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The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Rubens Roman sarcophagus with Castor and Pollux seizing Phoebe and Hilaeira, ca. 160 AD. In Greek mythology, Phoebe (/ ˈ f iː b i / FEE-bee; Ancient Greek: Φοίβη, romanized: Phoíbē, associated with φοῖβος phoîbos, "shining") was a Messenian princess.
Leucippus, a Lesbian prince and one of the sons of King Macareus, and the leader of a colony at Rhodes [18] Leucippus, son of Naxos, the eponym of Naxos, and king of the island. His son was Smerdius. [19] Leucippus, a Cyrenean prince as son of King Eurypylus of Cyrene and Sterope, daughter of Helios. He was the brother of Lycaon. [20]
Leucippus was the son of Gorgophone and Perieres, and brother of Aphareus, amongst others. He was the father of three daughters, each borne by his wife Philodice , daughter of Inachus : [ 1 ] two Leucippides ( Phoebe and Hilaera ), [ 2 ] and Arsinoe , mother of Asclepius [ 3 ] and Eriopis begotten by the god Apollo .
The painting depicts the mortal Castor and the immortal Pollux abducting Phoebe and Hilaeira, daughters of Leucippus of Messenia.Castor the horse-tamer is recognisable from his armour, whilst Pollux the boxer is shown with a bare and free upper body.
Hilaera was a daughter of Leucippus [1] [AI-generated source?] and Philodice, daughter of Inachus. [2] She and her sister Phoebe are commonly referred to as Leucippides (that is, "daughters of Leucippus"). In another account, they were the daughters of Apollo. [3] Hilaera married Castor [4] and bore him a son, named either Anogon [5] or Anaxis. [6]
XIR33380 Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 222x210 cm; Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany; (add.info.: l'enlevement des filles de Leucippe; abducted from their wedding ceremony;); Giraudon; Flemish, out of copyright
Phoebe, a Spartan princess who was the daughter of King Tyndareus and Leda, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron. She was the (half-)sister of Castor and Pollux, Helen, Clytemnestra, Timandra and Philonoe. [7] Phoebe, one of the Amazons who fought against Heracles. [8] Phoebe, an epithet of Artemis, also shared by Selene.
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.