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'Peace', Ancient Greek pronunciation: [eːrɛ̌ːnɛː]) or Irene, was a daughter of Poseidon and Melanthea, daughter of Alpheus. She gave her name to Eirene, a small island near the Peloponnese. [1] The island was later called Anthedonia and Hypereia, but eventually received the name Calauria after Calaurus, who was also a son of Poseidon.
Poseidon and Amphitrite had a son, Triton, who was a merman, and a daughter, Rhodos (if this Rhodos was not actually fathered by Poseidon on Halia or was not the daughter of Asopus as others claim). According to the mythographer Apollodorus , Benthesikyme was the daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite.
Eirene (daughter of Poseidon) Elasippus (mythology) Eleius; Epopeus of Sicyon; Erginus (Argonaut) Ergiscus; Erythras; Euaemon; Eumelus; Eumolpus; Euphemus; Euphemus (mythology) Eurypylus (son of Poseidon) Eurypylus of Cos; Eurytus and Cteatus; Euseirus; Evadne
In Greek mythology, Benthesikyme or Benthesicyme (/ b ɛ n θ ə ˈ s ɪ s ɪ m iː /; [1] Ancient Greek: Βενθεσικύμη, romanized: Benthesikýmē) was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus. [2]
Poseidon was the father of Despoina and he was worshipped as Poseidon Hippios (horse). [25] Although this cult remained regional rather than becoming panhellenic, this is a very important site for the study of ancient mystery religions. In Arcadia Poseidon was closely related to the pair of Arcadian great goddesses identified as Demeter and ...
Her father, Ares, came to her aid, and killed Halirrhothius. Poseidon demanded justice for his son, and Ares was judged by the Court of the Gods in what, according to the myth, was the first trial in history. The trial had place on Areopagus, a hill adjacent to the Acropolis of Athens who taken its name by this event. [2] [3]
In Greek mythology, Aethusa (Ancient Greek: Αἵθουσα) was a daughter of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone, daughter of Atlas. [1] [2] [3] She was loved by Apollo and bore to him Eleuther [4] and Linus. [5] Through either of the latter two, Aethusa became the grandmother of Pierus, father of Oeagrus, father of the musician Orpheus.
Alcippe, a princess of Pisa, Elis as the daughter of King Oenomaus and thus, sister of Hippodamia. She married Evenus of Aetolia, the son of Ares and Sterope, by whom she bore a daughter Marpessa. [8] Alcippe, Mysian daughter of Poseidon and sister of Astraeus. She was mistakenly deflowered by her brother who after realizing what he had done ...