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Euphemus (beetle)
In Greek mythology, Euphemus (, ''Eὔphēmos'', "reputable") was counted among the Calydonian hunters and the Argonauts, and was connected with the legend of the foundation of Cyrene, Libya, Cyrene. Family Euphemus was a son of Poseidon, granted by his father the power to walk on water. His mother is variously named: (1) Europa (Greek myth), Europe, daughter of the giant Tityos; (2) Doris (Greek myth), Doris (Oris), (3) Mecionice, daughter of either Eurotas or Orion (mythology), OrionTzetzes, ''Chiliades'' 2.43 or (4) lastly, Macionassa. In some accounts he is said to have been married to Laonome, sister of Heracles. Mythology Euphemus birthplace is given as "the banks of the Cephissus (Boeotia), Cephissus" by Pindar or Hyria (Boeotia), Hyria in Boeotia by the ''Megalai Ehoiai'',Hesiod, ''Megalai Ehoiai'' 253 in scholia on Pindar, ''Pythian Ode'' 4.35 but his later residence was Taenarum in Laconia.Apollonius Rhodius, 1.179; ''Orphic Argonautica'' 205; Hyginus, ''Fab ... [...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] |
