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  1. Oenomaus

    For other uses of Oenomaus , see Oenomaus disambiguation . File Oenomaus and Hippodamia.png thumb King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods. small Illustration from an ancient vase. small In Greek mythology , King Oenomaus or Oinomaos , Oenamaus of Pisa Greece Pisa , ref In the ancient territory of Pisa lay Olympia, Greece Olympia . ref the father of Hippodamia , was the son of Ares , either by the naiad Harpina daughter of the river god Phliasian Asopus , the armed harpe ref http www.theoi.com Nymphe NympheHarpina.html Theoi Project Harpina . ref spirit of a spring near Pisa ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias , 5.22.6 Diodorus Siculus , 4.73.1. ref or by Sterope Pleiad Sterope , one of the Pleiades Greek mythology Pleiades , ref Hyginus, Fabula 84 Oenomaus, son of Mars and Asterope, daughter of Atlas , Fabula 250 Oenomaus, son of Mars by Asterie, daughter of Atlas . ref whom some identify as his consort instead. ref Pseudo Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 3. 110 111 Pseudo Hyginus, Astronomica ... signifies him as a wine man. Courtship of Hippodamia Pelops wanted to marry Hippodamia. King Oenomaus .... Pelops came to ask for her hand and prepared to race Oenomaus. Worried about losing, Pelops went to the seaside ... ones made of beeswax. The race began, and went on for a long time. But just as Oenomaus was catching up to Pelops and readying to kill him, the wheels flew off and the chariot broke apart. Oenomaus charioteer, Myrtilus , survived, but Oenomaus was dragged to death by his horses, although before dying ... attempted to claim Hippodamia. In memory of Oenomaus, the Olympic Games were created or alternatively ... place of Myrtilus was a taraxippus in Olympia, a horse frightening place during races. Oenomaus chariot ... was preserved, and round it grew an Elis Elean legend of a burnt house of Oenomaus , reported by Pausanias ... 415 BCE & 2 Oenomaus, Fr. 433 408 BCE Euripides , Orestes, 1024 1062 408 BCE Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus ... Vatican Mythographer , 22 Myrtilus Atreus et Thyestes Second Vatican Mythographer , 146 Oenomaus Media ...   more details



  1. Oenomaus (disambiguation)

    Oenomaus may refer to Oenomaus , a king of Pisa in Greek mythology Oenomaus butterfly , a gossamer winged butterfly genus Oenomaus rebel slave , c. 72 BC a leader in the slave rebellion of Spartacus Oenomaus of Gadara , 2nd century AD Cynic philosopher Disambig bg de Oinomaos fr nomaos homonymie la Oenomaus discretiva pt Enomau desambigua o ru sh Enomaj razvrstavanje ...   more details



  1. Oenomaus (butterfly)

    italictitle Taxobox name Oenomaus image Illustrations Diurnal Lepidoptera 2 Plate 31.png image size 230px image caption Oenomaus atesa Hewitson, 1867 figs. 31, 32 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Lycaenidae genus Oenomaus Oenomaus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae .The members species of this genus are found in the Neotropic ecozone . External Links ftp ftp.funet.fi index Tree of life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea lycaenidae theclinae oenomaus index.html Funet Taxonomy Distribution DEFAULTSORT Oenomaus Butterfly Category Lycaenidae Lycaenidae stub no Oenomaus vi Oenomaus b m ...   more details



  1. Papilio oenomaus

    italictitle Taxobox name Papilio oenomaus status image Papilio oenomaus Godart, 1819.JPG image width regnum Animal ia divisio Rhopalocera phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Papilionidae tribus Papilionini genus Papilio species P. oenomaus binomial Papilio oenomaus binomial authority Jean Baptiste Godart Godart , 1819 synonyms Menelaides oenomaus Papilio oenomaus is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found on Timor and surrounding islands. The wingspan is 120 130  mm. Subspecies Papilio oenomaus oenomaus Timor, Leti, Moa, Kissar, Romang Islands Papilio oenomaus subfasciatus small Rothschild, 1895 small Wetar External links http books.google.nl books?id RomV7uO t9YC&printsec frontcover&dq 22Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World 22&source bl&ots 0CJkOLfhHr&sig fNuPY6yPGqyUXOeLgXNjCL0 DkQ&hl nl&ei Yt ZTI2vMMXeOJeV9N8E&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CAYQ6AEwAA v snippet&q cynorta&f false Threatened swallowtail butterflies of the world the IUCN red data book http en.butterflycorner.net Papilio oenomaus.1163.0.html Butterflycorner.net commons wikispecies Category Papilio oenomaus Papilionidae stub vi Papilio oenomaus ...   more details



  1. Oenomaus of Gadara

    Other persons Oenomaus Oenomaus or Oinomaus , lang el 2nd century of Gadara , was a Pagan ref http www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org jsource judaica ejud 0002 0015 0 15022.html OENOMAUS OF GADARA ref Cynic philosopher. He is known principally for the long extracts of a work attacking oracles , which have been preserved among the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea . Life Oenomaus was a native of Gadara , which was then a partially Hellenized community in northern Palestine. He is one of four philosophers listed in the Chronicon Jerome Chronicle of Jerome , as flourishing in the 3rd year of Hadrian s reign 119 AD . It has been suggested that Oenomaus is identical to the philosopher Abnimos ha Gardi , who is mentioned several times in the Talmud and Midrash as the pagan friend of Rabbi Meir . ref http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 26&letter O nomaus of Gadara at JewishEncyclopedia.com ... link to Oenomaus. ref Donald R. Dudley, 1937 , http www.archive.org details historyofcynicis032872mbp A History of Cynicism , p. 162. Methuen ref Works According to the Suda , Oenomaus wrote ... and Diogenes and other subjects. The Emperor Julian the Apostate Julian also mentions that Oenomaus ... fathers eusebius pe 05 book5.htm book vi. 7. ref Oenomaus was provoked to write this work ..., Oenomaus attacks the various legendary accounts of the oracles especially the Pythia Oracle at Delphi ... v. 29. ref blockquote Naturally, not everyone in the Roman Empire Roman world was impressed Oenomaus ... be shameless or impudent after the fashion of Oenomaus, a scorner of all things divine and human ... , vi. ref blockquote Oenomaus, like most Cynics, was not an atheist , but he did view the gods ... , book vi. 7. ref blockquote This apparent contradiction was at the heart of Oenomaus s attack on oracles ... Fate to make his pronouncements. More importantly, oracular pronouncements, according to Oenomaus, if true, remove free will from human beings. Notes reflist Cynics DEFAULTSORT Oenomaus Of Gadara Category ...   more details



  1. Oenomaus (rebel slave)

    for the king in Greek mythology Oenomaus Oenomaus was a gladiator from Gaul , ref Orosius, Histories 5.24.1 ref who escaped from the gladiatorial school of Lentulus Batiatus in Capua. Together with the Thracian Spartacus and a fellow Gaul, Crixus , he became one of the leaders of rebellious slaves during the Third Servile War 73 71 BC , but died early in the war. Oenomaus was involved in one of the first major successes of the slave army, the rout of the army of the praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber , who had tried to lay siege to the slave army near Mount Vesuvius . Oenomaus fell in an early battle even before his fellow commander, Crixus, died, possibly during the winter of 73 72 BC when the slave armies were plundering cities and towns in the south of Italy. ref Orosius, Histories 5.24.2 Bradley 96 ref In popular culture Oenomaus appears as a character in Jeff Wayne s Musical Version of Spartacus . Oenomaus is portrayed by Peter Mensah in the Starz TV channel Starz television series Spartacus 2010 TV series Spartacus . ref cite web author Starz title Peter Mensah in Spartacus Blood and Sand url http www.starz.com originals spartacus cast Doctore PeterMensah Pages PeterMensah.aspx accessdate April 16, 2010 authorlink Starz TV channel ref ref cite web author Starz title Peter Mensah in Spartacus Gods of the Arena url http www.starz.com originals spartacus cast Doctore PeterMensah Pages PeterMensah.aspx accessdate April 16, 2010 authorlink Starz TV channel ref At first, he is known simply by the title of Doctore which means teacher and is the trainer of gladiators for Lentulus Batiatus Batiatus ludus . In the series, the character is re imagined as an African, rather than a Gaul ... . NAME Oenomaus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Mount Vesuvious DEFAULTSORT Oenomaus Category 1st century BC Romans Category Rebel slaves ... deaths bg ca En mau de Oenomaus Sklavenf hrer es Enomao eu Enomao fr noma s gladiateur it Enomao ...   more details



  1. Harpina

    Greek myth aquatic nymphs In Greek mythology , Harpina Greek language Greek was a Naiad nymph and daughter of Phliasian Asopus and of Metope mythology Metope . Pausanias 5.22.6 and Diodorus Siculus 4.73.1 mention Harpina and state that, according to the tradition of the Elis Elean s and Phlius Phliasian s, Ares mated with her in the city of Pisa Greece Pisa located in the ancient Greek region of Elis and she bore him Oenomaus , the king of Pisa. Oenomaus 6.21.8 founded and named after his mother the city of Harpina, not far from the river Harpinates, near Olympia, Greece Olympia . Pausanias 5.22.6 mentions Harpina in his description of a group sculpture, donated by the Phliasians, of the daughters of Asopus , which included Nemea , Zeus seizing Aegina , Harpina, Corcyra mythology Corcyra , Thebe and Asopus. The sculpture was located in the sanctuary of Hippodamia at Olympia, Greece Olympia . References Diodorus Siculus , 1939. The library of history English translation by C.H. Oldfather. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press Pausanias geographer Pausanias , 1918. Pausanias Description of Greece English translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press London, William Heinemann Ltd http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?lookup Paus 2e 5 2e22 2e6 5.22.6 http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?lookup Paus 2e 6 2e21 2e8 6.21.8 http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0064&layout &loc harpina geo Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography , 1854. ed. William Smith, LLD Further reading http theoi.com Nymphe NympheHarpina.html Theoi Project Nymphe Harpina http homepage.mac.com cparada GML Oenomaus1.html Greek Mythology Link http www.romansonline.com Famy.asp?IntID 10534&Ename Oenomaus Family tree Category Greek mythology Category Naiads Category Nymphs ca Harpina el es Harpina eu Harpina sr fi Harpina ...   more details



  1. Hippodamia

    for Hippodamia s hand and prepared to race Oenomaus. Worried about losing, Pelops went to the seaside ... of himself or alternatively, Hippodamia herself , convinced Oenomaus charioteer, Myrtilus , a son of Hermes , to help him win. Myrtilus was convinced by Pelops or Hippodamia promising him half of Oenomaus ... was putting Oenomaus chariot together, he replaced the bronze linchpins attaching the wheels to the chariot axle with fake ones made of beeswax. The race began, and went on for a long time. But just as Oenomaus ... apart. Myrtilus survived, but Oenomaus was dragged to death by his horses. Pelops then killed Myrtilus ...   more details



  1. Peter Mensah

    has practiced martial arts since he was aged 6, played the character Oenomaus rebel slave Oenomaus ... 2010 Spartacus Blood and Sand as Oenomaus rebel slave Oenomaus Doctore 13 episodes 2011 Spartacus Gods of the Arena as Oenomaus rebel slave Oenomaus Doctore 6 episodes 2012 Spartacus Vengeance as Oenomaus rebel slave Oenomaus Doctore 10 episodes 2012 True Blood as Kibwe References Reflist External ...   more details



  1. Agathobulus

    Agathobulus or Agathoboulos 2nd century of Alexandria , who lived c. 125 AD , was a Cynic philosopher and teacher of Demonax and Peregrinus Proteus . Little is known about his life. In the Chronicon Jerome Chronicle of Jerome , Agathobulus is ranked alongside Plutarch , Sextus of Chaeronea Sextus and Oenomaus of Gadara Oenomaus , as one of the principal philosophers flourishing in the 3rd year of Hadrian s reign 119 AD . According to Lucian , he was the teacher of Demonax ref Lucian, Demonax , 3. ref and Peregrinus Proteus studied the Cynic way of life in Alexandria under his tutelage blockquote Thereafter Peregrinus went away a third time, to Roman Egypt Egypt , to visit Agathobulus, where he took that wonderful course of training in asceticism , shaving one half of his head, daubing his face with mud, and demonstrating what they call indifference by erecting his shameful thing aidoion amid a thronging mob of bystanders, besides giving and taking blows on the buttocks rump with a rod, and playing the charlatan even more audaciously in many other ways. ref Lucian, The Death of Peregrinus , 17. ref blockquote This account should not be taken too seriously. Lucian disliked Cynics, and especially disliked Peregrinus. References reflist Cynics DEFAULTSORT Agathobulus Category 2nd century Greek people Category 2nd century philosophers Category Roman era Cynic philosophers it Agatobulo fi Agathobulos ...   more details



  1. Hippodamia (disambiguation)

    Hippodamia , Hippodameia , or Hippodameia may refer to Female characters from classical mythology Hippodamia , daughter of Oenomaus and wife of Pelops Hippodameia, a.k.a. Briseis Hippodameia, wife of Alcathous the son of Aesyetes and daughter of Anchises Hippodamia wife of Pirithous , daughter of Atrax or Butes Hippodamia, name shared by two of the Danaids , one of whom married and killed Istrus, and the other Diocorystes Hippodamia, wife of Autonous , mother of Erodius, Schoenoeus, Anthus mythology Anthus , Acanthus and Acanthis mythology Acanthis Hippodamia, possible name for the mother of Guneus by Ocytus Hippodamia, one of the would be sacrificial victims of Minotaur Hippodamia genus Hippodamia genus , the common North American ladybug 692 Hippodamia , asteroid disambig Category Given names de Hippodameia el fr Hippodamie it Ippodamia pl Hippodameja ru sk Hippodameia ...   more details



  1. Erythras

    Erythras was a name attributed to three men in Greek mythology . Erythras , son of Heracles and Exole, daughter of Thespius and Megamede. ref Apollodorus. The Library , http www.theoi.com Text Apollodorus2.html 2.7.8 . ref Erythras , son of Leucon . One of the suitors of Hippodamia , killed by Oenomaus . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 6. 21. 11 ref Erythras , son of Poseidon and Amphimedusa daughter of Danaus . ref Scholia on Homer , Iliad , 2. 499 ref References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Heracleidae Category Offspring of Poseidon Greek myth stub el ...   more details



  1. Arpina

    Orphan date February 2009 Arpina was an ancient city in the Ilia Prefecture , Greece . It was a prehistoric city built next to the banks of Arpinati , a stream of Alfeios . It was part of the city state of Pisatis and at the time of Pausanias geographer Pausanias which was ruined and only featured. Its name came from a nymph Harpina daughter of Aesop and, with Ares , mother of Oenomaus who was an inhabitant of the city. ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias Iliaka II ref References references coord missing Greece Category Ancient Greek cities Category Ancient Ilia Category Elis Category Former populated places in Greece el ...   more details



  1. Dyspontioi

    Orphan date February 2009 Dyspontioi , modern forms Dyspontii , Disponti o i or Dispondi o i was an ancient city in Elis . It was mentioned by Pausanias geographer Pausanias , which he passed from the city and does not bring earlier information about the city. It was part of the Pisaea country and was located near Pisa ancient city Pisa , the name and resident was Dysponteas , son of Oenomaus . Dysponteas was also Antimachus , an Olympiad in the stadium during the second olympics in 772 BC . ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias Eleaca II ref References references Category Ancient Greek cities Category Elis el fi Dyspontion ...   more details



  1. List of lycaenid genera: O

    The large butterfly family Lycaenidae contains the following genera List of lycaenid genera A A List of lycaenid genera B B List of lycaenid genera C C List of lycaenid genera D D List of lycaenid genera E E List of lycaenid genera F F List of lycaenid genera G G List of lycaenid genera H H List of lycaenid genera I I List of lycaenid genera J J List of lycaenid genera K K List of lycaenid genera L L List of lycaenid genera M M List of lycaenid genera N N O List of lycaenid genera P P List of lycaenid genera Q Q List of lycaenid genera R R List of lycaenid genera S S List of lycaenid genera T T List of lycaenid genera U U List of lycaenid genera V V List of lycaenid genera W W List of lycaenid genera X X List of lycaenid genera Y Y List of lycaenid genera Z Z col begin col break Oboronia Ocaria Oenomaus butterfly Oenomaus Ogyris Olynthus butterfly Olynthus Orachrysops Oraidium Orcya col break Oreolyce Ornipholidotos Orthomiella Ostrinotes Otnjukovia Owda Oxychaeta Oxylides col end References http www.nhm.ac.uk jdsml research curation projects butmoth GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL index.dsml&SUPERFAMIL &FAMILYqtype equals&FAMILY Lycaenidae&SUBFAMILYqtype starts with&SUBFAMILY &TRIBEqtype starts with&TRIBE &SUBTRIBEqtype starts with&SUBTRIBE &GENUSqtype starts with&GENUS &AUTHORqtype starts with&AUTHOR &YEARqtype equals&YEAR &sort GENUS Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Category Taxonomic lists genera, alphabetic Lycaenid genera O Category Lycaenidae ...   more details



  1. Myrtilus

    Pindar , Olympian Ode, I 476 BC Sophocles , 1 Electra, 504 430 415 BC & 2 Oenomaus, Fr. 433 408 ... Mythographer , 22 Myrtilus Atreus et Thyestes Second Vatican Mythographer , 146 Oenomaus Scholia on Apollonius ...   more details



  1. Pelops

    Olympia from King Oenomaus . Pelops was credited with numerous children, begotten on his wife Hippodamia Hippodameia , daughter of Oenomaus. Pelops sons include Pittheus , Troezen mythology Troezen ... Having grown to manhood, Pelops wanted to marry Hippodamia . King Oenomaus , her father, fearful of a prophecy ... column in the late second century CE. Pelops came to ask for her hand and prepared to race Oenomaus ... , having received the horses, Pelops hastens to Pisa to defeat Oenomaus. On the way, his charioteer ... horses and chariot of divine provenance he had secured, convinced Oenomaus charioteer, Myrtilus , a son ... of Oenomaus kingdom and the first night in bed with Hippodamia. The night before the race, while Myrtilus was putting together Oenomaus chariot, he replaced the bronze linchpins attaching the wheels .... But just as Oenomaus was catching up to Pelops and readying to kill him, the wheels flew off and the chariot broke apart. Myrtilus survived, but Oenomaus was dragged to death by his horses. Pelops then killed ... relief Metropolitan Museum of Art gallery center See also Tantalus Niobe Mount Sipylus Oenomaus Hippodamia ... Diodorus Siculus , Histories 4.73 Gaius Julius Hyginus Hyginus , Fables 84 Oenomaus Pausanias geographer ...   more details



  1. Sterope

    Sterope Greek language Greek lang grc from http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0057 3Aentry 3D 2396614 lang grc sterop lightning was the name of several individuals in Greek mythology Sterope Pleiad Sterope or Asterope , one of the Pleiades mythology Pleiades and the wife of Oenomaus or his mother by Ares a name of 22 Tauri in the Pleiades cluster of stars Sterope, daughter of Pleuron Greek mythology Pleuron and Xanthippe mythology Xanthippe Sterope, daughter of Porthaon and Euryte or Laothoe , sometimes said to be the mother of the Siren s by Achelous Sterope, daughter of Cepheus, King of Tegea , who received a lock of Medusa mythology Medusa s hair from Heracles to protect her hometown, Tegea from attack, thus winning Heracles friendship for her father Sterope, daughter of Acastus and either Astydameia or Hippolyte Sterope, one of the horses of Helios Sterope, a daughter of Helios and wife of Eurypylus Sterope, one of the Maenads Steropes, one of the Cyclops Cyclopes References http www.mythindex.com greek mythology S Sterope.html Sterope in Greek Myth Index disambig br Sterope de Sterope fr Cyclope Cyclopes ouraniens it Sterope nl Sterope pl Sterope ru fi Sterope ...   more details



  1. Aristomachus

    In Greek mythology , Aristomachus Ancient Greek is a name that may refer to One of the sons of Talaus . He was the father of Hippomedon . ref Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Bibliotheca 1. 9. 13 & 3. 6. 3 ref One of the Heracleidae , a great grandson of Heracles . He led an attempt to capture Mycenae during the reign of Tisamenus , but, having misinterpreted the oracle, failed and fell in the battle. ref Bibliotheca 2. 8. 2 ref ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 7. 6 ref He was the father of Temenus , Cresphontes and Aristodemus . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 18. 7 ref ref Herodotus , Histories , 6. 52 ref One of the suitors of Hippodamia before Pelops , was killed by Oenomaus . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 6. 21. 11 ref References reflist Sources http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio 0316.html William Smith s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Aristomachus Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Heracleidae de Aristomachos Heraklide el es Arist maco ko it Aristomaco ja pl Aristomachus pt Arist maco ru sr fi Aristomakhos ...   more details



  1. Sterope (Pleiad)

    In Greek mythology , Sterope IPAc en icon s t r p i Greek language Greek IPA el ster p , also called Asterope , was one of the seven Pleiades mythology Pleiades the daughters of Atlas mythology Atlas and Pleione mythology Pleione , born to them at Mount Cyllene in Arcadia and the wife of Oenomaus or, according to some accounts, his mother by Ares . Namesakes USS Sterope AK 96 was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star. References Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Pseudo Apollodorus , 1921. Apollodorus, The Library English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press London, William Heinemann Ltd Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Bibliotheca http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?lookup Apollod. 3.10.1 3.10.1 Category Greek mythology Category Nymphs Greek deity stub br Asterope Pleiadenn ca Ast rope de Asterope Tochter des Atlas fr Ast rope Pl iade id Asterope it Sterope Pleiadi la Sterope Atlantis ja no Sterope gudinne pl Sterope Plejada pt Asterope filha de Atlas ru sr uk ...   more details



  1. Chalcodon

    In Greek mythology , the name Chalcodon lang grc , gen . may refer to The son of Abas and the king of the Abantes . ref Eustathius of Thessalonica Eustathius on Iliad , 281. 43 ref He and Telamon assisted Heracles in his campaign against Elis . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 8. 15. 6 7 ref While leading his people in an attack on Thebes, Greece he was killed by Amphitryon . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 9. 19. 3 ref His son was Elephenor . He also had several daughters, one of whom, Chalciope , married Aegeas . ref Scholia on Euripides , Medea play Medea , 673 ref ref Athenaeus , Banquet of the Learned , 13. p. 556 ref A man of Kos Cos , who wounded Heracles in a battle which arose when the Coans mistook Heracles for a pirate. ref Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Bibliotheca 2. 7. 1 ref Also known as Chalcon. ref Theocritus , Idylls , 7. 6 ref A son of Aegyptus , married and was killed by Rhodia, daughter of Danaus . ref Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Bibliotheca 2. 1. 5 ref A suitor of Hippodamia before Pelops , was killed by Oenomaus . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 6. 21. 11 ref References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Mythological kings Greek myth stub el it Calcodonte ru sr fi Khalkodon ...   more details



  1. Evenus (mythology)

    Evenus is the name of two characters in Greek mythology . 1. Evenus the river god see Evenus . He was the son either of Oceanus and Tethys mythology Tethys , or of Ares and Demonice daughter of Agenor , or of Ares and Sterope Pleiad Sterope one of the Pleiades Greek mythology Pleiades , or of Heracles . He married Alcippe, daughter of Oenomaus . In a story in which Evenus is presented as a mortal king, he drowned in the river that bore his name whilst pursuing the man Idas who had abducted his daughter, Marpessa . ref http www.theoi.com Potamos PotamosEuenos.html EVENUS River god of Aetolia in Greece Greek mythology EUENOS Bot generated title ref ref http www.theoi.com Text PlutarchParallelStories.html Classical E Text Pseudo Plutarch, Greek & Roman Parallel Stories Bot generated title ref 2. Evenus , king of Lyrnessus , son of Selepus . His two sons, Mynes and Epistrophus , killed by Achilles when he had raided the place. ref http www.theoi.com Text HomerIliad2.html Classical E Text HOMER, ILIAD 2 Bot generated title ref References references Category Greek mythology Category Greek gods Category Sea and river gods Category Mythological kings Category Offspring of Ares ca Evenos cs Eu nos de Euenos et Evenos es Eveno it Eveno ja nn vinos ru fi Euenos ...   more details



  1. Eioneus

    In Greek mythology , Eioneus is a name attributed to the following individuals Eioneus, father of Dia mythology Dia , ref Diodorus Siculus , Library of History , 4. 69. 3 ref ref Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius , Argonautica , 3. 62 ref see Deioneus . Eioneus, the presumed mythological eponym of the Thrace Thracian city of Eion . This character was the father of Rhesus of Thrace Rhesus , according to Homer . ref Homer , Iliad , 10. 435 ref One source ref Conon mythographer Conon , Narrations , 4 ref identifies him with Strymon mythology Strymon , who was more commonly known as father of Rhesus. Eioneus, a Achaeans Homer Greek warrior in the Trojan War who was killed by Hector . ref Homer , Iliad , 7. 11 ref Eioneus, son of Magnes and one of the suitors of Hippodamia . He, like all of the other suitors before Pelops , was killed by Oenomaus . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 6. 21. 11 ref Eioneus, son of Proteus mythology Proteus , father of the Phrygia n king Dymas ref Scholia on Euripides , Hecuba play Hecuba , 3 ref . References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Thessalian mythology Category People of the Trojan War Category Characters in the Iliad Greek myth stub pl Ejoneus ...   more details



  1. Spartacus: Vengeance

    include Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus rebel slave Oenomaus , Manu Bennett as Crixus ... on to free the slaves of Rome. Peter Mensah as Oenomaus rebel slave Oenomaus Formerly Batiatus trainer ... Lucretia alive but seemingly insane and she remembers very little, to Illithyia s relief. Oenomaus Doctore ... Lucretia receives a note from a hooded stranger. Oenomaus relives his purchase from the Pit ... of Titus and his House. Oenomaus fights in the Pits hoping to be killed, but he is eventually taken ... tortures Oenomaus to get information on Spartacus and his men unsuccessfully. Lucretia tells Ashur to use other means to get Oenomaus to speak. Ashur reveals to Oenomaus his wife Melitta s affair with his closest friend Gannicus see Spartacus Gods of the Arena . Oenomaus in his disbelief inadvertently ... and two others are reunited with Oenomaus at the villa, where treachery abounds. Glaber must ease ... and take Varinius as her new husband. Crixus and Oenomaus are to be executed in the arena while .... Gannicus returns to Capua to give Oenomaus a honorable death in the arena, but unaware Oenomaus ... to marry Varinius to Glaber. When the primus fight starts Oenomaus viciously attacks Gannicus and Mira ... and Agron attack the remaining gladiators and guards and escape with Gannicus, Crixus and Oenomaus ... Oenomaus and Crixus rescued, the group returns to the fallen temple. Glaber tests Ashur ... s new plan. Oenomaus awakens and tells Gannicus that they were once brothers and the betrayal ... Oenomaus loses his left eye while fighting the Egyptian mercenary and losses of at least half of the Rebels ... s forces and the rebels rages on and Oenomaus and Gannicus battle the Egyptian gladiator. Oenomaus ...   more details



  1. Taraxippus

    The Taraxippus plural taraxippoi , horse disturber , Latin equorum conturbator ref Translated into Latin as equorum conturbator by Gerolamo Cardano , De subtilitate Basil, 1664 , Book 7 de lapidibus , p. 282. ref was a presence, either a ghost or a site, that frightened the horse s during races at the Panhellenic Games . At Olympia, Greece Olympia , the Taraxippos Olympios was identified variously. Some said it was the ghost of Oenomaus , harming chariot races chariot racers as he had harmed suitors of Hippodamia . Others say it was a tomb of Myrtilus , who caused the death of Oenomaus. ref William Smith lexicographer William Smith , Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology ref Others said was the tomb of an Earth born giant Ischenus . ref Lycophron , http www.theoi.com Text LycophronAlexandra1.html Alexandra 31 , note on Ischenus. ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias lists several other persons whose ghosts might be responsible. blockquote The race course of Olympia has one side longer than the other, and on the longer side, which is a bank, there stands, at the passage through the bank, Taraxippos, the terror of the horses. It is in the shape of a round altar and there the horses are seized by a strong and sudden fear for no apparent reason, and from the fear comes a disturbance. The chariots generally crash and the charioteers are injured. Therefore the drivers offer sacrifices and pray to Taraxippos to be propitious to them. ref Pausanias, Guide to Greece 6.20.15. ref blockquote At the Isthmian Games , the Taraxippos Isthmios was the ghost of Glaucus son of Sisyphus Glaucus of Pontiae, who was torn apart by his own horses. ref Pausanias, Guide to Greece 6.20.19. ref The Taraxippos Nemeios caused horses to panic during the Nemean Games blockquote At Nemea of the Argives there was no Greek hero cult hero who harmed the horses, but above the turning point of the chariots rose a rock, red in color, and the flash from it terrified the horses, just as thoug ...   more details




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