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Paraebius
In Greek mythology, Paraebius () is a Thracian man, a subject of king Phineus of Salmydessus. For years Paraebius suffered greatly due to an injustice committed by his father against a hamadryad nymph, until advice from Phineus led him to salvation. After that, Paraebius became one of Phineus' most loyal and devoted servants. The story of Paraebius is preserved in the second-century BC epic ''Argonautica'' by Apollonius of Rhodes, in which Jason and the Argonauts reach Thrace and meet Paraebius and the other Thracian people. Family Nothing is known about Paraebius' lineage, other than he dwelled somewhere in Thynia, an ancient region in the European coast of the Propontis sea; he might have been a slave or a farm owner. Mythology When Paraebius' father was young, he set out to cut some woods. A hamadryad that dwelled in one of the oak tree stumps he meant to cut down begged him tearfully to spare her tree, but the man foolishly ignored her pleas and felled her oak tree house. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhoecus Of Cnidus
In ancient Greek mythology, Rhoecus () is a rich man from Cnidus, an ancient Greek colony on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. According to the tale, Rhoecus saved a nymph and her tree from certain death, so the nymph agreed to be his lover, until his unpleasant behaviour soured her against him. His brief tale survives in scattered ancient fragments and scholia from several authors pieced together. Mythology Rhoecus was a nobleman from Cnidus, an ancient city in Asia Minor (Anatolia). According to fifth-century BC writer Charon of Lampsacus, apparently while in Nineveh he noticed an old oak tree that was in danger of being toppled over, and ordered his servants to prop it up. The hamadryad nymph who resided in the tree was greatly relieved, for Rhoecus had saved her from perishing along with the tree, so she promised him any boon he might ask from her. Smitten with her beauty, Rhoecus asked the nymph to become his lover. She agreed on the condition that he would remain faith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erysichthon Of Thessaly
In Greek mythology, Erysichthon (; Ancient Greek: Ἐρυσίχθων ὁ Θεσσαλός means "earth-tearer"), also anglicised as Erisichthon, was a king of Thessaly. He was sometimes called Aethon. Family Erysichthon was the son of King Triopas possibly by Hiscilla, daughter of Myrmidon and thus, brother of Iphimedeia and Phorbas. In some accounts, however, he was called instead the son of Myrmidon possibly by Peisidice, daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and thus, brother to Antiphus, Actor, Dioplethes, Eupolemeia and possibly Hiscilla as well.Hyginus, ''De astronomia'2.14.5/ref> Erysichthon was the father of Mestra, the shapeshifting lover of Poseidon. Mythology Callimachus Erysichthon once took twenty men with him to the sacred grove of Demeter, where he cut down a black poplar tree where tree nymphs gathered around to dance; the tree groaned as he wounded it. Demeter, feeling the tree's discomfort at once, flew down to the grove. Taking a mortal woman's form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolichognatha
''Dolichognatha'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1869. Originally placed with the Archaeidae, it was transferred to the Araneidae in 1967, and to the Tetragnathidae in 1981. Species it contains thirty-two widely distributed species: *'' Dolichognatha aethiopica'' Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa *'' Dolichognatha albida'' ( Simon, 1895) – Sri Lanka, Thailand *'' Dolichognatha baforti'' (Legendre, 1967) – Congo *'' Dolichognatha bannaensis'' Wang, Zhang & Peng, 2020 — China *'' Dolichognatha comorensis'' (Schmidt & Krause, 1993) – Comoros *'' Dolichognatha cygnea'' (Simon, 1893) – Venezuela *'' Dolichognatha deelemanae'' Smith, 2008 – Borneo *'' Dolichognatha ducke'' Lise, 1993 – Brazil *'' Dolichognatha erwini'' Brescovit & Cunha, 2001 – Brazil *'' Dolichognatha incanescens'' (Simon, 1895) – Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Borneo), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland) *'' Dolichognatha ... [...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] |
Argonauts
The Argonauts ( ; ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, ''Argo'', named after its builder, Argus (Argonaut), Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area. Mythology The Golden Fleece After the death of King Cretheus, the Aeolian Pelias usurped the throne from his half-brother Aeson and became king of Iolcus in ancient Thessaly, Thessaly (near the modern city of Volos). Because of this unlawful act, an oracle warned him that a descendant of Aeolus would seek revenge. Pelias put to death every prominent descendant of Aeolus he could, but spared Aeson because of the pleas of their mother Tyro. Instead, Pelias kept Aeson prisoner and forced him to renounce his inheritance. Aeson married Alcimede, who bore him a son named Jason. Pelias intended to kill the baby at once, but Alcimede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcas
In Greek mythology, Arcas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς) was a hunter who became king of Arcadia. He was remembered for having taught people the arts of weaving and baking bread and for spreading agriculture to Arcadia. Family Arcas was the son of Zeus and Callisto. In other accounts, his birth mother was called Megisto, daughter of Ceteus, son of Lycaon, or else Themisto, daughter of Inachus. Arcas was married to either Laodamia ( Leaneira), daughter of Amyclas of Sparta; Meganeira, daughter of Crocon; the nymph Chrysopeleia; or the Dryad Erato. He also left a number of children, including the sons Azan, Apheidas, Elatus, and Triphylus, an illegitimate son Autolaus and at least two daughters, Hyperippe and Diomeneia. Arcas's other sons were Erymanthus and Pelasgus. Mythology Callisto was a nymph in the retinue of the goddess Artemis, or in some sources the daughter of King Lycaon. As she would not be with anyone but Artemis, Zeus cunningly disguise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callimachus
Callimachus (; ; ) was an ancient Greek poet, scholar, and librarian who was active in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. A representative of Ancient Greek literature of the Hellenistic period, he wrote over 800 literary works, most of which do not survive, in a wide variety of genres. He espoused an aesthetic philosophy, known as Callimacheanism, which exerted a strong influence on the poets of the Roman Empire and, through them, on all subsequent Western canon, Western literature. Born into a prominent family in the Greek city of Cyrene, Libya, Cyrene in modern-day Libya, he was educated in Alexandria, the capital of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemaic kings of Egypt. After working as a schoolteacher in the city, he came under the patronage of King Ptolemy II Philadelphus and was employed at the Library of Alexandria where he compiled the ''Pinakes'', a comprehensive catalogue of all Greek literature. He is believed to have lived into the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes. Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demeter
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Demeter (; Attic Greek, Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric Greek, Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Twelve Olympians, Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility (soil), fertility of the earth. Although Demeter is mostly known as a grain goddess, she also appeared as a goddess of health, birth, and marriage, and had connections to the Greek underworld, Underworld. She is also called Deo ( ''Dēṓ''). In Greek tradition, Demeter is the second child of the Titans Rhea (mythology), Rhea and Cronus, and sister to Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Like her other siblings except Zeus, she was swallowed by her father as an infant and rescued by Zeus. Through Zeus, she became the mother of Persephone, a fertility goddess and Dying-and-rising deity, resurrection deity. One of the most notable ''Homeric Hymns'', the ''Homeric Hymn to Demeter'', tells the story of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brill's New Pauly
The Pauly encyclopedias or the Pauly-Wissowa family of encyclopedias, are a set of related encyclopedia An encyclopedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into article (publishing), articles or entries that are arranged Alp ...s on Greco-Roman topics and scholarship. The first of these, or (1839–1852), was begun by compiler August Pauly. Other encyclopedias in the set include ''Pauly–Wissowa'' (1890–1978), ''Little Pauly'' (1964–1975), and ''The New Pauly'' (1996–2012). Ur-Pauly The first edition was the ("Practical Encyclopedia of the Study of Classical Ancient History in Alphabetical Order") originally compiled by August Friedrich Pauly. As the basis for the subsequent PaulyWissowa edition, it is also known as the . The first volume was published in 1839 but Pauly died in 1845 before the last was completed. Christian Waltz (18021857 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phineus
In Greek mythology, Phineus (; ), was a king of Salmydessus in Thrace and seer, who appears in accounts of the Argonauts' voyage. Some accounts make him a king in PaphlagoniaScholia on Apollonius of Rhodes, 2.178, 237; Scholia ''ad eund'' 2.177; Eustathius ad Homer, ''Iliad'2.851 ad Dionysius Periegetes, 787; Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v.; Constantine Porphyrogennetos, ''De thematibus'' 1.7; William Smith, '' Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'' s.v. Paphlagonia' or in Arcadia. Family Several different versions of Phineus's parentage were presented in ancient texts. According to Apollonius of Rhodes, he was a son of Agenor, but the '' Bibliotheca'' says that other authors named his father as Poseidon (who is the father of Agenor).Apollodorus1.9.21/ref> The Hesiodic ''Catalogue of Women'', on the other hand, reported that Phineus was the son of Phoenix and Cassiopeia. His first wife was Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia, by whom he had a pair of son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Propontis
The Sea of Marmara, also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, is a small inland sea entirely within the borders of Turkey. It links the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, separating Turkey's European and Asian sides. It has an area of , and its dimensions are . Its greatest depth is . Name The Sea of Marmara is named after the largest island on its south side, called Marmara Island because it is rich in marble ( Greek , ''mármaron'' 'marble'). In classical antiquity, it was known as the Propontis, from the Greek words ''pro'' 'before' and ''pontos'' 'sea', reflecting the fact that the Ancient Greeks used to sail through it to reach the Black Sea, which they called ''Pontos''. Mythology In Greek mythology, a storm on the Propontis brought the Argonauts back to an island they had left, precipitating a battle in which either Jason or Heracles killed King Cyzicus, who had mistaken them for his Pelasgian enemies. Geography an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thynia
In the ancient world, Thynia (, ) was a region of Europe along the northern coast of the Propontis, opposite Bithynia on the Asian side.W.H.Race, ''Apollonius Rhodius: Argonautica'', Loeb Classical Library (2008), introductory maps It was originally occupied by the Thyni, a Thracian people who came from Thrace. Note that in the Middle Ages, Mesothynia ("middle Thynia") was the peninsula of modern Kocaeli. According to Greek mythology, its name came from Thyneas (Θυνέας) son of Phineas (Φινέας). In the Argonautica (Book 2), Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Med ... and the Argonauts are turned aside from the Clashing Rocks at Bithynia, and go to the opposite coast to consult King Phineus. Notes Geography of ancient Thrace Historical regions {{A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
