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Thespius

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Thespius (Θέσπιος, Théspios) was a legendary founder and king of Thespiae, Boeotia. [1]

54 relations: Aglaea, Anthea, Antileon, Antimachus in Greek mythology, Antiphus, Apollodorus of Athens, Archedicus, Asopis, Astyanax, Athens, Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Boeotia, Bucolus, Cepheus, King of Tegea, Cephissus (Athenian plain), Chryseis, Cleolaus, Diodorus Siculus, Erato, Erechtheus, Erythras, Euboea (mythology), Eumedes, Eurypylus, Euryte, Greek mythology, Gustave Moreau, Heracleidae, Heracles, Hippeis, Homer, Iliad, Iphis, Lamedon (mythology), Laothoe, Leucippus (mythology), Lysidice (mythology), Lysippe, Marsyas, Nemean lion, Nicippe, Olympus (musician), Panopea, Patro the Epicurean, Patroclus, Pausanias (geographer), Praxithea, Procris, Sardinia, Scholia, ..., Stratonice (mythology), Teuthras, Thespiae, Thespis. Expand index (4 more) »

Aglaea

Aglaea or Aglaïa (Ἀγλαΐα "splendor, brilliant, shining one") is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, the best known of which is one of the three Charites or Graces.

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Anthea

Anthea (Ἄνθεια), "blossom" in Greek, was an epithet of the Classical Greek goddess Hera, and is used as a female given name in English.

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Antileon

Antileon (Ἀντιλέων) was an ancient Greek author who wrote a work on chronology (Περὶ Χρόνων), the second book of which is referred to by Diogenes Laërtius.

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Antimachus in Greek mythology

Antimachus (Ancient Greek: Αντίμαχος "against battle", derived from αντι anti "against" and μαχη mache "battle.") may refer to these persons in Greek mythology.

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Antiphus

In Greek mythology, Antiphus or Ántiphos (Ancient Greek: Ἄντιφος) is a name attributed to multiple individuals.

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Apollodorus of Athens

Apollodorus of Athens (Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος, Apollodōros ho Athēnaios; c. 180 BC – after 120 BC) son of Asclepiades, was a Greek scholar, historian and grammarian.

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Archedicus

Archedicus (Ἀρχέδικος) was an Athenian comic poet of the new comedy, who wrote, at the instigation of Timaeus, against Demochares, the nephew of Demosthenes, and supported Antipater and the Macedonian party.

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Asopis

Asopis is the name of two women in Greek mythology.

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Astyanax

In Greek mythology, Astyanax (Ἀστυάναξ Astyánax, "protector of the city") was the son of Hector, the crown prince of Troy, and his wife, Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe.

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Athens

Athens (Αθήνα, Athína; Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)

The Bibliotheca (Βιβλιοθήκη Bibliothēkē, "Library"), also known as the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century AD.

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Boeotia

Boeotia, sometimes alternatively Latinised as Boiotia, or Beotia (Βοιωτία,,; modern transliteration Voiotía, also Viotía, formerly Cadmeis), is one of the regional units of Greece.

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Bucolus

Bucolus is the name of four men in Greek mythology and of one early Christian saint.

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Cepheus, King of Tegea

In Greek mythology, Cepheus (Greek: Κηφεύς CP-hus) was the son of Aleus and Neaera or Cleobule, and brother of Amphidamas, Lycurgus of Arcadia, Auge and Alcidice.

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Cephissus (Athenian plain)

Cephissus (Κηφισός, Kifisos) is a river flowing through the Athens agglomeration, Greece.

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Chryseis

In Greek mythology, Chryseis (translit) was a Trojan woman, the daughter of Chryses.

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Cleolaus

Cleolaus was a name attributed to two men in Greek mythology.

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Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus (Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης Diodoros Sikeliotes) (1st century BC) or Diodorus of Sicily was a Greek historian.

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Erato

In Greek mythology, Erato (Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ) is one of the Greek Muses.

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Erechtheus

Erechtheus (Ἐρεχθεύς) in Greek mythology was the name of an archaic king of Athens, the founder of the polis and, in his role as god, attached to Poseidon, as "Poseidon Erechtheus".

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Erythras

Erythras: was a name attributed to three men in Greek mythology.

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Euboea (mythology)

Euboea (/juːˈbiːə/) is the name of several women in Greek mythology.

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Eumedes

Eumedes (Εὐμήδης) was a name attributed to seven individuals in Greek mythology.

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Eurypylus

In Greek mythology, Eurypylus (Εὐρύπυλος Eurypylos) was the name of several different people.

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Euryte

In Greek mythology, the name Euryte (Εὐρύτη) may refer to.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.

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Gustave Moreau

Gustave Moreau (6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) was a major figure in French Symbolist painting whose main emphasis was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures.

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Heracleidae

In Greek mythology, the Heracleidae (Ἡρακλεῖδαι) or Heraclids were the numerous descendants of Heracles (Hercules), especially applied in a narrower sense to the descendants of Hyllus, the eldest of his four sons by Deianira (Hyllus was also sometimes thought of as Heracles' son by Melite).

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Heracles

Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς, Hēraklês, Glory/Pride of Hēra, "Hera"), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of AmphitryonBy his adoptive descent through Amphitryon, Heracles receives the epithet Alcides, as "of the line of Alcaeus", father of Amphitryon.

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Hippeis

Hippeis (ἱππεῖς, singular ἱππεύς, hippeus) is a Greek term for cavalry.

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Homer

Homer (Ὅμηρος, Hómēros) is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are the central works of ancient Greek literature.

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Iliad

The Iliad (Ἰλιάς, in Classical Attic; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer.

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Iphis

Iphis (Ἶφις) was a name attributed to the following individuals in Greek mythology.

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Lamedon (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Lamedon (Ancient Greek: Λαμέδων) was a king of Sicyon.

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Laothoe

In Greek mythology, Laothoe (Λαοθόη) can refer to the following women.

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Leucippus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Leucippus (Λεύκιππος Leukippos, "white horse") was a name attributed to multiple characters.

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Lysidice (mythology)

Lysidice (Λυσιδίκη) is the name of several women in Greek mythology.

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Lysippe

Lysippe (Λυσίππη) is the name of several different women in Greek mythology.

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Marsyas

In Greek mythology, the satyr Marsyas (Μαρσύας) is a central figure in two stories involving music: in one, he picked up the double oboe (aulos) that had been abandoned by Athena and played it; in the other, he challenged Apollo to a contest of music and lost his hide and life.

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Nemean lion

The Nemean lion (Νεμέος λέων Neméos léōn; Leo Nemeaeus) was a vicious monster in Greek mythology that lived at Nemea.

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Nicippe

Nicippe, also Nikippe (Ancient Greek: Νικίππη) is a name attributed to several women in Greek mythology.

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Olympus (musician)

Olympus (or Olympos, Ὄλυμπος) is the name of two ancient Greek musicians, one mythical who lived before the Trojan war, and one apparently real, who lived in the 7th century BC.

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Panopea

In Greek mythology, Panopea (Πανόπεια), also Panopaea,Hyginus, Fabulae and Panope were two of the Nereids.

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Patro the Epicurean

Patro (Πάτρων) was an Epicurean philosopher.

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Patroclus

In Greek mythology, as recorded in Homer's Iliad, Patroclus (Πάτροκλος, Pátroklos, "glory of the father") was the son of Menoetius, grandson of Actor, King of Opus.

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Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias (Παυσανίας Pausanías; c. AD 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD, who lived in the time of Roman emperors Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.

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Praxithea

In Greek mythology, Praxithea (Πραξιθέα) was a name attributed to five women.

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Procris

In Greek mythology, Procris (Πρόκρις, gen.: Πρόκριδος) was the daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens and his wife, Praxithea.

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Sardinia

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Scholia

Scholia (singular scholium or scholion, from σχόλιον, "comment, interpretation") are grammatical, critical, or explanatory comments, either original or extracted from pre-existing commentaries, which are inserted on the margin of the manuscript of an ancient author, as glosses.

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Stratonice (mythology)

Stratonice (Στρατoνίκη from στρατός "army" and νίκη "victory") is the name of four women in Greek mythology.

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Teuthras

In Greek mythology, Teuthras (Τεύθρας, gen. Τεύθραντος) was a king of Mysia, and mythological eponym of the town of Teuthrania.

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Thespiae

Thespiae (Greek: Θεσπιαί, Thespiaí) was an ancient Greek city (polis) in Boeotia.

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Thespis

Thespis (Θέσπις; fl. 6th century BC) of Icaria (present-day Dionysos, Greece), according to certain Ancient Greek sources and especially Aristotle, was the first person ever to appear on stage as an actor playing a character in a play (instead of speaking as him or herself).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thespius

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