Phoebe (mythology)
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InGreek mythology,Phoebe(/ˈfiːbi/FEE-bee;Ancient Greek:Φοίβη,romanized:Phoíbē,associated withφοῖβοςphoîbos,"shining" ) was the name or epithet of the following characters:
- Phoebe (Titaness),one of theTitans,grandmother ofApolloandArtemis.[1]
- Phoebe (daughter of Leucippus),daughter ofLeucippus.[2]
- Phoebe, ahamadryadwho became one of KingDanaus's many wives or concubines and possible mother of some of theseDanaïdes:Hippodamia,Rhodia,Cleopatra,Asteria,Glauce,Hippomedusa,Gorge,IphimedusaandRhode.[3]Apollodorusonly identified these daughters of Danaus by Phoebe andAtlantia(another hamadryad), not specifying who was the daughter of the other. These ten women joined thesonsofAegyptuswho were begotten by Eurryroe, traditionally seen as anArabianwoman, a naiad, daughter ofNilus(theNile) and a sister ofEuropa.Later on, these princesses slew their cousin-husbands during their wedding night.[3]According toHippostratus,Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman,Europe,daughter of theriver-godNilus.[4]In some accounts, he married his cousinMelia,daughter ofAgenor,king ofTyre.[5]Other classic poets give a number of mothers to the sons of Aegyptus and the daughters of Danaus.Argyphia,Tyria,the naiadCaliadne,GorgoandHephaestineare also given as mothers of the sons of Aegyptos. According to Apollodorus twelve of whom were born to the naiadPolyxo;six toPieria;two toElephantis;four to QueenEuropa;ten to thehamadryadnymphsAtlanteiaandPhoebe;seven to anAethiopianwoman; three toMemphis;two to Herse and lastly four toCrino.
- Phoebe, one of theHeliades.[6]
- Phoebe, aSpartanprincess who was the daughter of KingTyndareusandLeda,daughter of KingThestiusofPleuron.She was the (half-)sister ofCastor and Pollux,Helen,Clytemnestra,TimandraandPhilonoe.[7]
- Phoebe, one of theAmazonswho fought againstHeracles.[8]
- Phoebe, an epithet ofArtemis,also shared bySelene.
Also,Phoebe (crater)on Saturn's small moonJanusis named after Phoebe of Messenia.
Citations
[edit]- ^Hesiod,Theogony116-138
- ^Apollodorus,3.11.4
- ^abApollodorus,2.1.5
- ^Tzetzes,Chiliades7.37 pp. 370-371
- ^ScholiaonApollonius Rhodius,Notes on Book 3.1689
- ^Hyginus,Fabulae154;Ovid,Metamorphoses2.340
- ^Euripides,Iphigenia at Aulis50; Ovid,Heroides8.77
- ^Diodorus Siculus,4.16
General and cited references
[edit]- Apollodorus,The Librarywith an 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. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
- Diodorus Siculus,The Library of Historytranslated byCharles Henry Oldfather.Twelve volumes.Loeb Classical Library.Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8.Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus,Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2.Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Euripides,The Plays of Euripides,translated by E. P. Coleridge. Volume II. London. George Bell and Sons. 1891.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Euripides,Euripidis Fabulae.vol. 3.Gilbert Murray. Oxford. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1913.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus,Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginustranslated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Hesiod,TheogonyfromThe Homeric Hymns and Homericawith an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
- Publius Ovidius Naso,Metamorphosestranslated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso,Metamorphoses.Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892.Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso,The Epistles of Ovid.London. J. Nunn, Great-Queen-Street; R. Priestly, 143, High-Holborn; R. Lea, Greek-Street, Soho; and J. Rodwell, New-Bond-Street. 1813.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Tzetzes, John,Book of Histories,Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.Online version at theio.com
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