contains bauxite aluminum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
