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Iphthime, daughter of Dorus, mother of the Satyrs Lycus, Pherespondus and Pronomus by Hermes. [ 5 ] The name is the feminine form of the adjective ἴφθιμος, which is a Homeric epithet of vague meaning, usually connoting something like robustness or faithfulness when applied to a female human.
an old woman who jested with Demeter while the goddess was mourning the loss of Persephone Baucis: Βαυκίς a virtuous old woman whose hospitality the gods rewarded Bianna: Βίαννα a Cretan woman who migrated to Gaul and disappeared in a chasm of the earth Bienor: Βιήνωρ the name of several mythological figures Biston: Βίστων
is a representation of the darkness of the river Styx, the river of hatred, but is not to be confused with the goddess Styx herself nor with Nyx, goddess of night, despite being associated with both. She is the consort of Acheron , (the god of the river in Hades), and the mother of Ascalaphus , (the orchardist of Hades).
In Greek mythology, Pheme (/ ˈ f iː m iː / FEE-mee; Greek: Φήμη, Phēmē; Roman equivalent: Fama), also known as Ossa in Homeric sources, [1] was the personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.
Giovanni Boccaccio Genealogia deorum gentilium, 1532. Genealogia deorum gentilium, known in English as On the Genealogy of the Gods of the Gentiles, is a mythography or encyclopedic compilation of the tangled family relationships of the classical pantheons of Ancient Greece and Rome, written in Latin prose from 1360 onwards by the Italian author and poet Giovanni Boccaccio.
Periboea, a Naiad, wife of Icarius, mother of Penelope, Perilaus, Aletes, Damasippus, Imeusimus and Thoas, [14] presumably also of Iphthime. [15] Icarius' wife is alternatively known as Asterodia, Dorodoche [16] or Polycaste [17] Periboea, the Olenian daughter of Hipponous and mother of Tydeus and possibly Melanippus or Olenias by Oeneus. [18]
Icarius was the son of either Perieres and Gorgophone [1] or of Oebalus and Bateia [2] and thus brother of Hippocoon and Tyndareus.By the naiad Periboea, he became the father of Penelope, Perileos, Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes and Iphthime. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...