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Gorgophone (Perseid)
In Greek mythology, Gorgophone (Ancient Greek: Γοργοφόνη) was queen of both Messenia and Sparta and one of the Perseids (mythology), Perseids, as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda (mythology), Andromeda. Her name means "Gorgon Slayer", a tribute to her father Perseus who killed Medusa, the mortal Gorgon. Biography Gorgophone was a Mycenaean Greece, Mycenean princess as the daughter of Greek hero Perseus and his wife Andromeda (mythology), Andromeda. She was the sister of Perses (son of Perseus), Perses, Alcaeus (mythology), Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus of Mycenae, Autochthe, and Electryon. She was said to be buried in Argos, Peloponnese, Argos. Gorgophone was a prominent figure in the mythical history of Sparta, having been married to two kings: Oebalus of Laconia and Perieres of Messenia. She is considered the first woman to have married twice.Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias, 2.21.7 As a result, many of her children's parentage is disputed. After the death o ... [...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] |
Argos, Peloponnese
Argos (; ; ) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the oldest in Europe. It is the largest city in Argolis and a major center in the same prefecture, having nearly twice the population of the prefectural capital, Nafplio. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.138 km2. It is from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour. A settlement of great antiquity, Argos has been continuously inhabited as at least a substantial village for the past 7,000 years. A resident of the city of Argos is known as an Argive ( , ; ). However, this term is also used to refer to those ancient Greeks generally who assaulted the city of Troy during the Trojan War; the term is more widely applied by the Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Of Troy
Helen (), also known as Helen of Troy, or Helen of Sparta, and in Latin as Helena, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was believed to have been the daughter of Zeus and Leda (mythology), Leda or Nemesis, and the sister of Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, Castor, Pollux, Philonoe, Phoebe (mythology), Phoebe and Timandra (mythology), Timandra. She was married first to King Menelaus of Sparta "who became by her the father of Hermione (mythology), Hermione, and, according to others, of Nicostratus (mythology), Nicostratus also." Her subsequent marriage to Paris (mythology), Paris of Troy was the most immediate cause of the Trojan War. Elements of her putative biography come from classical authors such as Aristophanes, Cicero, Euripides, and Homer (in both the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey''). Her story reappears in Book II of Virgil's ''Aeneid''. In her youth, she was abducted by Theseus. A competition between her suitors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, spanning List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands and nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilisation and the birthplace of Athenian democracy, democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major History of science in cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeric
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his authorship, Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. The ''Iliad'' centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The ''Odyssey'' chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The epics depict man's struggle, the ''Odyssey'' especially so, as Odysseus perseveres through the punishment of the gods. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language that shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems were originally transmitted orally. Despite being predomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisus
In Greek mythology, Pisus (Ancient Greek: Πῖσός or Πίσον means ‘meadows’), also Peisus or Peisos (Πεῖσος), may refer to two different characters: * Pisus, a Messenian prince who later founded Pisa in Elis. He was the son of King Perieres of Messenia and possibly Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus. In one version of the myth, Pisus’ parents were instead Aphareus, another Messenian king, and Arene, and his brothers were Idas and Lynceus, rivals of the Dioscuri. He was one of the first people (the others being Pelops and Heracles) to have established the festival and the contest at Olympia. Also, Pisus founded and instituted Zeus’ worship on the area. * Pisus, king of the Celts and son of Apollo. He was the reputed founder of Pisa in Etruria after he had waged war with the Samnites and received their widowed queen who succeeded to the government after the death of her husband.Servius as Virgil, ''Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; or ) is a Latin Epic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icarius Of Sparta
In Greek mythology, Icarius (; ''Ikários'') was a Spartan king and a champion runner. Family Icarius was the son of either Perieres and Gorgophone or of Oebalus and Bateia and thus brother of Hippocoon and Tyndareus. By the naiad Periboea, he became the father of Penelope, Perileos, Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes and Iphthime.Apollodorus, 3.10.3-6 According to other traditions, the mother of Penelope, Alyzeus and Leucadius was Polycaste, daughter of Lygaeus. His other possible wives were Dorodoche (daughter of Ortilochus) and Asterodia (daughter of Eurypylus). The latter was said to have born him the following children: * Polymelos, Damasiclus ( Amasiclus), Penelope and Laodice; or * Amasichus, Phalereus, Thoon, Pheremmelias, Perilaos, Penelope and Laodamia (also called Mede or Hypsipyle). In some accounts, Icarius was the father of Elatus who fathered Taenarus by Erymede, daughter Damasiclus. Otherwise, Taenarus was called Icarius’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyndareus
In Greek mythology, Tyndareus (; Ancient Greek: Τυνδάρεος, ''Tundáreos''; Attic Greek, Attic: Τυνδάρεως, ''Tundáreōs''; ) was a Spartan king. Family Tyndareus was the son of Oebalus (or Perieres (king of Messenia), Perieres) and Gorgophone (or Batea (mythology), Bateia). He married the Aetolian princess, Leda (mythology), Leda, by whom he became the father of Castor (mythology), Castor, Clytemnestra, Timandra (mythology), Timandra, Phoebe (mythological characters), Phoebe and Philonoe, and the stepfather of Helen of Troy and Pollux (mythology), Pollux. Mythology Early years Tyndareus had a brother named Hippocoon, who seized power and exiled Tyndareus. He was reinstated by Heracles, who killed Hippocoon and his sons. Tyndareus’ other brother was Icarius of Sparta, Icarius, the father of Penelope. Tyndareus’ wife Leda (mythology), Leda was seduced by Zeus, who disguised himself as a swan. She laid two eggs, each producing two children; Castor and Poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arene (other)
An Arene Aromatic compounds or arenes are organic compounds "with a chemistry typified by benzene" and "cyclically conjugated." The word "aromatic" originates from the past grouping of molecules based on odor, before their general chemical properties were ..., or aromatic hydrocarbon, is a hydrocarbon with alternating double and single bonds between carbon atoms forming rings. Arene may also refer to: * ''Arene'' (gastropod), a genus of marine snails in the family Areneidae * Arene (mythology), the wife of Aphareus and mother of Idas and Lynceus in Greek mythology * Arene, Elis, an ancient town in Elis, Greece, also known as Samiko * Jean Arènes (1898–1960), French botanist who described many new species of the genus Dombeya * Paul Arène (1843–1896), Provençal poet and French writer See also * Arena (other) * {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucippus Of Messenia
In Greek mythology, Leucippus (Ancient Greek: Λεύκιππος ''Leukippos'') was a Messenian prince. The Boeotian town of Leuctra is said to have derived its name from him. Family Leucippus was the son of Gorgophone and Perieres, and brother of Aphareus, amongst others. He was the father of three daughters, each borne by his wife Philodice, daughter of Inachus: two Leucippides ( Phoebe and Hilaera), and Arsinoe, mother of Asclepius and Eriopis begotten by the god Apollo. Mythology It is said that Leucippus together with his brother Aphareus inherited their father's kingdom upon his death, but the latter kept the greater authority than the former. Castor and Polydeuces abducted and married Leucippus' daughters, Phoebe and Hilaera. In return, Idas and Lynceus, nephews of Leucippus and rival suitors, killed Castor. Polydeuces was granted immortality by Zeus, and further persuaded Zeus to share his gift with Castor.Apollodorus3.11.2/ref> Notes References * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphareus Of Messenia
In Greek mythology, Aphareus (Ancient Greek: Ἀφαρεύς), was a Messenian king. Family Aphareus was the son of Gorgophone and Perieres and brother of Leucippus. He was the husband of Arene (Arena or Arenae), daughter of Oebalus, and by her fathered Lynceus, Idas and Peisus, though some report that Idas' actual father was Poseidon while Pisus was identified as the son of his father Perieres and thus his brother according to another author. Some called Aphareus' wife to be Polydora or Laocoosa. The patronymic ''Apharetidae'', derived from the name of Aphareus, is sometimes used to refer to Idas and Lynceus collectively. Mythology It is said that Aphareus together with his brother Leucippus inherited their father's kingdom upon his death, but the former kept the greater authority than the latter. Aphareus was credited with founding the city Arene in Messenia, which was named after his wife. When Hippocoon usurped the throne of Sparta, Tyndareus fled to his step-brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pausanias (geographer)
Pausanias ( ; ; ) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD. He is famous for his '' Description of Greece'' (, ), a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from his firsthand observations. ''Description of Greece'' provides crucial information for making links between classical literature and modern archaeology, which is providing evidence of the sites and cultural details he mentions although knowledge of their existence may have become lost or relegated to myth or legend. Biography Nothing is known about Pausanias apart from what historians can piece together from his own writing. However, it is probable that he was born into a Greek family and was probably a native of Lydia in Asia Minor. From until his death around 180, Pausanias travelled throughout the mainland of Greece, writing about various monuments, sacred spaces, and significant geographical sites along the way. In writing his '' Description of Greece'', Pausanias sought to put together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
