Olenus
In Greek mythology, Olenus (/ˈɒlɪnəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὄλενος Olenos) was the name of several individuals:
- Olenus, son of Hephaestus and father of Helike and Aex, two nurses of infant Zeus. A city in Aulis was named for him.[1]
- Olenus, son of Zeus and Anaxithea[2] (or Hippodamia[3]), daughter of Danaus. He was the eponym of the city Olenus in Achaea.
- Olenus, father of Tectaphus the Lapith.[4]
- Olenus, a man who lived on Mount Ida. His wife Lethaea claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess. They were both turned to stone; although Olenus could have avoided this fate, he chose to be with his wife.[5]
- Olenus, a Lelegian, father of Phoceus. His son was killed by the Argonauts.[6]
- Other
- Olenus, a trilobite genus
References
- ^ Hyginus, Poetical Astronomy, 2. 13
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Ōlenos
- ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21-23
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12. 433
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10. 68 ff
- ^ Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 3. 204
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