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In Greek mythology, Aegyptus or Ægyptus (/ ɪ ˈ dʒ ɪ p t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Αἴγυπτος) was a legendary king of ancient Egypt. [1] He was a descendant of the princess Io through his father Belus, and of the river-god Nilus as both the father of Achiroe, his mother and as a great, great-grandfather on his father's side.
When Areia gave birth to her son she hid him in a bed of Smilax; Cleochus found the child there and named him Miletus after the plant. [4] In the tradition in which his mother was Acacallis, the daughter of Minos, fearing her father's wrath, exposed the child, but Apollo commanded the she-wolves to come down and nurse the child.
In Greek mythology, Cleochus (Ancient Greek: Κλεόχου or Κλέοχον) was the name shared by two individuals: Cleochus, the Cretan father of the nymph Aria, mother of Miletus by Apollo. [1] When Areia gave birth to her son she hid him in a bed of smilax, Cleochus found the child there and named him Miletus after the plant. [2]
The largest puzzle (40,320 pieces) is made by a German game company Ravensburger. [8] The smallest puzzle ever made was created at LaserZentrum Hannover. It is only five square millimeters, the size of a sand grain. The puzzles that were first documented are riddles. In Europe, Greek mythology produced riddles like the riddle of the Sphinx ...
It was founded by Aeacus, grandfather of Achilles, and was the home of Achilles' father Peleus, mother Thetis (a sea nymph), and son Neoptolemus (who reigned as king after the Trojan War). Phthia is referenced in Plato's Crito , where Socrates , in jail and awaiting his execution, relates a dream he has had (43d–44b): [ 2 ] "I thought that a ...
Greek text available from the same website. Clement of Alexandria, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theio.com; Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996. ISBN 978-0-631-20102-1. Internet Archive.
In Greek and Roman mythology, Ocnus / ˈ ɒ k n ə s / (Ancient Greek: Ὄκνος) or Bianor / b aɪ ˈ eɪ n ə r / (Ancient Greek: Βιάνωρ) was a son of Manto and Tiberinus Silvius, king of Alba Longa. He founded modern Mantua in honor of his mother. [1] Alternatively, he was the son or brother of Aulestes and founded Felsina (modern ...
According to Strabo, the name of Cecrops is not of Greek origin. [4] It was said that he was born from the earth itself (an autochthon) and was accordingly called a γηγενής (gēgenḗs "native"), and described as having his top half shaped like a man and the bottom half in serpent or fish-tail form.