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Ariadne was the daughter of Minos, the King of Crete [9] and son of Zeus, and of Pasiphaë, Minos' queen and daughter of Helios. [10] Others denominated her mother Crete, daughter of Asterius, the husband and King of Europa. Ariadne was the sister of Acacallis, Androgeus, Deucalion, Phaedra, Glaucus, Xenodice, and Catreus. [11]
Lycastus had a son named Minos, after his grandfather, born by Lycastus' wife, Ida, daughter of Corybas. 'Minos II'—the 'bad' king Minos—is the son of this Lycastus, and was a far more colorful character than his father and grandfather. This is the Minos in the myths of Theseus, Pasiphaë, the Minotaur, Daedalus, Glaucus, and Nisus.
Acacallis was the daughter of Minos, king of Crete, and Pasiphae the daughter of Helios, or Crete the daughter of Asterion. She was the sister of Ariadne, Androgeus, Deucalion, Phaedra, Glaucus, Catreus and Xenodice. [3] According to a Cretan mythological tradition, she had a son with Hermes, Cydon, the founder of Cydonia. [4]
Acamas and Demophon. In Greek mythology, Phaedra / ˈfiːdrə, ˈfɛdrə / (Ancient Greek: Φαίδρα, Phaidra) (or Fedra) was a Cretan princess. Her name derives from the Greek word φαιδρός (phaidros), which means "bright". According to legend, she was the daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, and the wife of Theseus. Phaedra fell in love ...
Pasiphaë was given in marriage to King Minos of Crete. With Minos, she was the mother of Acacallis, Ariadne, Androgeus, Glaucus, Deucalion, [17] Phaedra, Xenodice, and Catreus. After having sex with the Cretan Bull, she gave birth to the "star-like" Asterion, who became known as the Minotaur.
Scylla (daughter of Nisus) 17th-century engraving of Scylla falling in love with Minos. In Greek mythology, Scylla[ 1] ( / ˈsɪlə / SIL-ə; Greek: Σκύλλα, translit. Skýlla, pronounced [skýlːa]) was a princess of Megara as daughter of King Nisus .
Long before the action of the opera, King Minos of Crete fought a war with King Aegeus of Athens, who had killed Minos' baby son and carried away his baby daughter. The girl, however, had been brought up by an ally of Athens', King Archeus of Thebes, in the belief that she was his own child.
Merope was a daughter of King Oenopion, who was a legendary ruler of Chios and son of Princess Ariadne. He was said to have brought winemaking to the island. Merope's mother was the nymph Helike. [1] She was a sister to Melas, Talus, Euanthes, Salagus and Athamas.