Iphiclus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Iphiclus (/ˈɪfɪkləs/, Ancient Greek: Ἴφικλος Iphiklos) was the name of the following figures:
- Iphiclus, was other name for Iphicles, son of Alcmene and Amphitryon.
- Iphiclus, was the son of Thestius and either Laophonte[1], Leucippe[2], Deidameia[3] or Eurythemis[4]. He was the brother of Althaea, Leda, Hypermnestra, Evippus, Plexippus and Eurypylus. Iphitus was one of the Argonauts[5][6][7], and a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar, where he was killed by Meleager.
- Iphiclus, a Thessalonian man, son of Phylacus and Clymene, brother of Alcimede and Clymenus. He was the father of Protesilaus, Podarces by Diomedeia.[8][9] Iphiclus was cured of infertility by Melampus, and gave him his famous herd of oxen in reward.[10] He is counted among the Argonauts who sailed for Colchis in their quest of the Golden Fleece.[11][12]
- Iphiclus, son of Idomeneus of Crete.
Notes
- ^ Scholiast on Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.146 with Alcman, fr. 15 as authority
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 14
- ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.201
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.8.3
- ^ Orphic Argonautica, 158
- ^ Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 1.370
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.16
- ^ Homer, Iliad 2.704-706 & 13.698
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 103
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.12
- ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.23–228
- ^ Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 1.370
References
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. 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.
- Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at theio.com.
- Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonauticon. Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Orphic Argonautica, translated by Jason Colavito. © Copyright 2011. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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