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Phyleus
In Greek mythology, Phyleus (; Ancient Greek: Φυλεύς probably derived from φυλή ''phylē'' "tribe, clan, race, people") was an Elean prince and one of the Calydonian boar hunters. Family Phyleus was the elder son of King Augeas of Elis and father of Meges by Eustyoche, HagneteTzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 576 Ctimene, or Ctesimache.Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577 Timandra, a daughter of King Tyndareus of Sparta, committed adultery with Phyleus (another possible mother of Meges) and deserted her husband Echemus. Phyleus was also credited to be the father of Eurydameia, mother of Euchenor and Cleitus by Polyidus. Mythology During the fifth labour of Heracles, the hero asked for payment from Augeas not revealing the command of Eurystheus. But the Elean king knowing the task imposed to the hero, he refused to give him his reward. During the arbitration, Phyleus, witness of the task, was called by Heracles to testify against Augeas. Phyleu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timandra (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Timandra (Ancient Greek: Τιμάνδρα) was a Spartan princess and later on, queen of Arcadia (ancient region), Arcadia. Family Timandra was one of the daughters of King Tyndareus and Leda (mythology), Leda, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron (Aetolia), Pleuron, Aetolia. Thus, she was the sister of the twins Castor and Pollux, Helen of Troy, Helen, Clytemnestra, Phoebe (mythology), Phoebe and Philonoe. Timandra married Echemus, the king of Arcadia (ancient region), Arcadia and bore him a son Laodocus, Ladocus. By Phyleus, son of King Augeas of Ancient Elis, Elis, she was one of the possible mothers of Meges, an Achaean Leaders, Achaean Leader during the Trojan War. Timandra might be the mother of Phyleus’ daughter Eurydameia who begot Euchenor and Cleitus (mythology), Cleitus by the seer Polyidus of Corinth, Polyeidus.Pherecydes of Athens, Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad'13.663/ref> Mythology Like Clytemnestra, she was also unfaithful and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augeas
In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, , ), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some ancient authors say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts. He is known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned, until the time of the great hero Heracles. The derivative adjective ''augean'' came to signify a challenging task, typically improving or fixing something that is currently in a bad condition. Family Augeas's lineage varies in the sources: he was said to be either the son of Helios either by NausidameHyginus, '' Fabulae'14/ref> or Iphiboe, or of Eleios, or of Poseidon, or of Phorbas and Hyrmine.Apollodorus, 2.88 In the latter account, Augeas was probably the brother of Actor, Tiphys and Diogeneia. His children were Epicaste, Phyleus, Agamede, Agasthenes, and Eurytus. Mythology The fifth Labour of Heracles (Hercules in Latin) was to clean the Augean () stables. Euryst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnete (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Agnete or Hagnete (Ancient Greek: Άγνήτης) was one of the supposed mothers of Meges, one of the Achaean Leaders, by King Phyleus of Dulichium, the son of King Augeas of Elis. Otherwise, she was called either Ctemene, Ctesimache,Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577 Eustyoche or Timandra.Eustathius ad Homer, ''Iliad'p. 305.17 Scholia ad Euripides, ''Orestes'249= Hesiod, '' Ehoiai'' fr. 176 (no. 46 in the Loeb edition, 1914) Hagnete might be the mother of Phyleus’ daughter Eurydameia who begot Euchenor and Cleitus by the seer Polyeidus. Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...'13.663/ref> References Queens in Greek mythology {{greek-myth-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctesimache
In Greek mythology, Ctesimache (Ancient Greek: Κτησιμάχης ''Ktesimache'') was one of the possible mothers of Meges, one of the Achaean Leaders, by King Phyleus of Dulichium,Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577 the son of King Augeas of Elis. Otherwise, she was called either Ctemene, Agnete, Eustyoche or Timandra.Eustathius ad Homer, ''Iliad'p. 305.17 Scholia ad Euripides, ''Orestes'249= Hesiod, '' Ehoiai'' fr. 176 (no. 46 in the Loeb edition, 1914) Ctesimache is more likely a variation of Ctimene only. She might be the mother of Phyleus’ daughter Eurydameia who begot Euchenor and Cleitus by the seer Polyeidus. Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...'13.663/ref> References Queens in Greek mythology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctimene (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Ctimene (; , ) or Ctemene (Κτημένης ''Ktemene'') may refer to two distinct women: * Ctimene or Ctemene, mother of Meges, one of the Achaean Leaders, by King Phyleus of Dulichium, the son of King Augeas of Elis. Otherwise, the mother of Meges was called either Ctesimache,Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577 Agnete, Eustyoche or Timandra. Ctemene might be the mother of Phyleus’ daughter Eurydameia who begot Euchenor and Cleitus by the seer Polyeidus. Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad'13.663/ref> This Ctimene may be the same below. * Ctimene, daughter of Laertes and Anticlea, and younger sister of Odysseus.Homer, ''Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; ) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the ''Iliad'', the ''Odyssey'' is divi ...'' 15.363–364 References Queens in Greek mythology { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurydameia
In Greek mythology, Eurydameia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδάμειαν) was the daughter of King Phyleus of Dulichium, son of King Augeas of Elis. Mythology Eurydameia was the mother of the seer Polyidus’ children: Euchenor and Cleitus, Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad'13.663/ref> and possibly of Coeranus, Astycrateia and Manto. As a daughter of Phyleus, her probable mothers were Eustyoche, Ctimene, Ctesimache,Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577 Hagnete, or Timandra and thus, a (half-)sister of Meges, one of the Achaean Leaders during the Trojan War The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the twelfth or thirteenth century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans (Homer), Achaeans (Ancient Greece, Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris (mytho ....Homer, ''Iliad'' 2.627 References Princesses in Greek mythology Corinthian mythology {{greek-myth-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meges
In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Ancient Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was the commander of Epeans and/or Dulichians during the Trojan War. Family Meges was the son of King Phyleus of Dulichium and his mother's name is variously given as either Eustyoche, Ctimene, Ctesimache,Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577 Hagnete or Timandra. Meges’ (half-)sister was Eurydameia, mother of Cleitus and Euchenor by the seer Polyidus of Corinth. Mythology Meges was one of the suitors of Helen, and commanded the armies of the Echinadians and the Dulichians during the Trojan War, having summoned forty or sixty ships; he also led a contingent of Epeans who had once migrated to Dulichium together with his father.Homer, ''Iliad'' 2.625, 5.69, 13.692 & 15.531; Euripides, ''Iphigenia in Aulis'' 284; Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 97 Meges was credited with killing a number of opponents, including Pedaeus (a son of Antenor), Croesmus, Amphiclus, Itymoneus, Agelau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eustyoche
In Greek mythology, Eustyoche was one of the reputed mothers of Meges, one of the Achaean Leaders, by King Phyleus of Dulichium, the son of King Augeas of Elis. Otherwise, she was called either Ctimene, Ctesimache,Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577 Hagnete or Timandra.Eustathius ad Homer, ''Iliad'p. 305.17 Scholia ad Euripides, ''Orestes'249= Hesiod, '' Ehoiai'' fr. 176 (no. 46 in the Loeb edition, 1914) Eustyoche might be the mother of Phyleus’ daughter Eurydameia who begot Euchenor and Cleitus by the seer Polyeidus. Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...'13.663/ref> References Queens in Greek mythology {{greek-myth-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyidus Of Corinth
In Greek mythology, Polyidus (; ) also known as Polyeidus, is the son of Coeranus, and a famous seer from Argos or Corinth. Family Polyidus was a descendant of another renowned seer, Melampus, king of Argos. Given that Melampus had two sons, Abas and Mantius, different sources made Coeranus, father of Polyidus, son or grandson of either of the two. Briefly, the two alternate lineages were: # Melampus– Abas– Coeranus– Polyidus Pausanias, 1.43.5 # Melampus– Mantius– Cleitus– Coeranus– Polyidus Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad'13.663/ref> According to a scholiast on Homer's ''Iliad'', Polyidus had two sons, Euchenor and Cleitus, by Eurydameia, daughter of Phyleus. Pausanias makes Polyeidus the father of Coeranus, Manto and Astycrateia, and calls Euchenor his grandson through Coeranus. Mythology Glaucus The best known myth concerning Polyidus is the one that deals with him saving the life of Glaucus, which runs as follows. One day, Glaucus, son of Kin ... [...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] |
Echemus
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; , ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus. Family Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of Leda and Tyndareus of Sparta. Hesiod, ''Ehoiai'' fr. 23a. Timandra bore him a son, Ladocus, before deserting Echemus for Phyleus, the king of Dulichium. This lineage made Echemus a part of the Greek mythical family Atreidai, which stood in direct opposition to the Heracleidae, and emphasised the "pre-dorian" ancestry of the Tegeans and Arcadians. An alternative genealogy makes Echemus a son of Aeropus, son of the war god Ares rather than Cepheus, this was a genealogy presented to Pausanias in Tegea, which he includes in his description of the temple of Ares Aphenius between the cities of Tegea and Pallantium. Mythology After the death of Eurystheus, Hyllus led the Heracleidae to attack Mycenae. Echemus offered himself as the champion of the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calydonian Boar
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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
