"Ismene Ismene (; , ""Ismēnē"") is the name of the daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polynices. She appears in several plays of Sophocles: at the end of ""Oedipus Rex"", in ""Oedipus at Colonus"" and in ""Antigone"". She also appears at the end of Aeschylus' ""Seven Against Thebes"". When Oedipus stepped down as King of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to Eteocles and Polynices, who both agreed to alternate the throne every year. However, after the first year, Eteocles refused to step down and Polynices attacked Thebes with his supporters"
"Queen Jocasta, has decided that Eteocles will be honored and Polyneices will be in public shame. The rebel brother's body will not be sanctified by holy rites and will lie unburied on the battlefield, prey for carrion animals like worms and vultures, the harshest punishment at the time. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead Polyneices and Eteocles. In the opening of the play, Antigone brings Ismene outside the palace gates late at night for a secret meeting: Antigone wants to bury Polyneices' body, in defiance of Creon's edict. Ismene refuses to help her, not believing that it"
"Alcestis Alcestis (; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις, ') or Alceste""', was a princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband. Her story was popularized in Euripides's tragedy ""Alcestis"". Alcestis was the fairest among the daughters of Pelias, king of Iolcus, and either Anaxibia or Phylomache. She was sister to Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia and Hippothoe. Alcestis was the wife of Admetus by whom she bore a son, Eumelus, a participant in the siege of Troy, and a daughter, Perimele. Many suitors appeared before King Pelias and tried to woo Alcestis when she came of age to marry. It was"
"Iphianassa (daughter of Agamemnon) In the ""Iliad"", Iphianassa (; Ancient Greek: Ίφιάνασσα ""Īphianassa"" ""strong queen"") is an obscure and controversial daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, sister to Laodice and Chrysothemis, sometimes considered identical to Iphigeneia. Extant plays by Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides on the tale of Orestes and Electra do not include her as a character. This is consistent with the theory that she and Iphigeneia are one and the same. On the other hand, Sophocles does mention her, and hints that she lives in the palace of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, together with Electra and Chrysothemis. Lucretius, in ""De Rerum"
"24 to October 4, 2015. Antigone In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine equivalent Antigonus, ""worthy of one's parents"" or ""in place of one's parents"". Antigone is the subject of a story in which she attempts to secure a respectable burial for her brother Polynices. Oedipus's sons, Eteocles and Polynices, had shared the rule jointly until they quarrelled, and Eteocles expelled his brother. In Sophocles' account, the two brothers agreed to alternate rule each year, but"
"Antigone In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine equivalent Antigonus, ""worthy of one's parents"" or ""in place of one's parents"". Antigone is the subject of a story in which she attempts to secure a respectable burial for her brother Polynices. Oedipus's sons, Eteocles and Polynices, had shared the rule jointly until they quarrelled, and Eteocles expelled his brother. In Sophocles' account, the two brothers agreed to alternate rule each year, but Eteocles decided not to share"
"Admete Admete ( ""the unbroken"" or ""unwedded, untamed"") or Admeta, was in Greek mythology, a Mycenaean princess. She was the daughter of Eurystheus and Antimache and sister to Alexander, Iphimedon, Eurybius, Mentor and Perimedes. Heracles, as one of his Twelve Labors, was obliged by her father to fetch for her the girdle of Ares, which was worn by Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons. According to John Tzetzes, Admete accompanied Heracles on this expedition. There was a tradition according to which Admete was originally a priestess of Hera at Argos, but fled with the image of the goddess to Samos. Pirates"
"Iaso Iaso (; , ""Iasō"") or Ieso (; , ""Iēsō"") was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had five sisters: Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle, Hygieia, Panacea, and Meditrina (Roman). All six were associated with some aspect of health or healing. For more information on the genealogy of Iaso, see Panacea. Pausanias (author of ""Periegesis of Greece"") wrote this of Amphiaraus in Oropos, Attica, in the 2nd century A.D.: ""The altar shows parts. One part is to Heracles, Zeus, and Apollo Healer, another is given up to heroes and to wives of heroes, the third is to"
"of Hera in their place was older than in Samos. Admete Admete ( ""the unbroken"" or ""unwedded, untamed"") or Admeta, was in Greek mythology, a Mycenaean princess. She was the daughter of Eurystheus and Antimache and sister to Alexander, Iphimedon, Eurybius, Mentor and Perimedes. Heracles, as one of his Twelve Labors, was obliged by her father to fetch for her the girdle of Ares, which was worn by Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons. According to John Tzetzes, Admete accompanied Heracles on this expedition. There was a tradition according to which Admete was originally a priestess of Hera at Argos, but"
"and Queen Clytemnestra. Her sisters were Iphigeneia and Chrysothemis, and her brother was Orestes. In the Iliad, Homer is understood to be referring to Electra in mentioning ""Laodice"" as a daughter of Agamemnon. Electra was absent from Mycenae when her father, King Agamemnon, returned from the Trojan War. When he came back, he brought with him his war prize, the Trojan princess Cassandra, who had already borne him twin sons. Upon their arrival, Agamemnon and Cassandra were murdered, by either Clytemnestra herself, her lover Aegisthus or both. Clytemnestra had held a grudge against her husband for agreeing to sacrifice their"
"Leucothea In Greek mythology, Leucothea (; ""Leukothéa""), ""white goddess"") was one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized, in this case as a transformed nymph. In the more familiar variant, Ino, the daughter of Cadmus, sister of Semele, and queen of Athamas, became a goddess after Hera drove her insane as a punishment for caring for the newborn Dionysus. She leapt into the sea with her son Melicertes in her arms, and out of pity, the Hellenes asserted, the Olympian gods turned them both into sea-gods, transforming Melicertes into Palaemon, the patron of the Isthmian games,"
"Ino (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology Ino (; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ, ) was a mortal queen of Boeotia, who after her death and transfiguration was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the ""white goddess."" Alcman called her ""Queen of the Sea"" (), which, if not hyperbole, would make her a doublet of Amphitrite. Ino was the second wife of the Minyan king Athamas, mother of Learches and Melicertes and stepmother of Phrixus and Helle. She was the second daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia and one of the three sisters of Semele, the mortal woman of the house of"
"Mycene (mythology) In Greek mythology, Mycene or Mykene (Ancient Greek: Μυκήνη), was a daughter of Inachus, king of Argos, the sister of Phoroneus, and the wife of Arestor. She was said to be the eponym of Mycenae. Homer's ""Odyssey"", calling her ""Mycene of the fair crown"" mentions her in passing, along with Tyro and Alcmene, as ""women of old ... fair-tressed Achaean women"". Pausanias, citing the ""Megalai Ehoiai"", says that Mycene was the daughter of Inachus and the wife of Arestor, without naming the mother. However a scholiast on Homer's ""Odyssey"" says that Mycene was the daughter of Inachus and"
"Iodame In Greek mythology, Iodame or Iodama (; Ancient Greek: Ἰοδάμαν probably means ""heifer calf of Io"") was the daughter of Itonus and granddaughter of Amphictyon. She was a priestess at the temple of Athena Itonia built by her father. One night, Athena appeared in front of her; at the sight of Medusa's head which was worked in the goddess' garment, Iodame turned into stone. After this, a priestess lit the fire on the altar every day, repeating thrice: ""Iodame lives and demands fire"". An alternate story of Athena and Iodame is found in the ""Etymologicum Magnum"". According to it,"
"Asteria (Titaness) In Greek mythology, Asteria or Asterie (; Ancient Greek: Ἀστερία, ""of the stars, starry one"") was the Titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars. Asteria was the daughter of the Titans Coeus (Polus) and Phoebe and sister of Leto. According to Hesiod, by the Titan Perses she had a daughter Hecate, goddess of witchcraft. Other authors made Asteria the mother of the fourth Heracles and Hecate by Zeus. Asteria was an inhabitant of Olympus, and like her sister Leto was beloved by Zeus. In order to escape the amorous advances of the god, who in the form"
"they were both slain, but Castor himself fell. Pollux persuaded Zeus to allow him to share his immortality with his brother. Phoebe of Messenia In Greek mythology, Phoebe (; Greek: Φοίβη ""Phoibe"", associated with ""Phoebos"" or ""shining"") was a Messenian princess. Phoebe was the daughter of Leucippus and Philodice, daughter of Inachus. She and her sister Hilaera are commonly referred to as Leucippides (that is, ""daughters of Leucippus""). Phoebe married Pollux and bore him a son, named either Mnesileos or Mnasinous. Phoebe and Hilaera were priestesses of Athena and Artemis, and betrothed to Idas and Lynceus, the sons of Aphareus."
"at Magnesia (Burkert 1992:44). Ino (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology Ino (; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ, ) was a mortal queen of Boeotia, who after her death and transfiguration was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the ""white goddess."" Alcman called her ""Queen of the Sea"" (), which, if not hyperbole, would make her a doublet of Amphitrite. Ino was the second wife of the Minyan king Athamas, mother of Learches and Melicertes and stepmother of Phrixus and Helle. She was the second daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia and one of the three sisters of Semele, the mortal woman"
"title is in Greek ""‘ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ’"", ""‘of Queen Iotape Philadelphus’"". The title ""Philadelphus"" reveals to us that she is the sister-wife of Antiochus IV. This also shows her descent and claim to the Royal Cult that was established by her late ancestor Antiochus I. Julia Iotapa (daughter of Antiochus III) Julia Iotapa, or simply Iotapa (before 17 – around 52), daughter of King Antiochus III of Commagene, was Queen of Commagene, consort of her King brother Antiochus IV. Iotapa was the daughter of the late King Antiochus III of Commagene and Queen Iotapa of Commagene. Her parents were full-blooded"
"Phoebe of Messenia In Greek mythology, Phoebe (; Greek: Φοίβη ""Phoibe"", associated with ""Phoebos"" or ""shining"") was a Messenian princess. Phoebe was the daughter of Leucippus and Philodice, daughter of Inachus. She and her sister Hilaera are commonly referred to as Leucippides (that is, ""daughters of Leucippus""). Phoebe married Pollux and bore him a son, named either Mnesileos or Mnasinous. Phoebe and Hilaera were priestesses of Athena and Artemis, and betrothed to Idas and Lynceus, the sons of Aphareus. Castor and Pollux were charmed by their beauty and carried them off. When Idas and Lynceus tried to rescue their brides-to-be"
"son Idamante, on condition that Idomeneo relinquish his throne to the new generation. Idomeneus In Greek mythology, Idomeneus (; ) was a Cretan commander, father of Orsilochus, Cleisithyra and Iphiclus, son of Deucalion and Cleopatra, grandson of Minos and king of Crete. He led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War and was also one of Helen's suitors as well as a comrade of the Telamonian Ajax. Meriones was his charioteer and brother-in-arms. In Homer's ""Iliad"", Idomeneus is found among the first rank of the Greek generals, leading his troops and engaging the enemy head-on, and escaping serious injury. Idomeneus"
"to her, in common with Aphrodite, Panaceia, Hygieia, and Athena Paeonia. Iaso had lots of children. Iaso Iaso (; , ""Iasō"") or Ieso (; , ""Iēsō"") was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had five sisters: Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle, Hygieia, Panacea, and Meditrina (Roman). All six were associated with some aspect of health or healing. For more information on the genealogy of Iaso, see Panacea. Pausanias (author of ""Periegesis of Greece"") wrote this of Amphiaraus in Oropos, Attica, in the 2nd century A.D.: ""The altar shows parts. One part is to Heracles, Zeus, and Apollo"
"Iphimedeia In Greek mythology, Iphimedeia (; Ancient Greek: Ἰφιμέδεια) was the daughter of Triopas of Thessaly (a son of Poseidon and Canace). Her brothers were Erysichthon and Phorbas. She was the wife of Aloeus, who was also her uncle. She is attested in Homer's Odyssey in the catalogue of women as being a mortal. Iphimedeia also fell in love with Poseidon and would often come to the sea shore and pour the sea water in her lap, until the god came and answered her feelings (cf. the story of Tyro). With Poseidon she was the mother of Otus and Ephialtes"
"her brothers at the hands of the Taphians and Teleboans. As Amphitryon returned having accomplished this feat, Zeus lay with Alcmene; upon his return that very night, so too did Amphitryon. To the god Alcmene bore Heracles and to the hero she bore Iphicles. Alcmene belongs to the Pelopid line—her mother Lysidice was a daughter of Pelops and Hippodameia—, and the passages preceding her Ehoie also concern Pelopids. Three of Pelops' daughters married sons of Perseus: Lysidice married Electryon, Nicippe wed Sthenelus, and Astydameia wed Alcaeus. Nicippe and Sthenelus' daughter Astymedusa married Oedipus, and at the funeral games in his"
"himself fell. Pollux persuaded Zeus to allow him to share his immortality with his brother. Hilaera and Phoebe are both portrayed in The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus painting. Hilaeira In Greek mythology, Hilaera (Ancient Greek: Ἱλάειρα; also Ilaeira) was a Messenian princess. Hilaera was a daughter of Leucippus and Philodice, daughter of Inachus. She and her sister Phoebe are commonly referred to as Leucippides (that is, ""daughters of Leucippus""). Hilaera married Castor and bore him a son, named either Anogon or Anaxis. Hilaera and Phoebe were priestesses of Artemis and Athena, and betrothed to Lynceus and Idas, the"
"Iambe Iambe () in Greek mythology was a Thracian woman, daughter of Pan and Echo, granddaughter of Hermes, and a servant of Metaneira, the wife of Hippothoon. Others call her a slave of Celeus, king of Eleusis. The extravagant hilarity displayed at the festivals of Demeter in Attica was traced to her, for it is said that when Demeter, in her wanderings in search of her daughter, arrived in Attica, Iambe cheered the mournful goddess with her jokes (Horn. Hymn, in Cer. 202; Apollod. i. 5. § 1; Diod. v. 4; Phot. BibL Cod. 239. p. 319, ed. Bekker; Schol."
"Alcmene In Greek mythology, Alcmene () or Alcmena (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμήνη or Doric: Ἀλκμάνα, Latin: Alcumena means ""strong in wrath"") was the wife of Amphitryon by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome. She is, however, better known as the mother of Heracles whose father was the god Zeus. Alcmene was also called Electryone (Ἠλεκτρυώνην), a patronymic name as a daughter of Electryon. According to the ""Bibliotheca"", Alcmene was born to Electryon, the son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. Her mother was Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus and Astydamia. Other"
"Arimneste Arimneste () was the daughter of Nicomachus and Phaestis, and Aristotle's older sister. In addition to Aristotle, Arimneste had a brother named Arimnestus. Her name and that of her brother translates as ""Greatly remembered"". There were two famous men named ""Arimnestus"". The first Arimnestus was the Spartan soldier who killed the Persian general, Mardonius, at the Battle of Platea. The second Arimnestus was the King of the Tyrrhenians, who sent a gold throne to Olympia in honor of the Olympic Games. Arimneste married Proxenus of Atarneus, by which they had a daughter, Hero, and a son, Nicanor. Hero was"
"Callisthenes of Olynthus' mother. Nicanor married Aristotle's daughter Pythias. According to Aristotle's will, Nicanor was to manage the family affairs until his own son, Nicomachus came of age. Arimneste Arimneste () was the daughter of Nicomachus and Phaestis, and Aristotle's older sister. In addition to Aristotle, Arimneste had a brother named Arimnestus. Her name and that of her brother translates as ""Greatly remembered"". There were two famous men named ""Arimnestus"". The first Arimnestus was the Spartan soldier who killed the Persian general, Mardonius, at the Battle of Platea. The second Arimnestus was the King of the Tyrrhenians, who sent a"
"of Argus Panoptes to whom she bore Iasus, the father of Io. We find first in Pindar's odes the sisters, Aegina and Thebe, here the youngest daughters of Boeotian Asopus by Metope who came from Stymphalia in Arcadia. Both are abducted by the god Zeus, one carried to the island of Oenone later to be named ""Aegina"" and the other to Dirce's water to be queen there. Corinna, Pindar's contemporary, in a damaged fragment, mentions nine daughters of Boeotian Asopus: Aegina, Thebe, and Plataea abducted by Zeus; Corcyra, Salamis, and Euboea abducted by Poseidon; Sinope and Thespia (who has been"
"Or it is said she sued Orestes to murder of her parents. Erigone (daughter of Aegisthus) In Greek mythology, Erigone () was the daughter of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, rulers of Mycenae. Some accounts said that by her half-brother, Orestes, Erigone was the mother of Penthilus. Erigone would have been slain by Orestes along with her brother Aletes if not for the intervention of Artemis, who rescued her and made her a priestess in Attica. In some stories, she hangs herself after the child is born, though this may be a confusion with Erigone, daughter of Icarius. Also, after Hermione died,"
"known as Epicaste, the mother and wife of Oedipus and thus the grandmother/mother of Eteocles and Polynices (she is probably not Eurygania who, in some versions of the Oedipus myth, is his second wife and the mother of his children, yet the fragment doesn't allow for certainty on this issue). The artistic merit of the verses has been questioned by Parsons, for example, but it also has admirers. Jocasta may be thought to emerge from her speech as a strong woman who seeks practical solutions to the plight of her sons even while feeling distress and anxiety for them: The"
"Eurycleia of Ithaca In Greek mythology, Eurycleia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύκλεια ""Eurýkleia""), or Euryclea (; also known as Antiphata (Ἀντιφάτη ""Antipháte"") in other traditions), is the daughter of Ops and granddaughter of Peisenor, as well as the wet-nurse of Odysseus. As a girl, Eurycleia was bought by Laertes, Odysseus' father. He treated her as his wife, but she was never his consummated lover so as not to dishonor his real wife, Anticleia. She later nursed Telemachus, Odysseus' son. Eurycleia's name means ""broad fame,"" while Anticleia means ""anti-fame."" The tension between the meanings of Eurycleia's name and Anticleia's name reflected the tension"
"both Iodame and Athena were daughters of Itonus. They became jealous of each other and started fighting, which resulted in Iodame being killed by Athena. The story is similar to that of Athena and Pallas (daughter of Triton). According to John Tzetzes, Iodame became mother of Thebe with Zeus. Iodame In Greek mythology, Iodame or Iodama (; Ancient Greek: Ἰοδάμαν probably means ""heifer calf of Io"") was the daughter of Itonus and granddaughter of Amphictyon. She was a priestess at the temple of Athena Itonia built by her father. One night, Athena appeared in front of her; at the sight"