Polyboea
In Greek mythology, Polyboea (/ˌpɒlɪˈbiːə/; Ancient Greek: Πολύβοια, /polýboi̯a/ meaning "worth much cattle"), is a name that refers to:
- Polyboea, a sister of Hyacinthus who died a virgin and was believed to have been taken to Elysium by Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis, together with her brother.[1]
- Polyboea, the first wife of Actor.[2]
- Polyboea, daughter of Oecles and Hypermnestra, sister of Iphianeira and Amphiaraus.[3]
- Polyboea, a handmaid of Hecuba, who found the dead body of Polydorus.[4]
- Polyboea, an alternate name for Philonome, wife of Cycnus and stepmother of Tenes.[5]
- Polyboea, an obscure theonym, likely an epithet of Artemis or Persephone.[6]
Notes
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 3.19.4
- Eustathius on Homer, 321
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.68.5
- Scholia on Euripides, Hecuba 680
- Scholia on Homer, Iliad 1.37
- Hesychius of Alexandria s.v. Polyboia
gollark: Libertarians apparently disagree with each other a lot.
gollark: Also, following on from what I said:> Saying you can never be convinced of something is kind of bad in my opinion.That sort of thing just completely neglects the possibility that there might be more information, or something you haven't considered, and it's pretty arrogant to assume that you are entirely right and there's nothing which could reasonably cause you to update.
gollark: More as in a higher % of income, that is.
gollark: In a progressive tax system the rich *are* taxed more. That is literally what "progressive tax system" means.
gollark: Saying you can never be convinced of something is kind of bad in my opinion.
References
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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