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In Greek mythology, the name Clonius (/ ˈ k l oʊ n i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κλονίος, Kloníos) may refer to: . Clonius, one of the Achaean leaders in the Trojan War, son of either Alegenor, [1] or of Alector and Acteis, [2] or of Lacritus and Cleobule, [3] and in the latter case brother of Leitus; he came from Boeotia [4] and commanded nine ships. [3]
In Greek mythology, Caeneus or Kaineus (Ancient Greek: Καινεύς, romanized: Kaineús) was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus. Caeneus was born a girl, Caenis ( Ancient Greek : Καινίς , romanized : Kainís ), the daughter of Elatus , but after Poseidon had sex with Caenis, she was transformed by ...
Walter Burkert believed that Eileithyia is the Greek goddess of birth and that her name is pure Greek. [9] However, the relation with the Greek prefix ἐλεύθ is uncertain, because the prefix appears in some pre-Greek toponyms like Ἐλευθέρνα ( Eleutherna ); therefore it is possible that the name is pre-Greek. [ 10 ]
In Greek mythology, Coronis (/ k ɒ ˈ r ə ʊ n ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, romanized: Korōnís) is a Thessalian princess and a lover of the god Apollo.She was the daughter of Phlegyas, [1] king of the Lapiths, and Cleophema.
Coeus was an obscure figure, [4] and like most of the Titans he played no active part in Greek mythology—he appears only in lists of Titans [5] —but was primarily important for his descendants. [6] With his sister, "shining" Phoebe, Coeus fathered two daughters, Leto [7] [8] and Asteria. [9]
In Greek mythology, Cycnus (Ancient Greek: Κύκνος "swan") Cygnus or Cidnus [1] was a king of Liguria, a beloved and lover of Phaethon, who lamented his death and was subsequently turned into a swan and then a constellation. [2]
In Greek mythology, Alcmene (/ æ l k ˈ m iː n iː / alk-MEE-nee; Attic Greek: Ἀλκμήνη, romanized: Alkmḗnē) or Alcmena (/ æ l k ˈ m iː n ə / alk-MEE-nə; Doric Greek: Ἀλκμάνα, romanized: Alkmána; Latin: Alcumena; meaning "strong in wrath" [1]) was the wife of Amphitryon, by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome.
Protogeneia (/ ˌ p r ɒ t ə. dʒ ə ˈ n aɪ ə /; Ancient Greek: Πρωτογένεια means "the firstborn"), in Greek mythology, may refer to: . Protogeneia, a Phthian princess as the daughter of King Deucalion of Thessaly and Pyrrha, mythological progenitors of the Hellenes. [1]