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In Greek mythology, Agenor (/əˈnɔːr/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγήνωρ or Αγήνορι Agēnor; English translation: 'heroic, manly') was a son of King Pleuron of Aetolia and Xanthippe, and grandson of Aetolus. His siblings were Stratonice, Sterope and Laophonte. Agenor married his cousin Epicaste, the daughter of Calydon, who became by him the mother of Porthaon and Demonice. According to Pausanias, Thestius, the father of Leda, was likewise a son of this Agenor.

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👉 Agenor, son of Pleuron in the context of Sterope

Sterope (/ˈstɛrəp/; Ancient Greek: Στερόπη, [sterópɛː], from στεροπή, steropē, lightning) was the name of several individuals in Greek mythology:

Sterope is also the name of one of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.

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Agenor, son of Pleuron in the context of Molus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the name Molus (/ˈmoʊləs/; Ancient Greek: Μῶλος Molos means 'toil and moil') may refer to one of the following characters:

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Agenor, son of Pleuron in the context of Demonice of Aetolia

In Greek mythology, Demonice (/ˌdɛməˈns/; Ancient Greek: Δημονίκη, romanizedDēmonī́kē) was a Aetolian princess as the daughter of King Agenor of Pleuron and Epicaste and thus sister of Porthaon and in some account, Thestius. She bore Ares four sons: Evenus, Molus, Pylus, and Thestius. Her son's names may be intended to be eponyms, with Evenus corresponding to the river Evinos in Aetolia; Pylus to the Aetolian city of Pylene between the rivers Achelous and Evenos; and Molus to the people named Molossians from Epirus. Demonice was also known as Demodice (Δημοδίκη) or Demodoce.

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Agenor, son of Pleuron in the context of Demodice

In Greek mythology, the name Demodice (Ancient Greek: Δημοδίκη) may refer to:

  • Demodice, daughter of Agenor, also known as Demonice.
  • Demodice or Demodika (also known as Gorgopis, Themisto, or Biadice), second wife of either Cretheus or Athamas, who unsuccessfully attempted to seduce Phrixus and in revenge accused him of sexual abuse, which caused him to flee from his father's kingdom.
  • Demodice, daughter of Rheximachus of Tegea. After Tegea had been at war with Phenea for a long time, the cities agreed to put an end to the conflict by electing a set of triplet brothers to represent each side and letting the victorious side be determined in a fight between them. The Tegeans sent the three sons of Rheximachus, brothers of Demodice, while the Pheneans sent the three sons of Demostratus, one of whom, Demodicus, was betrothed to Demodice. Two of Rheximachus' sons were killed in the fight, but the third brother, Critolaus, outwitted his opponents by pretending to flee from them and then slaying them one by one as they were pursuing him, and thus brought victory to Tegea. Demodice, however, mourned her fiancé Demodicus rather than celebrate the victory, and was killed by Critolaus for being unpatriotic. His mother charged him with the murder but he was acquitted.
  • Demodice of Lydia, daughter of Leucothea and a father whose name is lost in the manuscript. During a festival of Aphrodite, she was raped by her brother Pactolus, who had failed to recognize her; upon realizing what he had done, Pactolus threw himself into the river Chrysorrhoos, which allegedly was renamed Pactolus after him.
  • Demodice, mother by Corybas of Scamander. Her son accidentally saw the goddess Rhea while taking part in her sacred mysteries; driven insane by her, he ran off and fell into the river Xanthus, which from that circumstance received the second name Scamander.
  • Demodice, one of the sacrificial victims of Minotaur.
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Agenor, son of Pleuron in the context of Demonice

In Greek mythology, Demonice (/ˌdɛməˈns/; Ancient Greek: Δημονίκη, romanizedDēmonī́kē) is the name of two women.

  • Demonice, daughter of Agenor of Pleuron.
  • Demonice, a maiden of Ephesus. Brennus, king of the Gauls who was razing Asia Minor came to Ephesus and fell in love with Demonice. She promised to yield to him, and also to betray her country, if he would give her golden bracelets and the jewels of the Gaulish women. Brennus told his soldiers to throw into her lap the gold they were wearing, and she was buried alive.
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