Stratonice (wife of Melaneus)

Stratonice
Stratonice
Abode	Calydon, Oechalia
Personal information
Parents	Porthaon and Laothoe
Consort	Melaneus
Children	Eurytus

In Greek mythology, Stratonice was a Calydonian princess, the daughter of King Porthaon and Laothoe.^[1] She was the sister of Eurythemiste and Sterope. When the sisters grew up, they left their parents to live in the mountains. According to Hesoid, they were "like goddesses, skilled in very beautiful works" and the companions of "the beautiful haired nymphs and of the Muses on the wooded mountains".^[2]

Mythology

When Apollo intended to make Stratonice the bride of his son Melaneus, she accompanied Apollo to marry Melaneus. Since Stratonice was her own kuria (authority), Apollo carried her away without giving her father any bridal gifts (hedna)^[3] and brought her to Oechalia.^[4] After marrying Melaneus she became the queen of Oechalia and gave birth to their dear son, the famous archer Eurytus.^[5]

References

^ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women, 79 [1]
^ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women, fr. 23
^ Bridegroom's gift to the bride's father or the bride herself
^ Morris Silver, Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek World: Law and Economic Perspectives
^ Scholaist on Sophocles, Trachiniae 268

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[1] Hesiod, Catalogue of Women, 79 [1]

[2] Hesiod, Catalogue of Women, fr. 23

[3] Bridegroom's gift to the bride's father or the bride herself

[4] Morris Silver, Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek World: Law and Economic Perspectives

[:0-5] Scholaist on Sophocles, Trachiniae 268

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