In Greek mythology , Elara / ˈ ɛ l ər ə / , Elare or Alera ( Ancient Greek : Ἐλάρα, Ἐλάραη or Ἀλέρα), also called Larissa , was a mortal princess , the daughter of King Orchomenus and mother of the giant Tityos by Zeus . In some accounts, she was described as the daughter of Minyas instead.
14-508: (Redirected from Orkhomenos ) Orchomenus or Orchomenos or Orkhomenos (Ancient Greek: Ὀρχομενός ) may refer to: Greek mythology [ edit ] Orchomenus (mythology) , the name of several distinct figures Ancient Greek geography [ edit ] Orchomenus (Arcadia) , also called the Arcadian Orchomenus , a city of Arcadia Orchomenus (Boeotia) , also called
28-492: The Boeotian Orchomenus , named after himself. He received Hyettus who had fled Argos over the murder of Molurus , and assigned to him a tract of land. According to one source, Orchomenus died without issue, and his kingdom was handed over to Presbon , a son of Phrixus ; in an alternate version though, he was father of Aspledon , Amphidocus and Clymenus , of whom the latter was his successor. He may be
42-480: The Danaid Isonoe (Isione ). He was the husband of Hermippe and legal father of Minyas whose biological father was Poseidon . In some accounts, Orchomenus was regarded as the son of Zeus and Hermippe instead. Orchomenus, a son of Minyas and Phanosyra , thus grandson of the above (note though that there were multiple versions of Minyas' parentage). He succeeded to Minyas' power and had his domain,
56-452: The Earth . This was where she gave birth to Tityos , a giant who is sometimes said to be the son of Gaia , the Earth goddess , for the reason being an earth-born (γηγενής gigenis "native") and brought up under the earth. It is further added that Elara died in labour because of the enormous size of her baby. The cave through which Tityos was believed to have come to the surface of Earth
70-601: The Minyean Orchomenus , a city of Boeotia Orchomenus (Euboea) , a town of ancient Euboea Orchomenus (Thessaly) , a town of ancient Thessaly History [ edit ] Battle of Orchomenus , fought in 85 BCE near the Minyean Orchomenus Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Orchomenus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
84-1995: The Orchomenus who is given as father of Chloris , the consort of Ampycus . Orchomenus, son of Eteocles and brother of Minyas, in a rare genealogy; essentially the same as the above. Orchomenus, a son of Athamas and Themisto and brother of Sphincius according to Hyginus . Orchomenus, one of the sons of Thyestes by a naiad whose flesh was served to their own father by Atreus . His two brothers were Aglaus and Calaeus . Notes [ edit ] ^ Apollodorus , 3.8.1 ; Tzetzes on Lycophron , 481 . ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus , Antiquitates Romanae 1.13.1 ^ Pausanias , 8.17.6 . ^ Pausanias , 8.3.3 . ^ Duris in Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius , Argonautica 4.264 ^ Apollodorus , 3.8.1 ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.761 citing Pherecydes ; Apollodorus , 1.4.1 . ^ Clement of Alexandria , Recognitions 10.21 ^ Antoninus Liberalis , 10 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.230 ^ Scholia on Homer , Iliad 2.511 ^ Pausanias , 9.36.6 . ^ Pausanias , 9.37.1 . ^ Stephanus of Byzantium , s.v. Aspledōn ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron , 881 , 980 . ^ Scholia on Pindar , Isthmian Ode 1.79 ^ Hyginus , Fabulae 1 ^ Scholia on Euripides , Orestes 5 & 812; Apollodorus , E.2.13 . ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.449. References [ edit ] Apollodorus , The Library with 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
98-751: The Perseus Digital Library Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols . Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library . Pseudo-Clement , Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8 , translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theio.com Stephanus of Byzantium , Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at
112-627: The Perseus Digital Library . Gaius Julius Hyginus , Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Pausanias , Description of Greece with 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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4 . Online version at
126-526: The Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website . Dionysus of Halicarnassus , Roman Antiquities. English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt , Vol I-IV . . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885. Greek text available at
140-432: The Topos Text Project. Tzetzes, John , Book of Histories, Book I translated by Ana Untila from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com Tzetzes, John , Lycophronis Alexandra. Vol. II: Scholia Continens , edited by Eduard Scheer, Berlin, Weidmann, 1881. Internet Archive . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with
154-551: The 💕 In Greek mythology , the name Orchomenus ( / ɔːr ˈ k ɒ m ɪ n ə s / ; Ancient Greek : Ὀρχομενός , romanized : Orkhomenós , from ὄρχος and μένος ) may refer to: Orchomenus, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene , Nonacris or by an unknown woman. He was the founder and eponym of Orchomenus (Arcadia) , as well as founder of Methydrium . One account called him father of Arcas . Orchomenus and his siblings were
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182-420: The most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Orchomenus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. Orchomenus, a king, the father of Elara . Orchomenus, son of Zeus and
196-1041: The same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orchomenus_(mythology)&oldid=1259079039 " Categories : Sons of Lycaon Family of Athamas Princes in Greek mythology Kings of Orchomenus (Boeotia) Kings in Greek mythology Mythological Arcadians Mythological Boeotians Minyans Arcadian mythology Set index articles on Greek mythology Hidden categories: All pages needing factual verification Misplaced Pages articles needing factual verification from June 2023 Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text All set index articles Elara (mythology) Zeus fell in love with Elara and hid her from his wife Hera 's jealous rage by placing her deep beneath
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