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Aethra (possibly same as above) is, in one source, called the wife of Hyperion, rather than Theia, and mother of Helios, Eos, and Selene. [6] Aethra, daughter of King Pittheus of Troezen and mother of Theseus either by Poseidon [7] or Aegeus. [8] This is the same Aethra who went to Troy with Helen as one of her two handmaidens. [9]
In Greek mythology, Aethra or Aithra (English: / ˈ iː θ r ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Αἴθρα, pronounced, the "bright sky") [2] was a Troezenian princess and the daughter of King Pittheus. Family
Theseus and Aethra, by Laurent de La Hyre Theseus uncovers Aegeus' sword and sandals, relief sculpture on a decree of 140/39 BC. Aegeus, one of the primordial kings of Athens, was childless. Desiring an heir, he asked the Oracle of Delphi for advice. Her cryptic words were "Do not loosen the bulging mouth of the wineskin until you have reached ...
According to Pindar, Demophon was the son of Theseus (the son of Aethra and King of Aegeus of Athens or Poseidon) and Phaedra, or Iope, daughter of Iphicles, which would make Demophon a relative of Heracles. Demophon was the brother of Acamas. [1] [2] Demophon had half siblings as well, including Hippolytus and Melanippus. Demophon was born ...
The Hyades were daughters of Atlas (by either Pleione or Aethra, one of the Oceanids) and sisters of Hyas in most tellings, although one version gives their parents as Hyas and Boeotia. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Hyades are sisters to the Pleiades and the Hesperides .
daughters of Atlas by either Pleione or Aethra [25] Pleiades: daughters of Atlas and Pleione; [26] constellation; also were classed as Oreads • Maia: Mt. Cyllene, Arcadia partner of Zeus and mother of Hermes [27] • Electra: Mt. Saon, Samothrace mother of Dardanus and Iasion by Zeus [28] • Taygete: Taygetos Mts., Laconia mother of ...
Pittheus was a son of Pelops and Dia [2] [3] (maybe another name for Hippodamia), father of Aethra [4] [5] and Henioche, [6] and grandfather and instructor of Theseus.. He was described by Euripides as the most pious son of Pelops, a wise man, and well versed on understanding the oracle thus sought by Aegeus. [7]
In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ ˈ iː θ ər /; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) [1] pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the bright upper sky.