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In Greek mythology, Amphissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφισσα) or simply, Issa (/ˈiːsɑː/; Ἴσσα) was the daughter of Macareus and a lover of Apollo. She was the eponym of the city Amphissa in Ozolian Locris , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] where her memory was perpetuated by a splendid monument.
The women of Amphissa, seeing that the Phocians were in the camp of the allies and seeing the presence of many soldiers of the usurpers, fearing that the maeneds would be violated, all ran to the market, surrounded the sleeping women silently without questioning them, rendered them all the care possible and brought them food.
Such archaeological evidence reveals valuable data not just about the individual woman herself, but also about women's history in ancient regions more generally. As many scholars have noted, archaeology provides an important corrective because ancient literary sources often emphasized elite women, were written by male authors, or the women were ...
In Greek mythology, Issa (/ˈiːsɑː/; Ancient Greek: Ἴσσα) or Isse may refer to three people: Isse, daughter of Macareus and Canace, children of Aeolus, and a lover of Apollo. [1] She was usually called Amphissa. [2] Issa, the eponymous nymph of Issa . She became the mother of the prophet Prylis by Hermes. [3]
Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History, originally published as Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern and Biblical History is a wallchart which graphically depicts a Biblical genealogy alongside a timeline composed of historic sources from the history of humanity from 4004 BC to modern times.
In Greek mythology, Amphissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφισσα) may refer to the following personages: Amphissa, daughter of Macareus. [1] Amphissa, an alternate name for Metope, the daughter of King Echetus and lover of Aechmodicus. [2] [3]
[5] [6] Much of Philip's expansion during this period was at the nominal expense of the Athenians, who considered the north Aegean coast as their sphere of influence, and Philip was at war with Athens from 356–346 BC. [4] Philip was not originally a belligerent in the Sacred War, but became involved at the request of the Thessalians.
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...