In Greek mythology, Niobe (/ˈnaɪ.ə.biː/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Νιόβη [ni.óbɛː]: Nióbē) was a daughter of Phoroneus and Teledice and the mother by Zeus of Argus, who was the eponym of Argos.[1] According to Acusilaus (sixth century BCE) and the Pseudo-Clemententine Writings (written in the third century CE) she is also the mother of Pelasgus.[2][3] She is not to be confused with the more famous Niobe, who was punished for boasting that she had more children than Leto.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.1-2
- ^ Acusilaus Fr. 12 in Fragmenta Historica Graecorum Vol. 1, p.101. = Apollodorus, 2.1.1-2
- ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21
- ^ West (1985, p. 98).
References
edit- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theio.com
- Gantz, Timothy (1993). Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-4410-X.
- West, M.L. (1985). The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women: Its Nature, Structure, and Origins. Oxford. ISBN 0198140347.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). - Müller, Karl, ed. (1841). Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum. Vol. 1. Parisiis Editore Ambrosio Firmin Didot.
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