Aethra or AETHRA may refer to Aethra Greek mythology Aethra , Greek mythology Aethra genus Aethra , a genus of crab in the family Aethridae AETHRA Componentes Automotivos AETHRA , a Brazil ian auto testing company Aethra, a fictional moon in the Colony Wars franchise. It is the eighth and outermost satellite of the gas giant Galatea Fact date December 2008 132 Aethra , an M type main belt asteroid Category Videotelephony disambig br Etra dishe velout de Aithra Begriffskl rung el fr thra nl Aethra pl Ajtra ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Aethra regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a subphylum Crustacean Crustacea classis Malacostraca ordo Decapoda infraordo Crab Brachyura familia Aethridae genus Aethra genus authority Pierre Andr Latreille Latreille in Georges Cuvier Cuvier , 1816 Aethra is a genus of crab s in the family Aethridae , containing the following species ref cite web author P. Davie year 2010 title Aethra Latreille in Cuvier, 1816 publisher World Register of Marine Species url http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 439183 accessdate December 6, 2010 ref Aethra edentata small Edmondson, 1951 small Aethra scruposa small Linnaeus, 1764 small Aethra scutata small Smith, 1869 small Aethra seychellensis small Takeda, 1975 small References reflist Category Crabs Crab stub ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Kurtzia aethra image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Neogastropoda superfamilia Conoidea familia Mangeliidae ref name Conoidea http mollus.oxfordjournals.org content 77 3 273.full Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. 2011 A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 273 308. ref subfamilia genus Kurtzia species K. aethra binomial Kurtzia aethra binomial authority Dall, 1919 synonyms ref ref name WoRMS synonyms Philbertia aethra small Dall, 1919 small Kurtzia aethra is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family biology family Mangeliidae . ref name WoRMS WRMS species 434164 Kurtzia aethra Dall, 1919 9 August 2011 ref Description Empty section date March 2010 Distribution Empty section date March 2010 References reflist External links Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Kurtzia Aethra Category Kurtzia aethra conidae stub pt Kurtzia aethra vi Kurtzia aethra ... more details
by James Craig Watson in 1873 , 132 Aethra is an M type asteroid M type main belt asteroid . It has ..., Aethra is the lowest numbered asteroid to not have proper orbital elements due to recurring Perturbation astronomy perturbations by Mars. With an original observation arc of only 22 days, 132 Aethra ... title The orbit and perturbations of 132 Aethra journal Astronomical Journal volume 47 issue 1081 ... curve of the asteroid implies an elongated or irregular shape for its body. It is named after Aethra Greek mythology Aethra , the mother of Theseus in Greek mythology . References references External ... 133 Cyrene Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Aethra Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids ... in 1873 Category Mars crosser asteroids Beltasteroid stub ast 132 Aethra de 132 Aethra el 132 es 132 Aethra eo 132 Etro eu 132 Aethra fa fr 132 thra it 132 Aethra la 132 Aethra hu 132 Aethra ja no 132 Aethra nn 132 Aethra pl 132 Aethra ru 132 sk 132 Aethra sl 132 Etra sr 132 Aethra sv 132 Aethra tl 132 Aethra th 132 Aethra uk 132 vi 132 Aethra yo 132 Aethra zh ... more details
Taxobox image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Libellulidae genus Aethriamanta species A. aethra binomial Aethriamanta aethra binomial authority Ris, 1912 synonyms Aethriamanta aethra is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae . It is found in Malaysia , Singapore , Thailand . In April 2011, this species was discovered in the mangrove forest of U Minh Thuong National Park , Kien Giang Province , southern Vietnam . ref http www.monre.gov.vn v35 default.aspx?tabid 675&CateID 58&ID 99800&Code H7RCA99800 New dragon fly species found in southern park ref References reflist Category Libellulidae dragonfly stub nl Aethriamanta aethra pl Aethriamanta aethra vi Chu n chu n tr m ... more details
This article is about a Brazil ian auto testing company. For Greek mythology , see Aethra Greek mythology Aethra . AETHRA is a Brazil ian company, founded in 1974 in Minas Gerais , that attempts to progress and advance the auto industry in Brazil. External links http www.aethra.com.br index.php?get nivel apl 380&get codaplicacao 82 Official website Category Companies of Brazil Category Companies based in Minas Gerais Brazil company stub ... more details
other uses Aethra disambiguation Image Demophon Aithra Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2687.jpg thumb right Demophon King of Athens Demophon ? freeing Aethra, Attica Attic white ground kylix drinking cup kylix , 470 460 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen Inv. 2687 . In Greek mythology , Aethra or Aithra Ancient Greek , IPA el i t ra pron , IPAc en lang i r , the bright sky ref Robert Graves , The Greek Myths , 1955 1960 index, s.v. Aethra . ref was a name applied to four different individuals Mother of Theseus Aethra was a daughter of King Pittheus of Troezen and the mother of Theseus his father was the Kings of Athens king Aegeus of Athens , or in some versions, Poseidon . Aegeus went to Troezen, a city southwest of Athens that had as its patrons Athena and Poseidon , where Pittheus got Aegeus drunk on unmixed wine and put him to bed with his daughter. Following the instructions of Athena in a dream, she left the sleeping Aegeus and waded across to the island of Sphairia that lay close to Troezen s shore. There she poured a libation to Sphairos, Pelops charioteer, and was possessed by Poseidon in the night. When she was thus doubly pregnant, Aegeas decided to go back to Athens ... and bring his weapons back. Aethra did as she was told, and Theseus, recovering the weapons that were ... Theseus kidnapped Helen of Troy Helen , he gave her to Aethra for safekeeping. Helen s brothers, the Dioscuri , took Helen back and kidnapped Aethra in revenge. She went to Troy with Helen of Troy ... alterations to the character, a version of this Aethra appears as Aithra , a sorceress and concubine ... Helen . Oceanid Aethra is also the name of one of the Oceanids , the 3000 daughters of Oceanus ... Text HyginusAstronomica2.html 21 2.21 . ref Wife of Hyperion A figure called Aethra possibly the Oceanid ... Text HyginusFabulae1.html Preface . ref Wife of Phalanthus Another Aethra was the wife of the Spartan ... Etro fr thra fille de Pitth e it Etra ka lt Aetra nl Aethra mythologie ja pl Ajtra c rka ... more details
In Greek mythology , Pittheus was a son of Pelops , father of Aethra , and grandfather of Theseus . He was the King of Troezen , which he had named after his brother Troezen mythology Troezen . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 30. 9 ref When Aegeus asked Pittheus for advice as to how to understand an oracle he received in response to his inquiry whether or not he was going to ever have children, Pittheus got him drunk and Aegeus ended up spending the night with Aethra. Aethra had laid with Poseidon earlier that evening, so when Theseus was born he became Aegeus stepson. ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 15. 7 ref After he had finished his labours, Heracles came to visit Pittheus. He laid his lion skin down on a couch where it sat in a most life like fashion. A little while later Theseus, who was seven years old at this time, came into the room with some of his schoolmates. When the other children saw the skin of the Nemean lion , they ran from it in terror, thinking that it was alive. However, Theseus remained in the room, grabbed a sword from a nearby guard, and attacked the lion skin. References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Kings in Greek mythology Category Troezenian mythology ca Piteu rei cs Pittheus de Pittheus el es Piteo eo Piteo fr Pitth e it Pitteo ka lt Pit jas mitologija hu Pittheusz ja pt Piteu ru sr fi Pittheus uk ... more details
In Greek mythology , Phalanthus is the name of three men. 1. Phalanthus of Tanagra , one of the defenders of Thebes, Greece Thebes against the Seven Against Thebes . He was killed by Hippomedon . ref Statius, Thebaid, 9.103 http www.theoi.com Text StatiusThebaid9.html ref 2. Phalanthus Tarentum Phalanthus of Tarentum , the Sparta n founder of Taranto Tarentum . Married to Aethra . 3. Phalanthus , son of Agelaus son of Stympalus , son of Elatus , son of Arcas . A city in Arcadia was named after him. References references Category Greek mythology el fr Phalanthos ... more details
Taxobox image Hepatus epheliticus.jpg image caption Hepatus epheliticus regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a subphylum Crustacean Crustacea classis Malacostraca ordo Decapoda infraordo Crab Brachyura zoosectio Eubrachyura zoosubsectio Heterotremata superfamilia Aethroidea superfamilia authority James Dwight Dana Dana , 1851 ref name Grave cite journal journal Raffles Bulletin of Zoology year 2009 volume Suppl. 21 pages 1 109 title A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans author Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong et al. url http rmbr.nus.edu.sg rbz biblio s21 s21rbz1 109.pdf ref familia Aethridae familia authority Dana, 1851 Aethridae is a family of crab s in its own superfamily, Aethroidea . It contains the following genera extinct genera marked ref name Grave ref cite web author P. Davie year 2010 title Aethridae Dana, 1851 publisher World Register of Marine Species url http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 240916 accessdate December 6, 2010 ref Actaeomorpha small Miers, 1877 small Aethra genus Aethra small Latreille in Cuvier, 1816 small Drachiella crab Drachiella small Guinot, in Serene & Soh, 1976 small Eriosachila small Blow & Manning, 1996 small Hepatella small Smith, in Verrill, 1869 small Hepatiscus small Bittner, 1875 small Hepatus small Latreille, 1802 small Mainhepatiscus small De Angeli & Beschin, 1999 small Matutites small Blow & Manning, 1996 small Osachila small Stimpson, 1871 small Prehepatus small Rathbun, 1935 small Priabonella small Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Mietto, 2006 small Pseudohepatiscus small Blow & Manning, 1996 small Sakaila small Manning & Holthuis, 1981 small References reflist External links wikispecies inline Brachyura Category Crabs crab stub fr Aethridae nl Aethroidea vls Aethridae ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Kurtzia image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Neogastropoda superfamilia Conoidea familia Mangeliidae ref name Conoidea http mollus.oxfordjournals.org content 77 3 273.full Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. 2011 A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 273 308. ref subfamilia genus Kurtzia genus authority Bartsch, 1944 synonyms ref synonyms type species Mangilia arteaga Dall & Bartsch, 1910 Kurtzia is a genus of sea snail s, marine ocean marine gastropod mollusk s in the family biology family Mangeliidae . ref name WoRMS WRMS species 432485 Kurtzia 7 August 2011 ref Species Species within the genus Kurtzia include Kurtzia aethra Dall, 1919 ref WRMS species 434164 Kurtzia aethra Dall, 1919 16 April 2010 ref Kurtzia arteaga Dall & Bartsch, 1910 ref WRMS species 434165 Kurtzia arteaga Dall & Bartsch, 1910 16 April 2010 ref Kurtzia elenensis McLean & Poorman, 1971 ref WRMS species 434166 Kurtzia elenensis McLean & Poorman, 1971 16 April 2010 ref Kurtzia ephaedra Dall, 1919 ref WRMS species 434167 Kurtzia ephaedra Dall, 1919 16 April 2010 ref Kurtzia granulatissima Moerch, 1860 ref WRMS species 434168 Kurtzia granulatissima Moerch, 1860 16 April 2010 ref Kurtzia humboldti McLean & Poorman, 1971 ref WRMS species 434169 Kurtzia humboldti McLean & Poorman, 1971 16 April 2010 ref References reflist External links conidae stub Category Kurtzia pt Kurtzia vi Kurtzia ... more details
Acamas , the son of Phaedra mythology Phaedra and Theseus , and brother or half brother to Demophon of Athens Demophon , was a character in the Trojan War . ref Diodorus Siculus , 4. 62. ref Mythology After his father was exiled from Athens , he and his brother were sent to Euboea , where they grew to adulthood and allied themselves with Euboea s Elephenor King Elephenor . Prior to the assault of the Greeks against Troy, he and Diomedes were sent to demand the surrender of Helen of Troy Helen this expedition Homer ascribes to Menelaus and Odysseus , ref Homer . Iliad , xi. 139, &c. ref but during his stay at Troy he won the affection of Laodice mythology Laodice , daughter of Priam , ref Parthenius of Nicaea . Erot. 16. ref and begot by her a son, Munitus, who was brought up by Aethra Greek mythology Aethra , grandmother of Acamas. ref name Tzetzes on Lycophron, 495 Tzetzes on Lycophron 495, &c. ref He was killed by the bite of a snake while hunting at Olynthus in Thrace . ref Parthenius of Nicaea Parthenius , Love Romances , 16 ref File Altes Museum Antikensammlung 022.jpg thumb Acamas and Demophon In the war, Acamas fought on the side of the Greeks. After the war, he rescued his grandmother, Aethra Greek mythology Mother of Theseus Aethra , who was being held captive in Troy as Helen s maid. ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , Epitome of Book 4, 5. 22 ref Later mythological traditions describe the two brothers embarking on other adventures as well, including the capture of the Palladium mythology Palladium . ref name OCD1 cite encyclopedia last Hornblower first Simon authorlink title Acamas encyclopedia Oxford Classical Dictionary volume pages 2 publisher Oxford University Press location Oxford year 1996 url accessdate ref Some sources relate of Acamas the story which is more commonly told of his brother Demophon, namely the one of his relationship with Phyllis of Thrace . ref name Tzetzes on Lycophron, 495 This might be a mistake. Acamas is not mentioned in Homer s I ... more details
. They left Helen with Theseus mother, Aethra Greek mythology Aethra , and traveled to the underworld ... to Sparta they had taken captive Aethra and Physadeia, the sister of Pirithous, who became handmaidens ... more details
In Greek mythology , the Hyades IPAc en icon h a . d i z Ancient Greek language Ancient Greek the rainy ones , are a sisterhood of nymphs that bring rain. The Hyades were daughters of Atlas mythology Atlas by either Pleione or Aethra Greek mythology Oceanid Aethra , one of the Oceanides and sisters of Hyas in most tellings, although one version gives their parents as Hyas and Boeotia . ref name Hyginus, Fabulae 192 Hyginus , Fabulae , 192 ref ref Ovid , Fasti poem Fasti , 5. 169 ff ref ref name Hyginus, Poetical Astronomy, 2. 21 Hyginus , Poetical Astronomy 2. 21 ref The Hyades are sisters to the Pleiades Greek mythology Pleiades and the Hesperides . The main myth concerning them is envisioned to account for their collective name and to provide an etiology for their weepy raininess Hyas was killed in a hunting accident and the Hyades wept from their grief. ref name Hyginus, Fabulae 192 ref Hyginus, Fabulae 248 ref They were changed into a Hyades star cluster cluster of stars, the Hyades set in the head of Taurus constellation Taurus . ref Taurus face gleams with seven rays of fire, which Greek sailors call Hyades from their rain word. Ovid , Fasti poem Fasti , 5. 164 . In Ancient Greek, to rain is hyein . ref Their number varies from three of the earliest sources to fifteen of the late ones. The names are also variable, according to the mythographer, and include ref name Hyginus, Fabulae 192 ref name Hyginus, Poetical Astronomy, 2. 21 ref Hesiod , Astronomy Fragment 2 in Theon on Aratus , Phaenomena , 254 ref ref Eustathius of Thessalonica Eustathius on Homer s Iliad 1156 ref Aesyle or Phaesyle Ambrosia Cleeia Coronis mythology Coronis Eudora Pedile Phaeo or Phaeote Phyto Polyxo Servius ref Servius on Virgil s Georgics , 1. 138 ref gives a set of five names that doesn t match any other known lists Pytho , Synecho , Baccho , Cardie , Niseis . Additionally, Thyone and Prodice were supposed to be daughters of Hyas by Aethra , and have been added to the grou ... more details
In Greek mythology , the name Clymene or Klymene polytonic may refer to Clymene, an Oceanid , ref Hesiod , Theogony , 351 ref wife of Iapetus mythology Iapetus , and mother of Atlas mythology Atlas , Epimetheus mythology Epimetheus , Prometheus , and Menoetius mythology Menoetius ref Hesiod , Theogony , 508 Hyginus, Fabulae , Preface ref other authors relate the same of her sister Asia mythology Asia . ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 1. 2. 3 ref A less common genealogy makes Clymene the mother of Deucalion by Prometheus. ref Scholia on Pindar , Olympian Ode 9. 81 on Odyssey , 10. 2 ref ref Dionysius of Halicarnassus , Roman Antiquities , 1. 17. 3 ref The Oceanid Clymene is also given as the wife to King Merops mythology Merops of Ethiopia and, by Helios , mother of Pha ton and the Heliades . ref Ovid , Metamorphoses , 4. 204 ref ref Servius on Aeneid , 10. ref ref Strabo , Geography , 1. 2. 27, citing Euripides ref Clymene, a Nereid . ref Homer , Iliad , 18. 47 ref ref Hyginus , Fabulae , Preface ref ref Virgil , Georgics , 4. 345 ref Clymene, an Amazons Amazon . ref Hyginus , Fabulae, 163 ref Clymene, an ox eyed servant of Helen of Troy Helen . ref Homer , Iliad , 3. 144 ref She was a daughter of Aethra Greek mythology Aethra ref Dictys Cretensis , 5. 13 ref by Hippalces, ref Scholia on Iliad , 3. 144 ref thus half sister to Theseus and a distant relative to Menelaus . ref Dictys Cretensis, 1. 5. Atreus , the father of Menelaus, and Pittheus , the father of Aethra, were brothers. ref She and her mother were taken by Helen to Troy as handmaidens, and were released by Acamas, son of Theseus Acamas and Demophon of Athens Demophon after the fall of Troy. ref Dictys Cretensis, 6. 2 ref Clymene, daughter of Catreus . She and her sister Aerope were given to Nauplius mythology Nauplius to be sold away, as Catreus feared the possibility of being killed by one of his children. Nauplius took Clymene to wife, and by him she became mother of Palamedes Greek mythology Pa ... more details
Image Krater Warrior BM F158.jpg thumb right 280px Arrival or departure of a young warrior or hero, maybe Theseus arriving at Athens and being recognized because of his sword by Aegeus. Apulian red figured Krater volute krater , ca. 410 400 BC, from Ruvo South Italy . For the Sparta n hero Aegeus hero In Greek mythology , Aegeus Ancient Greek polytonic , also Aigeus , Aegeas or Aigeas lang el , was an archaic figure in the founding myth of Athens . The goat man who gave his name to the Aegean Sea was, next to Poseidon , the father of Theseus , the founder of Athenian institutions and one of the kings of Athens . The myth His reign Upon the death of the king his father, Pandion II , Aegeus and his three brothers, Pallas son of Pandion Pallas , Nisos , and Lycus Lykos , took control of Athens from Metion , who had seized the throne from Pandion. They divided the government in four but Aegeas became king. Aegeus first wife was Meta ref Compare Metis mythology Metis . ref , and his second wife was Chalciope . Still without a male heir, Aegeus asked the Pythia oracle at Delphi for advice. Her cryptic words were Do not loosen the bulging mouth of the wineskin until you have reached the height of Athens, lest you die of grief. ref Plutarch, Vita of Theseus Pseudo Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 3,15.6. ref Aegeus did not understand the prophecy and was disappointed. This puzzling oracle forced Aegeus to visit Pittheus , king of Troezen , who was famous for his wisdom and skill at expounding oracles. Pittheus understood the prophecy and introduced Aegeus to his daughter, Aethra Greek mythology Aethra , when Aegeus was drunk. ref Scholium Scholion on Euripides Hippolytus , noted by Karl Kerenyi, The Heroes of the Greeks 1959 p 218 note 407. ref They lay with each other, and then in some versions, Aethra waded to the island of Sphairia aka Calauria and bedded Poseidon . When Aethra became pregnant, Aegeus decided to return to Athens. Before leaving, he buried his sanda ... more details
for the star in the Pleiades cluster Alcyone star Alcyone IPAc en icon l s a . n i lang grc Halku n Alcyone in Greek mythology is the name of one of the Pleiades mythology Pleiades , daughters of Atlas mythology Atlas and Pleione mythology Pleione or, more rarely, Aethra . ref name DGRBM cite encyclopedia last Schmitz first Leonhard authorlink title Alcyone 1 editor William Smith lexicographer William Smith encyclopedia Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology volume 1 pages 108 publisher Little, Brown and Company location Boston year 1867 url http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio 0117.html ref She attracted the attention of the god Poseidon and bore him several children, variously named in the sources Hyrieus , Lycus , Hyperenor , and Aethusa ref Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Pseudo Apollodorus , iii. 10. 1 ref Hyperenor Hyperes and Anthas ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias , Description of Greece ii. 30. 7 ref Glaucus ref Athenaeus , Deipnosophistae vii ref and Epopeus . ref Gaius Julius Hyginus Praef. Fab. p. 11, ed. Staveren ref ref Ovid , Heroides xix. 133 ref There are various etymological interpretations of her name s origin. ref http www.theoi.com Nymphe NympheAlkyone.html Alcyone at Theoi.com ref References reflist 2 Other sources M. Grant and J. Hazel, Who s Who in Greek Mythology, David McKay and Co Inc, 1979 Category Greek mythology ca Alc one Pl iade fr Alcyone Pl iade it Alcione Pleiadi ka la Alcyone Atlantis pt Alc one filha de Atlas ru sr ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Aethriamanta regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Libellulidae genus Aethriamanta genus authority William Forsell Kirby Kirby , 1889 Aethriamanta is a genus of dragonfly dragonflies in the family Libellulidae . It contains the following species ref cite web title World Odonata List url http www.pugetsound.edu academics academic resources slater museum biodiversity resources dragonflies world odonata list publisher University of Puget Sound accessdate 21 October 2010 author Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson ref Aethriamanta aethra small Ris, 1912 Aethriamanta brevipennis small Rambur, 1842 Scarlet Marsh Hawk ref cite book last Subramanian first K. A. title Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India year 2005 url http www.ias.ac.in initiat sci ed lifescape odonates dragonflies.pdf ref Aethriamanta circumsignata small Selys, 1897 Square spot Basker ref name OZ cite book title The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia year 2006 publisher CSIRO Publishing isbn 0 643 09073 8 author G nther Theischinger, John Hawking accessdate 11 August 2010 ref Aethriamanta gracilis small Brauer, 1878 Aethriamanta nymphaeae small Lieftinck, 1949 L spot Basker ref name OZ Aethriamanta rezia small Kirby, 1889 Pygmy Basker ref IUCN2010.3 title Aethriamanta rezia assessors Clausnitzer, V. year 2006 id 59793 downloaded 21 October 2010 ref References reflist dragonfly stub Category Libellulidae nl Aethriamanta pt Aethriamanta vi Aethriamanta ... more details
. ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 30. 9 ref Troezen was the place where Aethra Greek mythology Aethra , daughter of Pittheus, slept with both Aegeus and Poseidon the same night, and fell ... more details
Other uses Laodice disambiguation Laodice Laodice was the daughter of Priam of Troy and Hecuba . She is described as the most beautiful of Priam s daughters. ref name Homer, Iliad, 3. 123 ref Homer , Iliad , 6. 252 ref Laodice refers to Helen of Troy Helen as her junior even though Helen is probably 34 years old and yet she is more beautiful than her sister Cassandra , who might be eighteen at the same time and who herself is described as the most beautiful living Trojan woman ref Homer , Iliad , 13. 365 ref when she is given to Agamemnon after the Trojan war . Before the outbreak of the Trojan war Laodice fell in love with Acamas son of Theseus Acamas , son of Theseus , who had come to Troy to try to recover Helen of Troy Helen through diplomatic means. She became pregnant and bore him the son Munitus . Munitus was given to Acamas grandmother Aethra Greek mythology Aethra , who was then a slave to Helen of Troy Helen . After the war had ended, Acamas took his son with him. Much later, Munitus was bitten by a snake while hunting with his father in Thrace and died. ref Parthenius of Nicaea Parthenius , Love Romances , 16 ref ref Tzetzes on Lycophron , 495 496 ref The Iliad mentions Laodice as the wife of Helicaon , son of Antenor mythology Antenor . ref name Homer, Iliad, 3. 123 Homer , Iliad , 3. 123 ref According to other sources she was the wife of Telephus , king of Mysia and son of Heracles . ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 101 ref She accompanied Telephus and his son Eurypylus when he traveled to Troy to defend it against the Greeks. As they set foot in Asia Minor , Helicaon forced Laodice to marry him and was going to drown Eurypylus in Xanthos Lake. However, Telephus returned just in time to save his wife and son. Telephus decapitated Helicaon and had the latter s face engraved on all Mysian shields with an expression of terror and fear in his eyes. Yet other versions say that Laodice had married Helicaon. When Telephus came she tricked him into believing that the ca ... more details
Early years Image Laurent de la La Hyre 002.jpg thumb left Theseus and Aethra , by Laurent de La Hyre Aegeus , one of the primordial kings of Athens , found a bride, Aethra Greek mythology Aethra who ..., Aethra waded through the sea to the island of Sphairia that rests close to the coast and lay there with Poseidon ... Poseidon, the human father being Cleopompus. Description of Greece x.6.1 . ref After Aethra became ... these objects, Plutarch explains. ref and told Aethra that when their son grew up, he should move ... chose Persephone . They left Helen with Theseus s mother, Aethra Greek mythology Aethra at Aphidna ... had taken Helen and Aethra to Sparta . Hippolyta Theseus, believed either to be in the company ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Image Demophon Aithra Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2687.jpg thumb right 250px Demophon ? freeing Aethra , Attica Attic white ground kylix drinking cup kylix , 470 460 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen Inv. 2687 Demophon Greek language Greek was a king of Athens , according to Pindar , son of Theseus and Phaedra mythology Phaedra , brother of Acamas son of Theseus Acamas . ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , Epitome of Book 4, 1. 18 ref ref Diodorus Siculus , Library of History , 4. 62. 1 ref Some say that Demophon s mother was Iope, daughter of Iphicles . ref Stesichorus fragment 193. 23 24 Iope is also mentioned by Plutarch in Theseus , 29. 1 ref He fought in the Trojan War and was among those who entered the city in the Trojan Horse . The brothers freed their grandmother Aethra , who had been captured by the Dioscuri and served Helen of Troy Helen as a handmaid for a while, and brought her home. ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , Epitome of Book 4, 5. 22 ref Demophon married Phyllis , daughter of Sithon mythology Sithon , King of Thrace , while he stopped in Thrace on his journey home from the Trojan war. On the next day after the wedding, however, he had to leave, promising to return and take Phyllis with him as soon as possible. She gave him a casket and told not to open it unless he should lose every hope to return to Thrace. Demophon eventually settled in Cyprus and forgot about Phyllis. She would come to the sea shore every day, expecting to see the sails of his ship, but in vain. After the appointed date was past, she either died of grief or hanged herself. One day Demophon opened the casket out of curiosity what he saw there was so horrifying that he jumped onto his horse and rode like wild till he fell off the horse on his own sword and died. ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , Epitome of Book 4, 6. 16 17 ref ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 59 ref ref Ovid , Heroides , 2 ref Others, however, say that he did return, but Phyllis wa ... more details
Regara, Esparcin, Aethra and Hydran. In the prehistory of this world, evil ruled the world ... from the continent of Esparcin to the continent of Aethra. Its current King is Exelic XXXII. It s only ... more details
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