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In Greek mythology, Leucippus (Ancient Greek: Λεύκιππος, romanized: Leúkippos, lit. 'white horse') is a name attributed to multiple characters: Leucippus (son of Perieres) , a Messenian prince and father of the Phoebe , Hilaera and Arsinoe .
In Greek mythology, Leucippus (Ancient Greek: Λεύκιππος, romanized: Leúkippos, lit. 'white horse') is a minor figure mentioned in the works of Parthenius of Nicaea who attributes the tale to the Hellenistic poet Hermesianax of Colophon. He is the son of Xanthius, a descendant of Bellerophon, by an unnamed mother.
Leucippus was born to Lamprus, the son of Pandion, and Galatea, daughter of Eurytius the son of Sparton. He is notable for having undergone a magical gender transformation by the will of the goddess Leto. Due to his transition from female to male, Leucippus can be considered a transgender male figure in Greek mythology.
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus" by Rubens. In Greek mythology, Leucippus (Ancient Greek: Λεύκιππος Leukippos) was a Messenian prince. The Boeotian town of Leuctra is said to have derived its name from him. Roman sarcophagus with Castor and Pollux seizing the daughters of Leucippus, c. 160 CE.
Modern understanding of Leucippus's role in the development of atomism comes from the writings of the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Theophrastus. [64] Aristotle's 4th-century BCE record of Leucippus and Democritus's philosophy is the oldest surviving source on the subject, [ 65 ] though he did not distinguish who developed which ...
In Greek mythology, Leucippe (Ancient Greek: Λευκίππη means 'white horse' [1]) is the name of the following individuals: . Leucippe, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. [1]
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Rubens Roman sarcophagus with Castor and Pollux seizing Phoebe and Hilaera, ca. 160. In Greek mythology, Hilaera (Ancient Greek: Ἱλάειρα; also Ilaeira) was a Messenian princess.
From the literature on Greek myths, however, we learn that Phoebe bore a son, Mnesleos, to Pollux, and Hilaeira bore a son, Anogon, to Castor. It would seem therefore, from the directions of the twins' fixed stares, that the daughter in the lower position, with her back to us, is Phoebe, and the daughter in the upper position, displaying a ...