Menodice

In Greek mythology, Menodice or Menodike was the nymph daughter of Orion, thus (half)sister to Menippe and Metioche.[1] She was the mother of Hylas by King Theiodamas of the Dryopians.[2][3][4] In some accounts, his Hylas parent was Euphemus[5] or King Ceyx of Trachis.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 25
  2. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 14
  3. ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.1213
  4. ^ Propertius, Elegies 1.20.6
  5. ^ Scholia ad Theocritus, Idylls 13.7
  6. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 26

References

  • Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Sextus Propertius, Elegies from Charm. Vincent Katz. trans. Los Angeles. Sun & Moon Press. 1995. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Latin text available at the same website.


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