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  1. Hippalcimus

    In Greek mythology , the name Hippalcimus may refer to Hippalcimus or Hippalcus, son of Pelops and Hippodamia . ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 84 ref ref Scholia on Pindar , Olympian Ode 1, 144 ref He was one of the Argonauts . ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 14 ref Hippalcimus or Hippalcmas, son of Itonus himself son of Boeotus , ref Diodorus Siculus , Library of History 4. 67. 7 ref and father, by Asterope, of Peneleus . ref Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Bibliotheca 1. 9. 16. & 3. 10. 8 ref ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 97 ref ref Plutarch , Quaestiones Graecae , 37 ref References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Argonauts ...   more details



  1. Epidaurus (mythology)

    In Greek mythology , Epidaurus was the presumed eponym of the polis Epidaurus . His parentage varies from one local version of the myth to another the Argos Argive version gives him as the son of Argus himself son of Zeus and Evadne ref So in Bibliotheca Pseudo Apollodorus Bibliotheca 2. 1. 2 ref people of Elis believed him to be a son of Pelops finally, the Epidaurians themselves considered him to be a son of Apollo . These versions are recounted by Pausanias , who also adds that he knew of no natives of Epidaurus who would claim descent from the eponymous hero. ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 26. 2 respecting the Argive version, he cites Hesiod s Megalai Ehoiai ref References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology ...   more details



  1. Antillea

    italic title Taxobox image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Nymphalinae tribus genus Antillea genus authority Higgins, 1959 synonyms Antillea is a genus of butterflies from Central America in the family Nymphalidae . Species ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae nymphalinae antillea index.html Antillea , funet.fi ref Antillea pelops small Drury, 1773 small Antillea proclea small Doubleday, 1847 small References commons reflist Category Melitaeini es Antillea no Antillea ...   more details



  1. Mytilene (mythology)

    In Greek mythology , the name Mytilene may refer to one of the following figures, all of whom are counted among possible eponyms of the city Mytilene Mytilene, sister of the Amazons Amazon Myrina mythology Myrina . She took part in her sister s campaign and had the city named after her. ref Diodorus Siculus , Library of History , 8. 55. 7 ref Mytilene, daughter of Macareus son of Helios Macareus or Pelops , mother of Myton by Poseidon . ref name Stephanus Stephanus of Byzantium , s. v. Mytil n ref Other mythical eponyms of Mytilene include the aforementioned Myton and an inhabitant of the city named Mytilus. ref name Stephanus References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology Category Mortal parents of demigods in Classical mythology Category Greek mythological Amazons ...   more details



  1. Blackwulf

    Lucian and Pelops lived. Sent on a mission alongside Schizo and Bristle, Lucian was to escort Pandara ... Pelops , Thunderstrike Eric Masterson Thunderstrike , Stellaris, and Code Blue . When the Code BLUE ... Pandara. Becoming obsessed with training, Lucian sparred with his brother Pelops, and lost to him ... that he was battling his own brother, Pelops. In the end, the Underground Legion escaped with Dr. Maddox. Image Pelops HCV.jpg 150px thumb left Blackwulf I Pelops . br Art by Angel Medina . After Lucian returned to Lyonesse, Pelops exposed himself to Lucian as Blackwulf. He taunted Lucian and dared ... had overheard their entire conversation and killed Pelops himself, hopeful that this would show Lucian ... of Blackwulf for himself. Blackwulf attempted to inform the Peacekeepers of what had happened to Pelops ... by telling her that Lucian had killed Pelops, and how he was now the new Blackwulf. Sparrow attacked ... him responsible for Pelops death. Blackwulf had an opportunity to kill her with his Black Legacy, and she ... her how Pelops last words had been that he loved her but Lucian didn t think she deserved such love ... Legion that Deathlok, from an alternate reality , came from a world in which Pelops was still ...   more details



  1. Sicyon (mythology)

    In Greek mythology Sicyon IPA en s ki o n , lang grc is the eponym of the Sicyon polis of the same name , which was said to have previously been known as Aegiale ref Pausanias http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.01.0160 3Abook 3D2 3Achapter 3D6 3Asection 3D5 2.6.5 Strabo http perseus.uchicago.edu perseus cgi citequery3.pl?dbname GreekFeb2011&getid 1&query Str. 208.6.25 8.6.25 gives the form Aegialeis. ref and, earlier, Mecone. ref Strabo 8.6.25. ref His father is named variously as Marathon mythology Marathon , Metion , Erechtheus or Pelops . ref Pausanias http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.01.0160 3Abook 3D2 3Achapter 3D6 3Asection 3D5 2.6.5 , citing Asius of Samos for Metion, Hesiod Catalogue of Women fr. 224 for Erechtheus, and Ibycus for Pelops. ref Sicyon married Zeuxippe , the daughter of Lamedon mythology Lamedon , the previous king of the polis and region that would come to be named after him. ref Pausanias 2.6.5. ref They had a daughter Chthonophyle , who bore two sons Polybus of Sicyon Polybus to Hermes and, later, Androdamas to Phlias Phlius , the son of Dionysus . ref Pausanias http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.01.0160 3Abook 3D2 3Achapter 3D6 3Asection 3D6 2.6.6 . ref Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Phlius and the scholia to Apollonius of Rhodes , Argonautica 1.115, however, say that she bore Phlius to Dionysus. Notes Reflist Category Greek mythology Greek myth stub ...   more details



  1. Euryanassa

    In Greek mythology , Euryanassa is a name that may refer to Daughter of the river god Pactolus . She was the wife of Tantalus , and one of the possible mothers of Pelops , Broteas and Niobe ref Tzetzes on Lycophron , 52 ref ref Pseudo Plutarch , Greek and Roman Parallel Stories , 33 ref ref Scholia on Euripides , Orestes play Orestes , 5 ref . Daughter of Hyperphas and mother of Clymene mythology Clymene with Minyas mythology Minyas . ref Scholia on Homer , Odyssey 11. 326 Hesiod , Fragment 84 Loeb edition, 1914 ref A surname of Hebe mythology Hebe ref Hesychius of Alexandria s. v. Euryanassa ref . References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology Greek myth stub de Euryanassa Tochter des Paktolos el es Eurianasa ext Urianassa fr Euryanassa fille de Pactole nl Euryanassa ru sr ...   more details



  1. Eurythemista

    distinguish Eurythemis In Greek mythology , the name Eurythemista or Eurythemiste may refer to Daughter of Xanthus . She is one of Pelops and Niobe s possible mothers by Tantalus ref Scholia on Euripides , Orestes play Orestes , 11 ref other ones being Euryanassa and Dione, daughter of Atlas mythology Atlas . One of the two maidens that were wooed by Boeotus . He could not choose between the two until he saw a star fall on Eurythemiste s shoulder he then took her to wife. ref Pseudo Plutarch , On Rivers , 2. 2 ref Daughter of Porthaon and Laothoe . ref Hesiod , Catalogue of Women abbr fr fragment . http www.hs augsburg.de harsch graeca Chronologia S ante08 Hesiodos hes ka03.html 026 26. 7 harvtxt Merkelbach West 1967 . ref References reflist Bibliography Citation last1 Merkelbach first1 R. last2 West first2 M.L. title Fragmenta Hesiodea place Oxford year 1967 ISBN 0 19 814171 8 . Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology Greek myth stub ext Uritemista ...   more details



  1. Pisa, Greece

    Pisa lang el was the name of an ancient town in the western Peloponnese , Greece. The area controlled by Pisa was called Pisatis, which included Olympia, Greece Olympia , the site of the Ancient Olympic Games . Pisa and Pisatis were subjugated by Elis in 572 BC. ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 427961 Olympia Olympia Encyclopaedia Britannica ref Currently, it is a village within the municipality of Olympia. In the Italian and more famous Pisa, relics have been found, which would prove that the Greeks from the homonym Pisa, under the king Pelops , arrived on the Tuscanian coasts after the Trojan War , and here they created the actual city of Pisa. Citation needed date July 2011 References reflist coord 37.644 21.654 display title Archaia Olympia div Category Geography of ancient Elis Category Greek city states Category Former populated places in Greece Category Ancient Olympia br Pisa Hellaz ca Pisa lide el es Pisa Grecia fr Pise lide it Pisa Grecia pt Pisa Gr cia fi Pisa Kreikka ...   more details



  1. Dimoetes

    In Greek mythology , Dimoetes was a brother of Troezen mythology Troezen , thus presumably a son of Pelops and Hippodamia . He was married to Evopis, daughter of Troezen. Evopis was in love with her own brother and consorted with him despite being married to Dimoetes. Upon discovering this, Dimoetes reported the matter to Troezen. Evopis, in shame, cursed Dimoetes and hanged herself. Not much later, Dimoetes found a dead body of an outstandingly beautiful woman washed up on the seashore, and was overcome with passion. The corpse, however, soon began to rot so he had to bury it. He piled up a tomb for the woman and then, unable to deal with his desire for her, killed himself. ref Parthenius of Nicaea Parthenius , Love Romances , 31 ref References reflist Sources Parthenius, Love Romances . Transl. by Stephen Gaselee diplomat S. Gaselee 1916 http www.theoi.com Text Parthenius.html 31 at Classical E text Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Troezenian mythology ...   more details



  1. Atreus

    of the gods, but decided to cook his own son Pelops and feed him to the gods as a test of their omniscience ... , obliviously ate Pelops shoulder. The gods threw Tantalus into the Greek underworld underworld , where ... brought Pelops back to life, replacing the bone in his shoulder with a bit of ivory, thus marking the family forever afterwards. Pelops and Hippodamia Pelops married Hippodamia after winning a chariot ... , a servant of the king who was killed by Pelops for one of three reasons because he had been promised the right to take Hippodamia s virginity, which Pelops retracted, because he attempted to rape her or because Pelops did not wish to share the credit for the victory. As Myrtilus died, he cursed Pelops and his line, further adding to the house s curse. Atreus, Thyestes and Chrysippus Pelops and Hippodamia ...   more details



  1. Tantalus

    to his son as Pelops the Lydian led some scholars to the conclusion that there would be good grounds ... 1960, section 108 . Tantalus, through Pelops , was the founder of the House of Atreus which was named ... of Pelops , an altar or bench carved in rock and conjecturally associated with his son is found. A more ... Most famously, Tantalus offered up his son, Pelops , as sacrifice. He cut Pelops up, boiled him .... The revived Pelops grew to be an extraordinarily handsome youth. The god Poseidon took him to Mount Olympus to teach him to use chariots . Later, Zeus threw Pelops out of Olympus due to his ... of mystic death and transfiguration. His dismemberment of Pelops and Pelops resurrection can be seen ... Etching by Francisco Goya 1797 gallery center See also Pelops Niobe Broteas Mount Yamanlar Mount ... Children Tantalus Pelops Victoria Grossack dp 1456368907 ref sr 1 1?ie UTF8&s books&qid 1291971990&sr 1 1 Novel title Niobe and Pelops Children of Tantalus author Grossack, Victoria and Alice Underwood ...   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. The Abduction of Hippodameia

    refimprove date October 2006 Image The Abduction of Hippodameia..JPG The Abduction of Hippodameia , Medium Terra cotta, Made in 1871, 2006, Location of Sculpture Columbus Museum of Art, Taken By Ashley Finley thumb 250px The Abduction of Hippodameia by the French sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse 1824 1887 is a classical subject blended with violent emotion, sensuality, and raw animal power. The source of the subject is from Greek mythology During the wedding of Hippodameia and Pelops , the barbaric centaurs who had been invited became wildly intoxicated, attacking the other guests and even the hosts. The centaurs were eventually tamed, and order restored. ref name Duke cite news url http www.dukemagazine.duke.edu dukemag issues 010204 depgal.html publisher Duke title The Abduction of Hippodameia date January February 2004 ref Carrier Belleuse portrays the callous over powerment of the rearing centaur clutching the weakened body of the ill fated bride through an intricate, open composition of cross angles and twisting forms. The theme was often featured in ancient times, as seen in the architectural sculptures at the great Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece Olympia site of the original Olympics and at the Parthenon in Athens . Carrier Belleuse s interpretation focuses on the ruthlessness of beastly desire. References reflist Duke Magazine Vol. 90, No. 1, 2003 . Wedding Woes , http www.dukemagazine.duke.edu dukemag issues 010204 depgal.html DEFAULTSORT Abduction of Hippodameia, The Category Neo classical sculptures ...   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. Lysidice

    Lysidice lang grc is the name of several women in Greek mythology . Lysidice , daughter of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Teles. ref Pseudo Apollodorus of Athens Apollodorus , The Library, 2.7.8 http www.theoi.com Text Apollodorus2.html ref Lysidice , daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia . She married Mestor and became the mother of Hippothoe . ref Pseudo Apollodorus of Athens Apollodorus , The Library, 2.4.5 http www.theoi.com Text Apollodorus2.html ref ref Tzetzes on Lycophron , 932 ref She was also sometimes said to be the mother of Alcmena , by Electryon . ref Plutarch , Life of Theseus, 7, http www.theoi.com Text PlutarchTheseus.html ref Lysidice , daughter of Coronus Greek mythology Coronus , mother of Philaeus by Ajax the Great . ref Stephanus of Byzantium , s. v. Philaidai ref ref Tzetzes on Lycophron , 53 ref Lysidice of Athens , one of the would be sacrificial victims of Minotaur . References references Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology ca Lis dice de Lysidike el es Lysidice it Lysidice botanica ja pt Lysidice zh ...   more details



  1. Mestor

    In Greek mythology , Mestor was the name of four men. Mestor , son of Perseus and Andromeda mythology Andromeda . He was brother of Perses son of Andromeda and Perseus Perses , Alcaeus mythology Alcaeus , Heleus , Sthenelus , Electryon , Cynurus , Gorgophone and Autochthoe . By Lysidice , daughter of Pelops , he was father of Hippothoe ref name Apollod. 2. 4. 5 Pseudo Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 2. 4. 5 ref . Mestor , a son of King Priam . Apart from a single mention in the Iliad , where he is praised by his father ref Iliad 24.257 ref , he appears in the Bibliotheca ref Pseudo Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , Epitome of Book 4 3.32 ref and Hyginus ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 90 ref . He was taken captive by Neoptolemus , who later dressed up in Mestor s Phrygia n clothes to deceive Acastus ref Dictys Cretensis , 6. 9 ref . Mestor , a son of king Pterelaus ref name Apollod. 2. 4. 5 ref Tzetzes on Lycophron , 932 ref , thus great great grandson of 1. In Plato s Critias , Mestor was the second of the fourth set of twins borne of Poseidon and the mortal, Cleito, and one of the first princes of Atlantis ref Critias 114 c ref . References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Trojans de Mestor es M stor fr Mestor ja pt Mestor sr ...   more details



  1. Book:Greek Mythology - 2 : Heroes and Creatures

    saved book title Greek Mythology 2 subtitle Heroes and Creatures cover image Herakles and Telephos Louvre MR219.jpg cover color rgb 249, 241, 208 Greek Mythology 2 Heroes and Creatures Heroes Greek hero cult Heracles Theseus Odysseus Perseus Jason Oedipus Orpheus Asclepius Erechtheus Pelops Amphiaraus Akademos Alexander the Great Amazons Amazons Antiope Amazon Antiope Otrera Penthesilea Thalestris The Twelve Labours of Heracles Labours of Hercules Nemean lion Lernaean Hydra Ceryneian Hind Erymanthian Boar Augeas Stymphalian birds Cretan Bull Mares of Diomedes Hippolyta Geryon Hesperides Cerberus The Argonauts Argonauts Acastus Admetus Aethalides Amphion Ancaeus Atalanta Autolycus Bellerophon Boreads Cadmus Castor and Pollux Erginus Euphemus Euryalus Hylas Idas Idmon Iolaus Laertes Laoco n Lynceus Argonaut Lynceus Medea Meleager Mopsus Oileus Hephaestus Peleus Philoctetes Phrontis Poeas Talaus Telamon Tiphys The Trojan War and its Heroes Trojan War Achilles Patroclus Hector Paris mythology Paris Menelaus Agamemnon Ajax mythology Ajax Ajax the Lesser Nestor mythology Nestor Diomedes Teucer Creatures Families Dragons in Greek mythology Gorgon Anemoi Centaur Cyclops Giants Greek mythology Gigantes Hecatonchires Harpy Satyr Siren Unique Creatures Python mythology Python Ladon mythology Ladon Typhon Medusa Minotaur Calydonian Boar Chimera mythology Chimera Pegasus Category Wikipedia books on Greece ...   more details



  1. List of moths of Australia (Nepticulidae)

    This is a list of the Australian species of the family biology Family Nepticulidae . It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia . Pectinivalvinae Pectinivalva anazona small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva caenodora small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva chalcitis small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva commoni small Scoble, 1983 small Pectinivalva endocapna small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva funeralis small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva gilva small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva libera small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva melanotis small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva planetis small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva primigena small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva trepida small Meyrick, 1906 small Pectinivalva warburtonensis small Wilson, 1939 small Roscidotoga callicomae small Hoare, 2000 small Roscidotoga eucryphiae small Hoare, 2000 small Roscidotoga sapphiripes small Hoare, 2000 small Nepticulinae Ectoedemia hadronycha small Hoare, 2000 small Ectoedemia pelops small Hoare, 2000 small Ectoedemia squamibunda small Hoare, 2000 small Stigmella leucargyra small Meyrick, 1906 small Stigmella phyllanthina small Meyrick, 1906 small Stigmella symmora small Meyrick, 1906 small External links http www.environment.gov.au biodiversity abrs online resources fauna afd taxa NEPTICULIDAE names Nepticulidae at Australian Faunal Directory Category Lists of moths by location Australia ...   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. Troezen (mythology)

    In Greek mythology , Troezen was one of the children of Pelops and Hippodamia , eponym of the city Troezen . Troezen and his brother Pittheus were said to have come from Pisatis to King Aetius, son of Anthas and grandson of Poseidon and Alcyone Pleiades Alcyone , who reigned over the cities of Hyperea and Anthea, and to have become his co rulers and then successors. When Troezen died, Pittheus incorporated the two cities into one and named it Troezen after his brother. ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 30. 8 9 ref ref Strabo , Geography , 8. 6. 14 ref Troezen was father of Anaphlystus and Sphettus, who migrated to Attica and gave their names to two demes . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 30. 9 ref He also had a daughter Evopis who was married to Dimoetes but had an affair with her own brother not evident whether this was one of the aforementioned Troezen s sons, or another one . ref Parthenius of Nicaea Parthenius , Love Romances , 31 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Troezen Mythology Category Greek mythology Category Troezenian mythology Greek myth stub ...   more details



  1. Pleisthenes

    In Greek mythology , Pleisthenes lang grc is the name of several different people descended from Tantalus . Son of Pelops Pleisthenes is the name of a son of Pelops , son of Tantalus , and of Hippodamia , rulers of Pisa . ref Scholiast on Pindar Olympian 1.144. ref Two of his brothers are Atreus , and Thyestes . Son of Atreus Pleisthenes is the name of a son of Atreus and Aerope . According to Hesiod , Pleisthenes married Cleolla, daughter of Dias , and is the father of Agamemnon , Menelaus , and Anaxibia . ref Hesiod , Catalogue of Women fr. 69. ref Aeschylus also followed this tradition when he called the Atreidai the race of Pleisthenes . ref Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1602 see also Agamemnon 1569. ref According to Hyginus , Pleisthenes was raised by Atreus s brother Thyestes , accompanied Thyestes into exile, and was sent by Thyestes to kill Atreus. Not realizing that he, rather than Thyestes, was the young man s father, Atreus killed Pleisthenes. ref Hyginus, Fables 86. ref Agamemnon and Menelaus are commonly considered the sons of Atreus hence they are often given the name Atreidai , or the sons of Atreus . One explanation for this discrepancy is that, after the early death of Pleisthenes, Atreus raised his grandsons, the sons of Pleisthenes, as his own sons. ref Pierre Grimal, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology Malden, MA Blackwell Publishing, 1986 , 377. ref John Tzetzes reports that in the Hesiod Hesiodic Catalogue of Women Pleisthenes was either a hermaphrodite or a transvestite. ref Tzetzes on Iliad 1.122 Catalogue of Women fr. 194. ref Son of Thyestes Pleisthenes is the name of an illegitimate son of Thyestes and Aerope . He and his brother Tantalus were killed by Atreus Aerope s husband and fed to their father, Thyestes, in revenge for the death of Pleisthenes son of Atreus . ref Hyginus, Fables 246. ref Son of Menelaus Pleisthenes is the name of the youngest son of Menelaus and Helen of Troy Helen . ref Cypria fr. 9. ref He ...   more details



  1. Astydameia

    of Leros Pherecydes is cited for the alternative name Astygeneia . ref Daughter of Pelops Astydameia was the daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia . She married Alcaeus mythology Alcaeus and had ...   more details



  1. Tantalus Range

    daughter Niobe and his son Pelops and that of Thyestes , Pelops son, are found on lesser summits in the range ...   more details



  1. Laius

    New York year 1970 chapter Pelops at Olympia pages 93 103 s start s reg succession box before Amphion ...   more details




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