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Text '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'
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.
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]
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 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. [4]
Caeneus; in some versions, raped while still biologically female by Poseidon. Cephalus; raped by Eos; Chrysippus of Elis; raped by King Laius of Thebes, father of Oedipus by Jocasta. Cinyras; raped by his daughter, Myrrha, via deception and alcohol. Daphnis, son of Hermes; raped by Echenais, with the aid of wine. Endymion; raped by Selene as he ...
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In Greek mythology, Arsinoe, sometimes spelled Arsinoë, (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη), was the name of the following individuals. Arsinoe, one of the Nysiads (Dodonides), nurses of the infant Dionysus in Mount Nysa. [1] Arsinoe, daughter of Leucippus and possibly Philodice. [2]