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Hippocoon Of Sparta
In Greek mythology, Hippocoön (; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκόων) was a Spartan king. Family Hippocoon was the son of the Spartan King Oebalus and Bateia. His brothers (or half-brothers) were Tyndareus and Icarius. Names of Hippocoön's sons include Dorycleus, Scaeus, Enarophorus, Euteiches, Bucolus, Lycaethus, Tebrus, Eurytus, Hippothous, Hippocorystes, Alcinous,Apollodorus, 3.10.5 Alcimus, Dorceus, Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon and Leucippus (the last three were among the Calydonian hunters). Diodorus Siculus states that there were twenty of them, but gives no individual names. Mythology When their father died, Tyndareus became king. Hippocoön, with the help of his sons, overthrew him, took the throne and expelled his brothers from the kingdom . Later, Hippocoön refused to cleanse Heracles after the death of Iphitus. Because of that, Heracles became hostile to Hippocoön, killed him and reinstated Tyndareus. All of Hippocoön's sons were also slain by Her ...
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Hippocoon
In Greek mythology, the name Hippocoön (; , ''Hippokóōn'') refers to several characters: *Hippocoon, in one account, father of Neleus, who is otherwise called son of Cretheus or Poseidon. * Hippocoon, a Spartan king, father of Enarephoros and brother of Tyndareus from whom Hippocoon seized the kingship, then exiled Tyndareus. *Hippocoon, the great-grandfather of Amphiaraus. The lineage is as follows: Zeuxippe, daughter of this Hippocoön, married Antiphates and gave birth to Oecles and Amphalces; Oecles, in his turn, married Hypermnestra, daughter of Thespius, and to them were born Iphianeira, Polyboea and Amphiaraus. *Hippocoon, a Thracian counsellor and a kinsman of Rhesus, who fought at Troy. Awakened by Apollo, he is the first to discover the damage caused by Odysseus and Diomedes in the Thracian camp. *Hippocoon, in the ''Aeneid'', son of Hyrtacus, one of the participants in the archery contest at Anchises's funeral games. His arrow misses, striking the mast ...
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Lycaethus
Lycaethus (Ancient Greek: Λύκαιθος) is a name that refers to the following figures in Greek mythology: *Lycaethus, father of Creon, king of Corinth, father of Glauce and Hippotes. *Lycaethus, a son of King Hippocoon of Sparta, usurper of Tyndareus. He was the brother of Lycon, Alcinous, Dorycleus, Scaeus, Enarophorus, Eurytus, Bucolus, Euteiches, Hippothous, Tebrus, Hippocorystes, Alcimus, Dorceus, Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon and Leucippus. *Lycaethus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Same along with other 22 wooers.Apollodorus, Epitome 7.28 He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33 Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. ...
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Calydonian Hunt
The Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great heroic adventures in Greek legend. It occurred in the generation prior to that of the Trojan War, and stands alongside the other great heroic adventure of that generation, the voyage of the Argonauts, which preceded it. The purpose of the hunt was to kill the Calydonian boar (also called the Aetolian boar), which had been sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia, because its king Oeneus had failed to honour her in his rites to the gods. The hunters, led by the hero Meleager, included many of the foremost heroes of Greece. In most accounts it is also concluded that a great heroine, Atalanta, won its hide by first wounding it with an arrow. This outraged many of the men, leading to a tragic dispute. Importance in Greek mythology and art Since the Calydonian boar hunt drew together numerous heroes—among whom were many who were venerated as progenitors of their local ruling houses among tribal groups of Hellenes into ...
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Leucippus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Leucippus () is a name attributed to multiple characters: * Leucippus (son of Perieres), a Messenian prince and father of the Phoebe, Hilaera and Arsinoe. * Leucippus of Crete, son of Lamprus and Galatea, who was born female and was magically transformed into a man by the goddess Leto. * Leucippus (son of Thurimachus), the son of Thurimachus and king of Sicyon. * Leucippus (son of Xanthius), the son of Xanthius who consorted with his own sister and later with Leucophryne. *Leucippus, the Thespian son of Heracles and Eurytele, daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae. Leucippus and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night, for a week or in the course of 50 days while hunting for the Cithaeronian lion. Later on, the hero sent a message to Thespius to keep seven of these sons and send three of them in Thebes while the remaining forty, joined by Iolaus, were dispatched to the island of Sardinia to f ...
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Alcon (classical History)
The name Alcon (; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκων) or Alco can refer to a number of people from classical history: *Alcon the Molossian (6th century BC) suitor of Agariste of Sicyon. *Alcon, a surgeon (''vulnerum medicus'') at Rome in the reign of Claudius, 41–54, who is said by Pliny to have been banished to Gaul, and to have been fined ten million sestertii. After his return from banishment, he is said to have gained by his practice an equal sum within a few years, which, however, seems so enormous that there must probably be some mistake in the text. A surgeon of the same name, who is mentioned by Martial as a contemporary, may possibly be the same person. *Alcon, a sculptor mentioned by Pliny.Pliny the Elder, ''Naturalis Historia'' xxxiv. 14. s. 40 He was the author of a statue of Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his ...
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Eumedes
Eumedes (Ancient Greek: Εὐμήδης) was a name attributed to seven individuals in Greek mythology. *Eumedes, father of Acallaris who married Tros, king of Dardania.Dionysius of Halicarnassus''Antiquitates Romanae'' 1.62.2/ref> *Eumedes, a Calydonian son of Melas. He, along with his brothers, were killed for plotting against Oeneus. *Eumedes, son of Hippocoon, the king of Sparta. His tomb was located in the city. *Eumedes, the Thespian son of Heracles and Lyse, daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae. Eumedes and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night, for a week or in the course of 50 days while hunting for the Cithaeronian lion. Later on, the hero sent a message to Thespius to keep seven of these sons and send three of them in Thebes while the remaining forty, joined by Iolaus, were dispatched to the island of Sardinia to found a colony. *Eumedes, priest of Athena. When the Heracleidae invaded, Eumedes was suspected ...
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Sebrus (mythology)
''Sebrus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies .... Species *'' Sebrus absconditus'' Bassi, 1995 *'' Sebrus amandus'' Bleszynski, 1970 *'' Sebrus argus'' Bassi, 1995 *'' Sebrus perdentellus'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Sebrus pseudosparsellus'' (Bleszynski, 1961) References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Crambinae Crambidae genera Taxa named by Stanisław Błeszyński {{Crambini-stub ...
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Dorceus (mythology)
''Dorceus'' is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by C. L. Koch in 1846. Species it contains five species: *'' Dorceus albolunulatus'' (Simon, 1876) – Algeria *'' Dorceus fastuosus'' C. L. Koch, 1846 (type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ...) – Tunisia, Senegal, Israel *'' Dorceus latifrons'' Simon, 1873 – Algeria, Tunisia *'' Dorceus quadrispilotus'' Simon, 1908 – Egypt *'' Dorceus trianguliceps'' Simon, 1911 – Tunisia References External links * Araneomorphae genera Eresidae {{Araneomorphae-stub ...
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Alcimus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Alcimus or Alkimos (Ancient Greek: Ἄλκιμος) may refer to: *Alcimus, a companion of Achilles; he and Automedon were the two most favored by Achilles after Patroclus' death. Possibly the same as the Alcimus killed by Deiphobus. *Alcimus, one of the sons of Hippocoon. He had a heroon in Sparta. *Alcimus, father of Mentor (''Odyssey''). *Alcimus, son of Neleus. *Alkimos, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus. When the latter and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined them. Along with the Ithacan king and six others namely: Lycaon, Amphialos, Amphidamas, Antilochus and Eurylochos, Alcimus survived the manslaughter of his six companions by the monster. See also * 12714 Alkimos, Jovian asteroid Notes References * Homer, ''The Iliad'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ...
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Alcinous
In Greek mythology, Alcinous (also Alcinoüs; ; ''Alkínoos'' ) was a son of Nausithous and brother of Rhexenor. After the latter's death, he married his brother's daughter Arete who bore him Nausicaa, Halius, Clytoneus and Laodamas. In some accounts, Alcinous' father was Phaeax, son of Poseidon and Corcyra, and brother of Locrus. Conon3/ref> Mythology Argonautica In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, Alcinous is represented as living with his wife Arete on Drépané island. The Argonauts, on their return from Colchis, came to his island, and were hospitably received. When the Colchians, in their pursuit of the Argonauts, likewise arrived in Drépané, and demanded that Jason's lover Medea should be delivered up to them, Alcinous declared that if she was still a virgin she should be restored to them, but if she was already the wife of Jason, he would protect her and her husband against the Colchians. The Colchians were obliged, by the contrivance of Aret ...
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Hippocorystes
In Greek mythology, Hippocorystes (Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκορυστὴς means 'marshaller, arranger of chariots') was a Spartan prince as one of the 20 Hippocoontids, Hippocoöntids, children of King Hippocoon (king of Sparta), Hippocoön, son of Oebalus and the naiad Batea (mythology), Bateia. Family Hippocorystes was the brother to Dorycleus, Scaeus, Enarephoros, Enarophorus, Euteiches, Bucolus, Lycaethus, Tebrus, Eurytus#The son of Hippoco.C3.B6n, Eurytus, Hippothous, Alcinous,Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Apollodorus, 3.10.5 Alcimus (mythology), Alcimus, Dorceus (mythology), Dorceus, Sebrus (mythology), Sebrus, Eumedes, Enaesimus, Alcon (classical history), Alcon and Leucippus (mythology), Leucippus. Mythology Hippocorystes, together with his brothers, helped their father usurped the throne of Sparta, Lacedaemonia and expelled the former king, Tyndareus, the son of Gorgophone (Perseid), Gorgophone and Hipocoon's (half-)brother. Ultimately, the Hippocoöntids and the ...
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