Hipponous in the context of "Periboea"

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⭐ Core Definition: Hipponous

In Greek mythology, Hipponous (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόνοος) referred to several people:

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👉 Hipponous in the context of Periboea

In Greek mythology, the name Periboea (/ˌpɛrɪˈbə/; Ancient Greek: Περίβοια "surrounded by cattle" derived from peri "around" and boes "cattle") refers to multiple figures:

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Hipponous in the context of Capaneus

In Greek mythology, Capaneus (/kəˈpæn.js/; Ancient Greek: Καπανεύς Kapaneús) was a son of Hipponous and either Astynome (daughter of Talaus) or Laodice (daughter of Iphis), and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus. Some call his wife Ianeira.

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Hipponous in the context of Thrassa

In Greek mythology, Thrassa (Ancient Greek: Θρᾷσσα, romanizedThrâissa, lit.'Thracian woman'), was the daughter of Ares and Tereine, daughter of the river-god Strymon. Hipponous, son of Triballos (eponym or god of the Triballoi (Τριβαλλοί) tribe of Thrace), married her and they had a daughter called Polyphonte. This daughter scorned the activities of Aphrodite and went to the mountains as a companion and sharer of sports with Artemis. Thus, the goddess of love made her fall in love with a bear and drove her mad. Polyphonte eventually coupled with a bear and bore the ursine giants Agrius and Oreion.

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Hipponous in the context of Agrius and Oreius (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Agrius or Agrios (/ˈæɡriəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄγριος, lit.'wild, savage') and Oreios, also Oreius, Orius or Oreus, (Ὄρειος means ‘of the mountain’) were the twin sons of Polyphonte, daughter of Hipponous, and a bear as well as them being the great-grandsons of Ares.

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Hipponous in the context of Astynome

Astynome (Ancient Greek: Ἀστυνόμη, romanizedAstynóme) is a name which may refer to one of the following characters in Greek mythology:

  • Astynome, one of the Niobids.
  • Astynome, daughter of Talaus and mother of Capaneus by Hipponous.
  • Astynome, commonly referred to by the patronymic Chryseis.
  • Astynome, mother by Ares of Calydon who saw Artemis naked and was transformed into a rock by the goddess.
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