Araethyrea

For the town of ancient Argolis, seeAraethyrea (Argolis).

Araethyrea(/ˌærəˈθɪriə/;Ancient Greek:Ἀραιθυρέα) was inGreek mythologya daughter ofAras,anautochthonwho was believed to have built Arantea, the most ancient town inPhlius.She had a brother calledAoris,and is said to have been fond of the chase and warlike pursuits.

Mythology

When Araethyrea died, her brother called the country ofPhliusafter her.She was the mother ofPhlias.The monuments of Araethyrea and her brother, consisting of round pillars, were still extant in the time ofPausanias;and before the mysteries ofDemeterwere commenced at Phlius, the people always invoked Aras and his two children with their faces turned towards their monuments.

References

• Homer,The Iliadwith an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.ISBN978-0674995796.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer,Homeri Operain five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.ISBN978-0198145318.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pausanias,Description of Greecewith an 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. 1918.ISBN0-674-99328-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias,Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols.Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo,The Geography of Strabo.Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo,Geographicaedited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Schmitz, Leonhard(1870)."Araethyrea".InSmith, William(ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.Vol. 1. p. 254.