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 conc ...
, Dryope (;
Ancient Greek
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: Δρυόπη derived from δρῦς ''drys'', "oak"; ''dryope'' "woodpecker") is the name attributed to several distinct figures:
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Dryope
In Greek mythology, Dryope (; Ancient Greek: Δρυόπη derived from δρῦς ''drys'', "oak"; ''dryope'' "woodpecker") is the name attributed to several distinct figures:
*Dryope (daughter of Dryops), Dryope, daughter of Dryops (Oeta), Dryops ...
Apollo
Apollo is one of the Twelve Olympians, Olympian deities in Ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek and Ancient Roman religion, Roman religion and Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, mu ...
. She was the wife of
Andraemon In Greek mythology the name Andraemon (; ) may refer to:
*Andraemon, son of Oxylus and husband of Dryope.
*Andraemon, possible father of another Oxylus.
*Andraemon, an Aetolian king and husband of Gorge of Calydon. By the latter, he became the f ...
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* Dryope, mother of Tarquitus by
Faunus
In Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology, myth, Faunus was the rustic god of the forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile, he was called Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god ...
, the god of the woods. Tarquitus was slain by
Aeneas
In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas ( , ; from ) was a Troy, Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus (mythology), Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy ...
.
* Dryope, a
nymph
A nymph (; ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, land ...
responsible for kidnapping
Hylas
In classical mythology, Hylas () was a youth who served Heracles (Roman Hercules) as companion and servant. His abduction by water nymphs was a theme of ancient art, and has been an enduring subject for Western art in the classical tradition.
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, which she did in accord with
Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...
's will. Her name may have to do with the fact that Hylas was the son of
Theiodamas In Greek mythology, the name Theiodamas or Thiodamas () may refer to:
*Theiodamas, king of the Dryopes, father of Hylas by the nymph Menodice, daughter of Orion. The '' Bibliotheca'' and Apollonius Rhodius relate of him that one day when he was w ...
, the king of the Dryopes.
* Dryope, a Theban woman of
Phoenicia
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Maenads
In Greek mythology, maenads (; ) were the female followers of Dionysus and the most significant members of his retinue, the ''thiasus''.
Their name, which comes from :wikt:μαίνομαι#Ancient Greek, μαίνομαι (''maínomai'', “to ...
disregarding her pregnancy, and went into labor when she was dragging a sacrificial bull by the horns.
* Dryope, a Lemnian.
* Dryope, mother of the Oenotropae by
Anius
In Greek mythology, Anius (Ancient Greek: Ἄνιος) was a king of Delos and priest of Apollo.
Family
He was the son of Apollo and Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus and Chrysothemis.
Mythology
Anius was born either on the island of Delos, wh ...
Gaius Valerius Flaccus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus (; died ) was a 1st-century Roman poet who flourished during the "Silver Age" under the Flavian dynasty, and wrote a Latin ''Argonautica'' that owes a great deal to Apollonius of Rhodes' more famous epic.Online version at theio.com. *Gaius Valerius Flaccus, ''Argonauticon.'' Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library. * Graves, Robert, (1955) 1960. ''The Greek Myths''. 21.j; 26.5; 56.2; 150.b, 1.
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* Kerenyi, Karl. 1951. ''The Gods of the Greeks'' 141, 173.
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Publius Papinius Statius
Publius Papinius Statius ( Greek: Πόπλιος Παπίνιος Στάτιος; , ; ) was a Latin poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the ''Thebaid''; a collection of occasional poetry, the '' ...
Publius Vergilius Maro
Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the ''Eclogues'' ...
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Aeneid
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' is a biographical dictionary of classical antiquity, edited by William Smith (lexicographer), William Smith and originally published in London by John Taylor (English publisher), Tayl ...
Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft
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