In
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 ...
, according to
Homer
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, 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 autho ...
's ''
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 ...
'', Eurydice (;
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...
: Εὐρυδίκη, ''Eurydikē'' "wide justice", derived from ''ευρυς eurys'' "wide" and ''δικη dike'' "justice"), the eldest daughter of
Clymenus, was the wife of
Nestor. However, according to the mythographer
Apollodorus, the wife of Nestor and mother of his children (daughters
Pisidice In Greek mythology, Pisidice (, , ''Peisidíkē'', "to convince or persuade") or Peisidice was one of the following individuals:
* Pisidice, a Thessalian princess as the daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. She w ...
and
Polycaste
Polycaste (; Ancient Greek: Πολυκάστη) is the name of several different women in Greek mythology:
*Polycaste, a princess of Pylos and daughter of King Nestor and Eurydice (or Anaxibia). She was sister to Thrasymedes, Peisistratus, Pi ...
, and sons
Perseus
In Greek mythology, Perseus (, ; Greek language, Greek: Περσεύς, Romanization of Greek, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of ...
,
Stratichus
In Greek mythology, Stratichus (; Ancient Greek: Στράτιχος ''Strátikhos''), also known as Stratius, was a prince of Pylos and the son of King Nestor and either Eurydice or Anaxibia. He was the brother to Thrasymedes, Pisidice, Polyc ...
,
Aretus
Aretus (; Ancient Greek: Ἄρητος, ''Árētos'') was one of several characters in Greek mythology:
*Aretus, son of Bias and Pero, and brother of Perialces and Alphesiboea, wife of King Pelias of Iolcus.
*King Aretus of Pylos, son of Nest ...
,
Echephron,
Peisistratus,
Antilochus, and
Thrasymedes) was
Anaxibia
Anaxibia (; Ancient Greek: ) is the name of six characters in Greek mythology.
*Anaxibia, one of the Danaïdes, married to Archelaus, son of Aegyptus.
*Anaxibia, a naiad of the Ganges river. She fled from the advances of Helios, but she dis ...
.
[ Apollodorus]
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Notes
References
*
Apollodorus, ''Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes'', Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is an academic publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University. It is a member of the Association of University Presses. Its director since 2017 is George Andreou.
The pres ...
, London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
*
Homer
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, 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 autho ...
, ''The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes''. Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is an academic publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University. It is a member of the Association of University Presses. Its director since 2017 is George Andreou.
The pres ...
; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
* Parada, Carlos, ''Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology'', Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. {{ISBN, 978-91-7081-062-6.
Characters in the Odyssey
Nestor (mythology)