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⭐ Core Definition: Epicaste

Epicaste (/ˌɛpɪˈkæst/; Ancient Greek: Ἐπικάστη Epikaste) or Epicasta (/ˌɛpɪˈkæstə/) is a name attributed to five women in Greek mythology.

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Epicaste in the context of Protogeneia

Protogeneia (/ˌprɒtə.əˈnə/; Ancient Greek: Πρωτογένεια means "the firstborn"), in Greek mythology, may refer to:

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Epicaste in the context of Porthaon

In Greek mythology, Porthaon (Ancient Greek: Πορθάων, genitive Πορθάονος), sometimes referred to as Parthaon or Portheus (seems related to the verb portheō and perthō, "destroy'), was a king of Calydon and son of Agenor or Ares by Epicaste and thus brother of Demonice (also known as Demodice) and possibly Thestius.

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Epicaste in the context of Augean stables

In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, /ɔːˈəs/, Ancient Greek: Αὐγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some ancient authors say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts. He is known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned, until the time of the great hero Heracles. The derivative adjective augean came to signify a challenging task, typically improving or fixing something that is currently in a bad condition.

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Epicaste in the context of Aeolia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Aeolia (Ancient Greek: Αἰολία, romanizedAiolía) daughter of Amythaon and wife of Calydon, eponym of the city in Aetolia. She had two daughters namely Epicaste, wife of Agenor and Protogeneia, mother of Oxylus by Ares.

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Epicaste in the context of Clymenus

In Greek mythology, Clymenus (/ˈklɪmɪnəs/; Ancient Greek: Κλύμενος, romanizedKlúmenos means "notorious" or "renowned") may refer to multiple individuals:

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Epicaste in the context of Agenor (son of Pleuron)

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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Epicaste 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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