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'''Chalciope''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|æ|l|ˈ|s|aɪ|.|ə|p|iː}}; {{lang-grc|Χαλκιόπη|Khalkiópē}} means "bronze-face"), in [[Greek mythology]], is a name that may refer to several characters. |
'''Chalciope''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|æ|l|ˈ|s|aɪ|.|ə|p|iː}}; {{lang-grc|Χαλκιόπη|Khalkiópē}} means "bronze-face"), in [[Greek mythology]], is a name that may refer to several characters. |
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* Chalciope, daughter of King [[ |
* Chalciope, daughter of King [[Aeëtes]] of [[Colchis]], sister of [[Medea]] and wife of [[Phrixus]], by whom she had four sons: [[Argus (Greek myth)|Argus]], [[Phrontis (son of Phrixus)|Phrontis]], [[Melas (mythology)|Melas]] and [[Cytissorus|Cytisorus]] (some authors add [[Presbon]]).<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.9.1</ref><ref name="Hyginus, Fabulae, 3">[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' 3 (he erroneously refers to Cytisorus as "Cylindrus")</ref><ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 9.34.8</ref><ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Apollonius Rhodius]], 2.1122</ref> When Aeetes was dethroned and banished by his brother [[Perses (brother of Aeetes)|Perses]], Chalciope expressed great filial devotion and stayed by her father's side,<ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 254</ref> even though he had killed her husband.<ref name="Hyginus, Fabulae, 3" /> [[Hesiod]] referred to her as [[Iophossa]],<ref>Cited in scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 2.1122</ref> and [[Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]] as [[Euenia]].<ref>Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 2.1149</ref> |
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*Chalciope, daughter of [[Rhexenor]]<ref>Apollodorus, 3.15.6</ref> (or of King [[Chalcodon]] of Euboea<ref>[[Athenaeus]], 13.4; Scholia on [[Euripides]], ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' 673</ref>) and the second wife of [[Aegeas]], with whom he had no heirs. |
*Chalciope, daughter of [[Rhexenor]]<ref>Apollodorus, 3.15.6</ref> (or of King [[Chalcodon]] of Euboea<ref>[[Athenaeus]], 13.4; Scholia on [[Euripides]], ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' 673</ref>) and the second wife of [[Aegeas]], with whom he had no heirs. |
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*Chalciope, daughter of [[Eurypylus (king of Cos)|Eurypylus]] of [[Kos|Cos]], mother of [[Thessalus]] by [[Heracles]].<ref>Apollodorus, 2.7.8</ref><ref>[[Plutarch]], ''Quaestiones Graecae'' 58</ref> |
*Chalciope, daughter of [[Eurypylus (king of Cos)|Eurypylus]] of [[Kos|Cos]], mother of [[Thessalus]] by [[Heracles]].<ref>Apollodorus, 2.7.8</ref><ref>[[Plutarch]], ''Quaestiones Graecae'' 58</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:09, 6 February 2023
Chalciope (/ˌkælˈsaɪ.əpiː/; Ancient Greek: Χαλκιόπη, romanized: Khalkiópē means "bronze-face"), in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to several characters.
- Chalciope, daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, sister of Medea and wife of Phrixus, by whom she had four sons: Argus, Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus (some authors add Presbon).[1][2][3][4] When Aeetes was dethroned and banished by his brother Perses, Chalciope expressed great filial devotion and stayed by her father's side,[5] even though he had killed her husband.[2] Hesiod referred to her as Iophossa,[6] and Pherecydes as Euenia.[7]
- Chalciope, daughter of Rhexenor[8] (or of King Chalcodon of Euboea[9]) and the second wife of Aegeas, with whom he had no heirs.
- Chalciope, daughter of Eurypylus of Cos, mother of Thessalus by Heracles.[10][11]
- Chalciope, consort of the aforementioned Thessalus, mother of his son Antiphus,[12] presumably also of Pheidippus and Nesson.[13][14]
- Chalciope or Chalcippe, daughter of Phalerus.[15]
- Chalciope, mother of the musician Linus by Apollo.[16]
Notes
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.1
- ^ a b Hyginus, Fabulae 3 (he erroneously refers to Cytisorus as "Cylindrus")
- ^ Pausanias, 9.34.8
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 2.1122
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 254
- ^ Cited in scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 2.1122
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 2.1149
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.15.6
- ^ Athenaeus, 13.4; Scholia on Euripides, Medea 673
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.7.8
- ^ Plutarch, Quaestiones Graecae 58
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 97
- ^ Homer, Iliad 2.679
- ^ Strabo, 9.5.23
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.97
- ^ Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)
References
- Athenaeus of Naucratis, The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Athenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae. Kaibel. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1887. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- 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.
- 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.
- Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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