Aloeus in the context of "Perses of Colchis"

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⭐ Core Definition: Aloeus

Aloeus (/əˈljs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλωεύς probably derived from ἀλοάω aloaō "to thresh, to tread" as well as "to crush, to smash") can indicate one of the two characters in Greek mythology:

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👉 Aloeus in the context of Perses of Colchis

In Greek mythology, Perses (/ˈpɜːrsiz/; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης, romanizedPérsēs, lit.'destroyer') is the brother of Aeëtes, Aloeus, Circe and Pasiphaë, which makes him a son of Helios, the god of the sun, by Perse, an Oceanid nymph.

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Aloeus in the context of Laodice (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Laodice (/leɪˈɒdəˌsi/; Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκη, romanizedLaodíkē, lit.'justice of the people' [la.odíkɛː]) may refer to the following figures:

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Aloeus in the context of Triopas

In Greek mythology, Triopas (/ˈtrəpəs/) or Triops (/ˈtr.əps, ˈtrˌɒps/; Ancient Greek: Τρίωψ, gen.: Τρίοπος) was the name of several characters whose relations are unclear.

  • Triopas, king of Argos and son of Phorbas. His daughter was Messene.
  • Triopas, king of Thessaly, and son of Poseidon and princess Canace, daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia. He was the brother of Aloeus, Epopeus, Hopleus and Nireus. Triopas was the husband of Myrmidon's daughter Hiscilla, by whom he became the father of Iphimedeia, Phorbas and Erysichthon. He destroyed a temple of Demeter in order to obtain materials for roofing his own house, and was punished by insatiable hunger as well as being plagued by a snake which inflicted illness on him. Eventually Demeter placed him and the snake among the stars as the constellation Ophiuchus to remind others of his crime and punishment. A city in Caria was named Triopion after him.
  • Triopas, one of the Heliadae, sons of Helios and Rhodos and grandson of Poseidon. Triopas, along with his brothers, Macar, Actis and Candalus, were jealous of a fifth brother, Tenages's, skill at science, and killed him. When their crime was discovered, Triopas escaped to Caria and seized a promontory which received his name (the Triopian Promontory). Later, he founded the city of Knidos. There was a statue of him and his horse at Delphi, an offering by the people of Knidos.

The name's popular etymology is "he who has three eyes" (from τρι- "three" + -ωπ- "see") but the ending -ωψ, -οπος suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

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Aloeus in the context of Antiope (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Antiope /ænˈt.əpi/ or Antiopa (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόπη derived from αντι anti "against, compared to, like" and οψ ops "voice" or means "confronting") may refer to the following

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Aloeus in the context of Eriboea (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Eriboea (Ancient Greek: Ἐρίβοια), also Eeriboea (Ἠερίβοια), were the name of the following figures:

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Aloeus in the context of Hopleus

In Greek mythology, Hopleus (Ancient Greek: Ὁπλεύς) was the name of the following figures:

  • Hopleus, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He and his brothers were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged Zeus threw the meal over the table. Hopleus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god.
  • Hopleus, a Thessalian prince as the son of Poseidon and princess Canace, daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia. He was the brother of Aloeus, Epopeus, Nireus and Triopas.
  • Hopleus, one of the Lapiths who fought against the Centaurs.
  • Hopleus, a soldier in the army of the Seven against Thebes and a comrade of Tydeus. He was killed by Aepytus.
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Aloeus in the context of Nireus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Nireus (Ancient Greek: Νιρεύς, romanizedNireús) may refer to the following personages:

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Aloeus in the context of Mideia

In Greek mythology, Mideia (Ancient Greek: Μιδεία) or Midea (Ancient Greek: Μιδέα) may refer to:

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