Magnes (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Magnes (/ˈmæɡˌniːz/; Ancient Greek: Μάγνης) was a name attributed to two men.
- Magnes, eponym and first king of Magnesia. He was the son of Zeus and Thyia or of Aeolus and Enarete.[1]
- Magnes, a son of Argos and Perimele, and father of Hymenaeus; from him also a portion of Thessaly derived its name Magnesia.[2]
- Magnes from Zakynthos, one of the suitors of Penelope. He was killed, along with the others, by Odysseus.[3]
Notes
- Hesiod. Catalogue of Women, Fragment 3
- Antoninus Liberalis. Metamorphoses Chapter 23: Battus
- Pseudo-Apollodorus. Epitome, 7.26-30
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References
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London (1873).
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