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Polyphonte (Ancient Greek: Πολυφόντη means 'slayer of many') is a character in Greek mythology, transformed into a strix. Family ...
In Greek mythology, Agrius or Agrios (/ ˈ æ ɡ r i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄγριος means 'wild, savage' [1]) and Oreios, also Oreius, Orius or Oreus, (Ὀρείου, Ὄρειον or Ὄρειος means ‘of the mountain’) were the twin sons of Polyphonte, daughter of Hipponous, and a bear as well as them being the great-grandsons of Ares.
In Greek mythology, Polyphontes (Ancient Greek: Πολυφόντης) was the son of Autophonus, a warrior who figured in Polynices' war to regain the throne of Thebes from his brother, Eteocles. Mythology
The appearance and calls of owls, such as the Eurasian scops owl, may have influenced Greek ideas of the blood-drinking strix. "Le Stryge" Chimera overlooks Paris from atop Notre-Dame de Paris . The strix (plural striges or strixes ), in the mythology of classical antiquity , was a bird of ill omen, the product of metamorphosis , that fed on ...
Antoninus Liberalis wrote that Polyphonte was from the line of Ares and was a companion of Artemis. Polyphonte had no regard for the activities of Aphrodite. As punishment for scorning her doings, Aphrodite led Polyphonte to fall in love with a bear. Unable to resist the desires instilled within her by Aphrodite, Polyphonte came to sleep with ...
In Greek mythology, Thrassa (Ancient Greek: Θράσσα, romanized: Thrássa, lit. 'Thracian' [1]), was the daughter of Ares and Tereine, daughter of the river-god Strymon. Hipponous, son of Triballos (eponym or god of the Triballoi (Τριβαλλοί) tribe of Thrace), married her and they had a daughter called Polyphonte.
Agrius (/ ˈ æ ɡ r i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄγριος means "wild") [1] in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to: . Agrius, one of the Giants, sons of Gaia.He, together with Thoon, was clubbed to death by Moirai with maces made from bronze, during the Gigantomachy, the battle of the Giants versus the Olympian gods.
Polyphonte became a strix, an ancient ill omen and harbinger of war and civil strife to men. Polyphonte's maid: Woodpecker: As Ares and Hermes decided to turn all of Polyphonte's household into birds, the female servant asked the gods to turn her into a good omen for mankind, so Ares and Hermes chose the woodpecker for her. Procne/Aëdon ...