Messene was also the name of a Greek colony in Sicily, nowadays known as Messina Infobox Greek Dimos name Messene name local image map 2011 Dimos Messinis.png periph Peloponnese periphunit Messenia ... max Messene Greek language Greek Mess n or Mess n is a town and a municipality in the prefecture ... the modern town has some 10,000 inhabitants. Ancient city File Messene 02.jpg thumb left View of the Odeon. File Messene 03.jpg thumb left The ancient Stadion running race Stadion . The town was built ... walls. Messene remained a place of some importance under the Roman Empire Romans , but we hear .... The location of modern Messene is about 15 to convert 20 km 2 abbr on lk out south of the archaeological site. Modern Messene is the second largest municipality of Messinia nowadays. It is no longer the capital of Messenia. Messene has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, and squares plateia ... are to the southeast. Messene had a railway station from the 1900s with a connection of the Railways ... near Messene today include Kalamata airport to the east, and the beaches south of the town. Municipality The municipality Messene was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following ... Aipeia Androusa Aristomenis Ithomi, Messenia Ithomi Messene Petalidi Trikorfo, Messenia Trikorfo Voufrades Subdivisions The municipal unit of Messene is subdivided into the following communities population ... pop 291 Lykotrafos pop 325 Madena pop 175 Mavrommati Messene Neochori pop 255 Pilalistra pop 190 Piperitsa ... people Ancient Alcaeus of Messene Alcaeus 3rd century BC , author of epigrams Aristocles of Messene ... Commons category Messene References Notes reflist colwidth 30em External links CathEncy wstitle Messene http www.ancientmessene.gr Ancient Messene Society of Messenian Archaeological Studies 1911 ... Category Ancient Greek cities ar ca Messene de Messene el es Mesene fr Mess ne it Messene nl Messene pt Messene ro Messene ru sh Mesena ... more details
Infobox Province GR name Messene name greek prefecture Messenia capital Messene image map Messini province.png Messene Province was a province in Messenia Prefecture , Greece . Borders Pylia Province South West Trifyllia Province West References reflist http el.wikipedia.org wiki Prefectures and provinces of Greece Category Provinces of Greece el ... more details
Aristocles of Messina Messene in Sicily , ref name suda Suda, Aristokles ref a Peripatetic school Peripatetic philosopher, who probably lived in the 1st century AD. ref Karamanolis, G., 2006 , Plato and Aristotle in Agreement? Platonists on Aristotle from Antiochus to Porphyry , page 37. Oxford University Press. ref He may have been the teacher of Alexander of Aphrodisias . ref Cyrill. c. Jul. ii. The correct reading of this passage is in doubt and may refer instead to Aristotle of Mytilene . ref According to the Suda ref name suda and Eudokia Makrembolitissa Eudokia , he wrote several works Whether Homer or Plato is more Serious . Arts of Rhetoric . A work on the god Serapis. A work on Ethics, in nine books. A work on Philosophy, in ten books. The last of these works appears to have been a history of philosophy, in which he wrote about the philosophers, their schools, and doctrines. Several fragments of it are preserved in Eusebius. ref Eusebius, Praeparatio Evangelica , xiv, xv. ref Notes reflist SmithDGRBM Peripatetics DEFAULTSORT Aristocles Of Messene Category 1st century philosophers Category 1st century Greek people Category Roman era Peripatetic philosophers Category Philosophers of Roman Italy Category Philosophers of Magna Graecia ca Ar stocles de Messene de Aristokles von Messene fr Aristocl s is Aristokles fr Messenu it Aristocle di Messene hu Arisztokl sz filoz fus fi Aristokles Messenel inen ... more details
Orphan date December 2009 In Greek mythology , Messene was the daughter of Triopas , king of Argos . She was married to Polycaon , son of king Lelex , of Laconia . Messene was said to have been very ambitious. After her father in law died, her husband s brother Myles inherited the throne to Laconia. It was not her intent to be wed to an anonymous man, so she went about gathering an armed force from both Argos and Laconia. Once their army was ready, the newly married couple invaded a nearby territory. This territory was then named Messenia , after the aggressive princess of Argos. Following the establishment of the new kingdom, they founded the city Andania , where they built their palace. ref http www.mythindex.com greek mythology M Messene.html ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Messene Mythology Category Mythology of Argos Category Laconian mythology Category Messenian mythology Category Women in Greek mythology Greek myth stub el ru sr ... more details
Orphan date June 2009 Alcaeus of Messene Greek language Greek polytonic was the Greeks Greek author of a number of epigram s in the Greek Anthology , from some of which his date may be easily fixed at around the late 3rd early 2nd century BC. ref name DGRBM cite encyclopedia last Smith first Philip authorlink title Alcaeus of Messene editor William Smith lexicographer William Smith encyclopedia Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology volume 1 pages 95 publisher Little, Brown and Company location Boston year 1867 url http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio 0104.html ref He was contemporary with Philip V of Macedon Philip V , king of Macedon and son of Demetrius II of Macedon , against whom several of his epigrams are pointed, apparently from patriotic feelings. One of these epigrams, however, gave even more offense to the Roman general Titus Quinctius Flamininus Flamininus than to Philip, on account of the author s ascribing the victory of the battle of Cynoscephalae to the Aetolia ns as much as to the Romans. Philip contented himself with writing an epigram in reply to that of Alcaeus, in which he gave the Messenian a very broad hint of the fate he might expect if he fell into his hands. ref Plutarch , Flamininus 9 ref This reply was enough to lead French classical scholar Claudius Salmasius to suppose that Alcaeus was actually crucified by Philip. ref Claudius Salmasius , De Cruce , p. 449, ap. Johann Albert Fabricius Fabric. Biblioth. Graec. ii. p. 88 ref In another epigram, in praise of Flamininus, the mention of the Roman general s name, Titus, led John ... of Messene, and some of Alcaeus alone. But in the last class there are several which must, from internal evidence, have been written by Alcaeus of Messene, and, in fact, there seems no reason to doubt ... Alcaeus Of Messene Category Epigrammatists of the Greek Anthology Category 3rd century BC Greek people Category 3rd century BC poets Category Ancient Messenians ca Alceu de Messene hu Alkaiosz ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Messene 397 BC partof The Sicilian Wars campaign The Second ..., 397 BC place Messina Messene Sicily Result Carthaginian Victory casus Syracusan attack on Motya territory Ionian Greek city Messene sacked combatant1 Messina Messene combatant2 Carthage commander1 ... casualties1 6,000 casualties2 1,560 Campaignbox Sicilian Wars The Battle of Messene took place in 397 ... to Cape Pelorum, 12 miles north of Messene. While the Messenian army marched out to offer battle ..., where the Greeks fled at the approach of the Carthaginians. Path to Messene While Himilco was busy ... Messene, then known as Zankle, was one of the Greek cities which had treaties with Carthage in 480 BC. Carthage and Syracuse had both pledged to honor the independence of Messene and Sicels in the treaty of 405. As Dionysius had broken the treaty in 404 and furthermore Messene had joined Syracuse, Carthage ... eastwards to Messene with 600 warships and transports. He did not even stop at Thermae to punish the city ... Pelorum, 12 miles north of Messene. Himilco led the Carthaginian force of 50,000 men along with 400 ... of Messene The walls of Messene had fallen into disrepair,. ref name Kern, Paul B. p184 Kern, Paul ... and some soldiers were away serving with the army of Syracuse. This made the government of Messene ... carriers in Messene, ref Church, Alfred J., Carthage, pp52 ref which probably had emboldened the Greeks ... in Cape Peloris, two hundred trireme s, packed with picked soldiers and rowers sailed south to Messene ... Messene before the Greeks could double back. ref Kern, Paul B., Ancient Warfare , pp 183 184 ref After ... to escape and scatter to various fortresses dotting the countryside. The soldiers of Messene also ... striking a single blow. Epaminondas in 370 BC used the same strategy when he rebuilt Messene and founded ... their territory and manpower successfully. ref name Hart, B.H. Liddle pp15 The city of Messene ... book scanned by Google SmithDGRBM Category 397 BC Category Battles of the Sicilian Wars Messene ... more details
Aristocles may refer to Plato , the Greek philosopher Aristocles of Messene fl. 2nd century , philosopher Aristocles sculptors hndis de Aristokles nl Aristokles fi Aristokles ... more details
Damophon 2nd century BC was an Ancient Greece ancient Greek sculpture sculptor of the Hellenistic period from Messene , who executed many statues for the people of Messene, Megalopolis, Greece Megalopolis , Aigio Aegium and other cities of Peloponnese Peloponnesus . His statues were acroliths . Considerable fragments, including three colossal heads from a group by him representing Demeter , Persephone , Artemis and the Titan mythology Titan Anytus , were discovered on the site of Lycosura in Arcadia , where there was a sanctuary of the goddess Despoina, The Mistress. They were preserved in part in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens and partly at a small museum on the archaeological site. Damophon also restored Phidias statue of the Greek god Zeus , which had been damaged in an earthquake . References 1911 DEFAULTSORT Damophon Category Hellenistic sculptors sculptor stub ca Damof cs Damof n de Damophon von Messene nl Damophon van Messene pl Damofon z Messeny pt Damofonte ... more details
In Greek mythology , the name Polycaon also Polykaon may refer to Son of Lelex , king of Laconia , by the Naiads Naiad nymph , Cleochareia . Polycaon married an ambitious woman named Messene mythology Messene , daughter of King Triopas , of Argos . After his father s passing, his brother Myles inherited the throne of Laconia. Messene, not wanting to be the wife of a simple Anonymity anonymous man, collected an armed force from both Argos and Laconia. The newly married couple invaded the territory of which would be named after Polycaon s wife, Messenia . After establishing the newly conquered kingdom, they founded the city Andania , where they built their palace. ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 3. 1. 1. & 4. 1. 1 4. 2. 2 ref Son of the Argonauts Argonaut Butes , brother or half brother of Eryx . He married Evaechme , daughter of Hyllus and Iole thus a granddaughter of Heracles . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 4. 2. 1 ref References reflist http www.theoi.com Heros Polykaon.html Polykaon and Messene , Theoi Project Greek myth stub Category Kings in Greek mythology Category Laconian mythology Category Messenian mythology el fr Polycaon fils de L lex ru sr ... more details
Himilco fl. 5th century BCE was the Carthaginian sailor a.k.a. Himilco the Navigator . Himilco may also refer to Himilco general died c. 396 BCE , Carthaginian soldier at Battle of Messene Himilco Punic War fl. c. 250 BCE , Carthaginian soldier, commander over Alexon hndis Himilco DEFAULTSORT Himilco es Himilc n pt Himilco desambigua o ... more details
Infobox Province GR name Kalamon name greek prefecture Messenia capital Kalamata image map Kalamata province.png Kalamon Province is a Provinces of Greece province of Messenia Prefecture , Greece . Borders Messene Province North West References reflist http el.wikipedia.org wiki Prefectures and provinces of Greece coord 37 00 N 22 15 E display title Category Messenia Category Provinces of Greece el Peloponnese geo stub ... more details
Infobox Province GR name Trifyllia name greek prefecture Messenia capital Kyparissia image map Trifylia province.png Trifyllia Province was a province in Messenia Prefecture , Greece . Borders Messene Province East Pylia Province South East References reflist http el.wikipedia.org wiki Prefectures and provinces of Greece Category Provinces of Greece el ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Valyra name local image skyline caption skyline city flag city seal lat deg 37 lat min 09 lon deg 21 lon min 58 elevation min 25 elevation max 55 periph Peloponnese prefec Messenia municipality Ithomi, Messenia Ithomi districts mayor party since population as of population area population metro area metro postal code 240 02 area code 27240 licence KM website http www.e valira.gr www.e valira.gr Valyra lang el alternatively Valira is a small village in southern Greece. Situated on the Peloponnese Peninsula, Valyra is the seat of the Ithomi, Messenia Ithomi municipality. Located near the Messene ancient city of Messene , it lies 18 km NW of Kalamata , and about 177 km SW of Athens . References reflist Messinia Category Cities and towns in Greece Category Messenia Peloponnese geo stub ar el ru ... more details
wiktionary Alcaeus may refer to Alcaeus comic poet , a writer of ten plays of the Old Comedy. Alcaeus mythology , one of several figures of this name in Greek mythology 12607 Alcaeus a main belt asteroid Alcaeus of Messene , a Greek epigrammatist of the late 3rd early 2nd century BC Alcaeus of Mytilene , a lyric poet of the archaic period Alcaeus and Philiscus 2nd century BC , two Epicurean philosophers expelled from Rome in either 173 BC or 154 BC. disambig br Alkaios ca Alceu cs Alkaios de Alkaios es Alceo fr Alc e la Alcaeus discretiva pl Alkajos pt Alceu ... more details
Infobox Writer for more information see Template Infobox Writer doc name Giorgos Markopoulos image Markopoulos.jpg imagesize 122px caption birthdate 1951 birthplace Messene, Greece nationality Greece Greek deathdate deathplace spouse children occupation poet genre period 1968&ndash influences influenced website footnotes Giorgos Markopoulos lang el born 1951, Messene is a Greece Greek poet . He read Economics and Statistics at the University of Piraeus then Higher School for Industrial Studies . ref University of Piraeus ref He belongs to the so called Genia tou 70 , which is a literary term referring to Greek authors who began publishing their work during the 1970s, especially towards the end of the Greek military junta of 1967 1974 and at the first years of the Metapolitefsi . ref http news.kathimerini.gr 4dcgi w articles civ 1 04 03 2008 261542 Greek ref He was awarded the State Prize for Poetry in 1999 for his collection, , which was also nominated for the European Union Prize in 2000. His work has been translated into English language English , French language French , Italian language Italian and Polish language Polish . ref http www.greece2001.gr writers GiorgosMarkopoulos.html Greek ref Selected Poetry Seventh Symphony , 1968 The Sadness of the Suburbs , 1976 The Bomb Squad , 1979 1968 1987 Poems 1968 1987 , 1992 M Don t Cover the River , 1998 Notes Reflist External links http www.greece2001.gr writers GiorgosMarkopoulos.html His entry for the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair Greek http www.dedalus.gr gr author.asp?id 137 His page at the website of the Hellenic Authors Society Greek http www.kastaniotis.com new site scripts author.php?author 00965 His page at Kastaniotis publishers Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Markopoulos, Giorgos ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH Messene , Greece ... more details
In Greek mythology , Pharis was the son of Hermes and the Danaid Phylodameia, and founder of Pharae in Messene . He had one daughter, Telegone, who consorted with the river god Alpheus mythology Alpheius and had by him a son Ortilochus Orsilochus , who in his turn became father of Diocles, and Diocles had twin sons Crethon and Orsilochus, who fought at Troy and were killed by Aeneas . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 4. 30. 2 ref ref Homer , Iliad, 5. 543 550 ref Pausanias leaves open the question whether Pharae in Achaea were founded by this Pharis spelled Phares in this particular passage or by someone else ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 7. 22. 5 ref . References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Offspring of Hermes ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 For the town in Thessaly Pamisos Infobox River river name Pamisos origin Messinia prefecture basin country Greece length approx. 50 km mouth Ionian Sea br Coord 37 1 13 N 22 1 12 E display inline,title watershed The Pamisos Lang el is a river that flows entirely in the Messenia prefecture of the southern Peloponnese in Greece . Geography The river flows from Mount Lykaio mountain Lykaio to the north in a rocky area filled with grasslands, scrubland and the occasional tree, while a number of villages lie within the riverine area. Since 2001 , the Greek National Road 7 GR 7 runs on the east side of the valley and southward along its entire length. From its source in the Pamisos plain, it runs beneath the Greek National Road 9A GR 9A European route E55 E55 and through the towns of Zevgolateio, Messenia Zevgolateio , Meligalas , Eva, Messenia Eva and Aris, Messenia Aris where the dam which helps irrigate a large part of the Messenian plain is located. It then flows east of modern Messene as well as the Greek National Road 82 GR 82 and further south empties into the Ionian Sea via the Messenian Gulf . Places within the river Zevgolateio, Messenia Zevgolateio Meligalas Eva, Messenia Eva Aris, Messenia Aris Messene See also List of rivers in Greece Category Messenia Category Rivers of Greece Peloponnese geo stub el fr Pamissos nn Pam sos ... more details
orphan date May 2010 David ibn Ya ya ben Solomon 1455 1528 was rabbi in Lisbon , in 1476. Life Accused of inducing the Maranos to relapse into Judaism , he was sentenced by King Jo o II to be burned at the stake. He fled to Naples with his family, but was captured and he was compelled to sell his library in order to secure sufficient money to purchase his liberty. On his release he fled to Corfu , and later went to Larta , where he died in extreme poverty. Works He was the author of a Hebrew grammar entitled Leshon Limmudim , which was published in Constantinople 1506, 1528 and in Venice 1542 . While at Larta he wrote to the wealthy Jew Isaiah Messene , asking his aid and this letter was copied by Joseph David Sinzheim , and later published by Gr tz Gesch. viii. 482 483 . According to Carmoly, David was the author of the following works also ab we Na i Lisbon, n.d. , a commentary on the Mishnah a selection of the best explanations by various commentators on the Bible 2d ed., Venice, 1518 4th ed., Salonica, 1522 She el ha odesh Constantinople, 1520 , on the rules for Hebrew poetry Tehillah le Dawid, an uncompleted commentary on the Psalms Hilkot erefot ib. 1520 and a commentary on Maimonides s Moreh, appended to his above mentioned letter of supplication to Messene. JewishEncyclopedia article Yahya author Joseph Jacobs and Schulim Ochser url http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 7&letter Y DEFAULTSORT David ibn Yahya ben Solomon Category 1455 births Category 1528 deaths Category Portuguese rabbis ... more details
and continues in villages. The population in the area of Kalamata and Messene boomed from 30,000 before the war up to nearly 80,000 in the present day. The highway bypassed Messene in the 1970s ... by 2001 census population Kalamata 49,550 Filiatra 7,882 Messene 6,912 Gargalianoi 6,336 Kyparissia ... Kalamata 1 Messene Messini , 3 Oichalia 4 Pylos Nestoras 5 Trifylia 6 West Mani Dytiki Mani , 2 Prefecture ... rowspan 8 Messene br Messini Messene rowspan 8 Messene Aipeia Androusa Aristomenis Voufrades Ithomi ... of Greece provinces Province of Kalamata Kalamon Kalamata Province of MesseneMessene Province ... more details
For Aristomenes, regent of Ptolemaic Egypt, see Aristomenes of Alyzia . Aristomenes was a king of Messenia , celebrated for his struggle with the Sparta ns in the Messenian Wars , and his resistance to them on Mount Ira for 11 years. At length the mountain fell to the enemy, while he escaped and was snatched up by the gods he died at Rhodes . He was worshipped as a Greek hero cult hero in Messenia and other places ref Aristomenes of Messene legends of Sparta s nemesis By Daniel Ogden Page 33 ISBN 0954384547 ref . He is also, according to Sir Richard Burton , the principal inspiration for one of the voyages of Sinbad the sailor in the Arabian Nights . References reflist Category Ancient Messenians Category Greek historical hero cult Category Sparta AncientGreece stub ca Arist menes de Mess nia el nl Aristomenes ja pt Arist mene ru sh Aristomen sv Aristomenes uk ... more details
coord 37 11 10 N 21 55 30 E display title Mount Ithome Greek alphabet Greek is a mountain in Messenia , Greece that rises to about 800 m. ref Peter Levi, John Newberry, Jeffery Lacey. Pausanias Guide to Greece , vol.2, Penguin Classics, 1979, p.125 ref As the most defensible point in the surrounding territory, it was the center of Messenian resistance during the Messenian Wars Second Messenian War in the 6th century BC . Ithome was also the center of the Helot revolt in 463 BC . Also, the western foot of Ithome was selected as the site for the city of Messene when it was rebuilt by Epaminondas in 369 BC . In ancient times, a temple dedicated to Zeus Ithomatas Zeus of Ithome existed on the summit. ref Christian Habicht. Pausanias Guide to Ancient Greece , University of California Press, 1998, p.58 ref It was replaced later ca 17th century by the now closed Old Monastery of Panagia Voulkanou. Notes reflist See also Greece Runestones S 170 Runestone S 170 in Sweden . Ancient Greece stub greece geo stub Category Mountains of Greece Category Ancient Messenia ca Itome de Ithome el es Itome fr Ith m it Itome monte la Ithome nn Ith mi sh Itoma sv Ithome ... more details
for the lost tragedy by Euripides, named for the son of this Cresphontes Merope mythology In Greek mythology , Cresphontes was a son of Aristomachus , wife of Merope mythology Merope , and brother of Temenus and Aristodemus . He was a great great grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the Peloponnesus . He became king of Messene . Image KAranus.png thumb right 200px Cresephontes. Cresphontes and his brothers complained to the oracle that its instructions had proved fatal to those who had followed them the oracle had told Hyllas to attack through the narrow passage when the third fruit was ripe . They received the answer that by the third fruit the third generation was meant, and that the narrow passage was not the isthmus of Corinth, Greece Corinth , but the straits of Rhium . They accordingly built a fleet at Naupactus , but before they set sail, Aristodemus was struck by lightning or shot by Apollo god Apollo and the fleet destroyed, because one of the Heraclidae had slain an Acarnania n soothsayer. The oracle, being again consulted by Temenus, bade him offer an expiatory sacrifice and banish the murderer for ten years, and look out for a man with three eyes to act as guide. On his way back to Naupactus, Temenus fell in with Oxylus , an Aetolia n, who had lost one eye, riding on a horse or mule thus making up the three eyes and immediately pressed him into his service. The Heraclidae repaired their ships, sailed from Naupactus to Antirrhium , and thence to Rhium in Peloponnesus . A decisive, battle was fought with Tisamenus , son of Orestes mythology Orestes , the chief ruler in the peninsula, who was defeated and slain. The Heraclidae, who thus became practically masters of Peloponnesus, proceeded to distribute its territory among themselves by lot. Argos fell to Temenus , Lacedaemon to Procles and Eurysthenes , the twin sons of Aristodemus and Messene to Cresphontes. The fertile district of Elis had been reserved by agreeme ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Petalidi name local image map Dimos Petalidiou.png periph Peloponnese prefec Messenia province population 3601 population as of 2001 population ref http www.statistics.gr gr tables S1101 SAP 1 TB DC 01 03 Y.pdf source pop dens area elevation 21 lat deg 36 lat min 57 lat hem N lon deg 21 lon min 56 lon hem E postal code 240 05 area code 27220 licence mayor website image skyline Petalidi, Church of Agios Nikolaos.jpg caption skyline Church of Agios Nikolaos city flag city seal districts party since elevation min elevation max Petalidi Greek language Greek , Modern , Ancient Katharevousa on , is a village and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the southcentral part of the prefecture of Messenia . Petalidi is situated on the western shore of the Messenian Gulf . It is located on a road connecting Messene and Kalamata to the north with Koroni to the south. The road Greek National Road 82 GR 82 Pylos Kalamata passes through the north of the municipality. The nearest intercity train stations are in Kalamata and in Aris, Messenia Aris . It is located SW of Tripoli, Greece Tripoli and Messene , SW of Kalamata , WSW of Sparta , N of Koroni , E of Pylos and Greek National Road 9 GR 9 , ESE of Gargalianoi and Filiatra and SE of Kyparissia . Communities Achladochori Messinia , Greece Achladochori pop 356 Dara Messinia , Greece Dara pop 458 Drosia Messinia , Greece Drosia pop 115 Kalochori Messinia , Greece Kalochori pp 209 Karpofora pop 340 Kastania Petalidi , Greece Kastania pop 43 Kokkinou Messinia , Greece Kokkinou pop 118 Lykissa pop 90 Mathia Messinia , Greece Mathia pop 84 Neromylos pop 454 Paniperi pop 339 Petalidi Nearest places Historical population class wikitable Year Town population Municipality population 1981 1,247 1991 1,138 3,906 2001 1,191 3,601 Petalidi has a school, a church, a post office, beaches, banks, hotels, a port and a square plateia . The length of the town is about 1 km and residential h ... more details
In Greek mythology , Triopas , Triophas or Triops , gen. ref Its popular etymology is he who has three eyes from three see but the ending , suggests a Pre Greek origin. ref was the name of several characters, whose relations are unclear. Triopas was one of the Heliadae , sons of Helios and Rhode mythology Rhodos . Triopas, along with his brothers, Macareus son of Helios Macar , Actis and Candalus , were jealous of a fifth brother, Tenages s, skill at science, and killed him. When their crime was discovered, Triopas escaped to Caria and seized a promontory which received his name. Later he founded the city of Knidos . Having taken up a kingdom in Thessaly , he offended Demeter by destroying the temple of Demeter in order to roof his house, and was cursed with unceasing hunger. He was also called the son of Poseidon and Canace , daughter of Aeolus and Enarete , or of Peranthus. Father of Phorbas , Erysichthon , and Iphimedeia Iphimedia , by Hiscilla, daughter of Myrmidon hero Myrmidon . Triopas may be an aspect of the Argos Argive Zeus sometimes represented with a third eye on his forehead , or may be his human representative. He is the eponym eponymous founder of the Knidos Island of Triopia and the Dat a Peninsula Triopian Promontory although this is also said of Triopas, son of Helios, see above . Triopas, king of Argos , son of Phorbas . Father of Messene , Iasus , Agenor, son of Triopas Agenor , and Pelasgus . References reflist Sources Arthur Bernard Cook. Zeus, Jupiter, and the Oak . The Classical Review 18 1 75 89 February 1904 . http www.jstor.org view 0009840x ap020156 02a00380 0 JSTOR start box s reg succession box title King of Argos before Phorbas after Agenor years end box greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Kings of Argos Category Demeter Category Ancient Argos ca Tr opas de Triopas Thessalien el es Triopas fr Triops mythologie lt Triopas pt Triopas ru sr sv Triopas ... more details
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