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In Greek mythology, Ino (/ ˈ aɪ n oʊ / EYE-noh; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ [1]) was a Theban princess who later became a queen of Boeotia.After her death and transfiguration, she was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess."
In Greek mythology, Eurydice (/ j ʊəˈr ɪ d ɪ s i /; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη, Eὐrudíkē "wide justice", derived from ευρυς eurys "wide" and δικη dike "justice) sometimes called Henioche, [1] was the wife of Creon, a king of Thebes.
Dirce was devoted to the god Dionysus, who caused a spring to flow where she died, either at Mount Cithaeron or at Thebes, and it was a local tradition for the outgoing Theban hipparch to swear in his successor at her tomb. [5] In Statius's Thebaid, the spring is a symbol of Thebes, and its name is often used metonymically to refer to the city ...
Queen of Thebes can refer to: Nycteïs, ... Ino (Greek mythology), daughter of Cadmus; Niobe, wife of Amphion; Retrea, mother of Orion (mythology) See also.
Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) with bold names and a light red background. The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the N th king. Generally this means the regent served the N th king but not always, as Creon (A9) was serving as regent to Laodamas (the 10th King) when he was slain by Lycus II (the usurping 9th ...
In Greek mythology, Antigone (/ æ n ˈ t ɪ ɡ ə n i / ann-TIG-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη, romanized: Antigónē) is a Theban princess and a character in several ancient Greek tragedies. She is the daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes; her mother/grandmother is either Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia.
Eidothea (Greek myth) Enarete; Eunoë; Europa (Greek myth) Europa (consort of Zeus) Eurryroe; Eurydice (daughter of Adrastus) Eurydice (daughter of Lacedaemon) Eurydice (daughter of Pelops) Eurydice (Greek myth) Eurydice (wife of Creon) Eurynome (daughter of Nisus) Euryte; Eurythemis; Eurythemista; Eustyoche; Evadne
Thebe (Ancient Greek: Θήβη) is a feminine name mentioned several times in Greek mythology, in accounts that imply multiple female characters, four of whom are said to have had three cities named Thebes after them: Thebe, eponym of Thebes, Egypt. [1] She was the daughter of either Nilus, Proteus, [2] or Libys, son of Epirus.