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⭐ Core Definition: Calyce (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Calyce (Ancient Greek: Καλύκη Kalyke) or Calycia is the name of several characters.

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Calyce (mythology) in the context of Aeolus (son of Hellen)

In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (/ˈələs/; Ancient Greek: Αἴολος [ǎi̯.olos]; Modern Greek: Αίολος [ˈe.olos] ) was the son of Hellen, the ruler of Aeolia (later called Thessaly), and the eponym of the Aeolians, one of the four main tribes of the Greeks. According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Aeolus was the father of seven sons: Cretheus, Sisyphus, Athamas, Salmoneus, Deion, Magnes, Perieres, and five daughters: Canace, Alcyone, Pisidice, Calyce, and Perimede. He was said to have killed his daughter Canace (or forced her to kill herself) because she had committed incest with her brother Macareus. This Aeolus was sometimes confused with the Aeolus who was the ruler of the winds.

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Calyce (mythology) in the context of Deioneus

In Greek mythology, Deioneus (/dˈnəs/; Ancient Greek: Δηιονεύς means "ravager") or Deion (/ˈd.ɒn/; Ancient Greek: Δηίων) is a name attributed to the following individuals:

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Calyce (mythology) in the context of Pisidice

In Greek mythology, Pisidice (/pˈsɪdɪs/, Ancient Greek: Πεισιδίκη, Peisidíkē, "to convince or persuade") or Peisidice was one of the following individuals:

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Calyce (mythology) in the context of Perimede (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the name Perimede (/ˌpɛrɪˈmdi/; Ancient Greek: Περιμήδη "very cunning" or "cunning all round", derived from peri "round" and medea, "cunning" or "craft') refers to:

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Calyce (mythology) in the context of Hecaton

In Greek mythology, Hecaton (Ancient Greek: Ἑκατόν) or Hecataeon, was the father of Calyce, who was seduced by the god Poseidon and had a son with him named Cycnus. This character Hecaton (meaning "hundred") is otherwise unknown, but the name may be connected with the Hecatonnesoi ("hundred islands"), in the Adramyttian Gulf.

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Calyce (mythology) in the context of Harpale (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Harpale (Ancient Greek: Αρπάλε) was the mother of Poseidon's son Cycnus, king of Colonae in Troad. Otherwise, the mother of the latter was called Scamandrodice or Calyce, daughter of Hecaton, or lastly, an unknown Nereid.

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Calyce (mythology) in the context of Scamandrodice (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Scamandrodice (Ancient Greek: Σκαμανδροδίκη, romanizedSkamandrodíkē, lit.'justice of the Scamander') was the mother of King Cycnus of Colonae by the sea-god Poseidon. She abandoned her son on the seashore but he was rescued by fishermen who named him Cycnus "swan" because they saw a swan flying over him. In some accounts, the mother of Cycnus was given as Harpale or Calyce, daughter of Hecaton or lastly, an unknown Nereid.

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