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In Greek mythology, Phoenice (Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη, romanized: Phoenike) may refer to three distinct characters: . Phoenice, an Attican princess as the daughter of the autochthonous King Actaion and sister to Aglauros, Erse and Pandrosos.
Phoenice or Phoenike (Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη) was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located high on an almost impregnable hill commanding the fertile valley below and near the modern town of the same name, Finiq , in southern Albania . [ 2 ]
A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806). The phoenix is a legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology.
Articles related to the mythology of the Phoenicians. Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. A. Adonis (1 C, 40 P) Anat (22 P)
Roman mythology adopted the tale of the Raptus, also known as "The Abduction of Europa" and "The Seduction of Europa", substituting the god Jupiter for Zeus. The myth of Europa and Zeus may have its origin in a sacred union between the Phoenician deities `Aštar and `Aštart ( Astarte ), in bovine form.
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In Greek mythology, Phoenix (Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ Phoinix, gen. Φοίνικος Phoinikos ) was the son of king Amyntor . Because of a dispute with his father, Phoenix fled to Phthia , where he became king of the Dolopians , and tutor of the young Achilles , whom he accompanied to the Trojan War .
Scamon of Mytilene refers in his work 'Discoveries' that King Actaeus like King Cecrops according to the historically authoritative Parian Chronicle 1318 years later, [4] had three daughters named Aglaurus, Erse and Pandrosos, who all got offspring, but also a fourth daughter, Phoenice, who died a virgin. The wife of King Actaeus, or who is the ...