Niobids in the context of "Astycrateia"

Agenor (/əˈdʒiːnɔːr/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγήνωρ or Αγήνορι Agēnor; English translation: 'heroic, manly') was the name of the following Greek mythological characters:

• Agenor, son of Poseidon and king of Tyre.
• Agenor of Argos, son of either Ecbasus, Triopas, or Phoroneus.
• Agenor, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus. He married the Danaid Cleopatra, daughter of King Danaus of Libya either by the hamadryads Atlanteia or Phoebe. Agenor was killed along with his brothers, except Lynceus, by their wives during their wedding night at the behest of their father. Agenor was the son of Aegyptus by an Arabian woman and thus full brother of Istrus, Chalcodon, Chaetus, Diocorystes, Alces, Alcmenor, Hippothous, Euchenor and Hippolytus. In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe, daughter of the river-god Nilus, or Isaie, daughter of King Agenor of Tyre.
• Agenor, the betrothed of Andromeda, otherwise called Phineus.
• Agenor, son of King Pleuron and grandson of Aetolus.
• Agenor, one of the Niobids.
• Agenor, a warrior in the army of the Seven against Thebes. For trying to rescue Tages, his brother, who had been wounded in battle by Hypseus in the river, Agenor eventually was drowned.
• Agenor, son of Phegeus and murderer of Alcmaeon.
• Agenor, son of Antenor and a character in Homer's Iliad.
• Agenor, one of the sons of King Aeolus of Lipara, the keeper of the winds. He had five brothers namely: Periphas, Euchenor, Klymenos, Xouthos and Macareus, and six sisters: Klymene, Kallithyia, Eurygone, Lysidike, Kanake and an unnamed one. According to various accounts, Aeolus yoked in marriage his sons, including Agenor, and daughters in order to preserve concord and affection among them.
• Agenor, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. Euryalus, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.
• Agenor, also one of the Suitors of Penelope from Zacynthus with other 43 wooers. He suffered the same fate as his above namesake.
• Agenor, son Areus, son of Ampyx. He was the father of Preugenes and paternal grandfather of Patreus, the founder of Patrae.
• Agenor, husband of Dioxippe and father of Sipylus, who unwittingly killed his mother.

Neaera (/niˈɪərə/; Ancient Greek: Νέαιρα), also Neaira (/niˈaɪrə/), is the name of multiple female characters in Greek mythology:

• Neaera, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys.
• Neaera or Neera, a Nereid, and possible mother of Absyrtus by King Aeetes of Colchis. Also mistakenly mentioned in some modern retellings of the myth of Nerites.
• Neaera, a lover of Xanthus (Scamander).
• Neaera, a nymph who became the mother of Aegle by Zeus.
• Neaera, a nymph of Thrinacia, mother of Lampetia and Phaethusa by Helios.
• Neaera, a nymph of Mount Sipylus in Lydia, mother of Dresaeus by Theiodamas.
• Neaera, mother of Evadne by Strymon.
• Neaera, a daughter of Pereus, mother of Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus by Aleus. In another version, she married Autolycus.
• Neaera, a daughter of Autolycus, mother of Hippothous, eventually killed herself after hearing of the death of her son.
• Neaera, one of the Niobids.
• Neaera of Lemnos, a friend of Eurynome in whose guise Pheme came to warn Eurynome of her husband's infidelity.
• Neaera, possibly the mother of Triptolemus by Celeus.

The name Astyoche (/əˈstaɪəkiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀστυόχη means 'possessor of the city') or Astyocheia /ˌæstioʊˈkiːə/ Ancient Greek: Ἀστυόχεια was attributed to the following individuals in Greek mythology:

• Astyoche, naiad daughter of the river god Simoeis, mother of Tros by Erichthonius.
• Astyoche, a Trojan princess as the daughter of King Laomedon by Strymo, Placia or Leucippe, sister of Priam, wife of Telephus and mother of Eurypylus (some call her daughter of Priam and wife of Eurypylus). She was bribed by Priam with a gold vine to persuade Eurypylus to go to the Trojan War, which resulted in him being killed in the battle (cf. the story of Eriphyle). Together with Aethilla and Medesicaste, she was taken captive after the sack of Troy and set fire to the Greek ships during their stay on the Italian coast.
• Astyoche, a Minyan princess as the daughter of King Actor of Orchomenus, son of Azeus. She was the mother of Ascalaphus and Ialmenus with Ares. The latter lay with her in secret when the maiden entered into her upper chamber.
• Astyoche, sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus. She married Strophius, and became the mother of Pylades. She is also known as Anaxibia or Cydragora.
• Astyoche, a daughter of King Phylas of Ephyra, mother of Tlepolemus by Heracles. Also known as Astydameia or Astygeneia.
• Astyoche, wife of Phylacus, mother of Protesilaus and Podarces. These two are otherwise known as grandsons of Phylacus through Iphiclus.
• Astyoche, one of the Niobids.
• Astyoche, mother of Pentheus, otherwise known as Agave.
• Astyoche, daughter of Itylus and possible mother of Ajax the Lesser.
• Astyoche, mother of Euryalus by Mecisteus.

In Greek mythology, Phereus (Ancient Greek: Φηρεύς) may refer to the following personages:

• Phereus, the "playful" leader of the satyrs who joined the army of Dionysus in his campaign against India.
• Phereus, a Theban prince as one of the Niobids, children of King Amphion and Niobe, daughter of King Tantalus of Lydia. He was the brother of Alalcomeneus, Eudorus, Argeius, Lysippus, Xanthus, Pelopia, Chione, Clytia, Hore, Lamippe and Melia.
• Phereus, also called Pheres and Thyreus, a Calydonian prince as the son of King Oeneus and Althaea, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron. He was the brother of Deianeira, Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus and Gorge. When the war between the Curetes and the Calydonians broke out, Phereus along with his brothers, including Meleager, all fell during the battle.
• Phereus, an Achaean warrior who participated in the Trojan War.

There are several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology:

In Greek mythology, Argeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀργεύς means "the hunter") or Argius (Ἀργεῖος Argeius or Argeios) or may refer to the following personages:

• Argeius or Argus, a king of Argos around 1600 BCE, and successor to Apis, king of Argos, according to Tatian.
• Argius, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus. His mother was a Phoenician woman and thus full brother of Agaptolemus, Cercetes, Aegius, Aegius, Archelaus and Menemachus. In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe, daughter of the river-god Nilus, or Isaie, daughter of King Agenor of Tyre. Eurydamas suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save Lynceus, when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King Danaus of Libya. He married the Danaid Evippe, daughter of Danaus either and an Ethiopian woman.
• Argeus, one of the sons (in a rare version of the myth) of Phineus and Danaë, the other being Argus.
• Argeus, a king of Argos
• Argeius, a Theban prince as one of the Niobids, children of Queen Niobe and King Amphion.
• Argeios, an Elean prince as son of King Pelops and Hippodamia. He went to Amyclae and married King Amyclas's daughter, Hegesandra and became the father of three sons: Melanion, Alector and Boethoos.
• Argeus, son of Licymnius and brother of Melas. He fell in battle fighting with Heracles against King Eurytus of Oechalia, a city of doubtful location.
• Argeius, a centaur who was driven mad by the smell of wine and subsequently killed by the demigod Heracles while the latter was visiting his friend, the centaur Pholus, some time between his third and fourth labors.
• Argeius, a (probably mythical) youth who competed at the ancient Nemean Games and Isthmian Games, recorded in the poems of Bacchylides.
• Argius, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. He, with the other suitors, was killed by Odysseus with the help of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.
• Argeus, son of Deiphontes, king of Argos, by his wife Hyrnetho.
• Argeus, a surname of Pan and Aristaeus

In Greek mythology, the name Clytie (Ancient Greek: Κλυτίη, Ionic) or Clytia (Κλυτία, Attic and other dialects) may refer to:

• Clytie (Oceanid), known for her unrequited love for Helios. Out of jealousy, Clytie arranged the death of Leucothoe, Helios' lover.
• Clytie, daughter of Pandareus and sister of Cameiro. Cameiro and Clytie (in other versions known as Cleothera and Merope) lost their parents to the wrath of gods and were reared by Aphrodite. They received gifts from other Olympic goddesses as well: wisdom and beauty from Hera, high stature from Artemis, skill in handiwork from Athena. When Aphrodite left for Olympus to arrange for the sisters to get happily married in the future, the girls, left without supervision, were abducted by the Harpies and given by them to the Erinyes.
• Clytie, daughter of Merops, wife of Eurypylus of Cos, mother of Chalcon and Antagoras. She received Demeter as guest.
• Clytie, daughter of Amphidamas and possible mother of Pelops by Tantalus.
• Clytie, possible mother of Myrtilus by Hermes.
• Clytie, one of the Niobids.
• Clytie, in one source called mother of Thalpius by Eurytus instead of Theraephone.
• Clytie or Phthia, concubine of Amyntor, the cause of a conflict between him and his son Phoenix.
• Clytia, wife of Aeeta (Aeetes) and mother of Medea. Otherwise, the wife of Aeetes was called Ipsia, Idyia, Asterodeia, Hecate, Neaera or Eurylyte.

In Greek mythology, the name Xanthus or Xanthos (/ˈzænθəs/; Ancient Greek: Ξάνθος means "yellow" or "fair hair") may refer to:

• Divine
  • Xanthus, the gods' name for Scamander, the great river of Troy and its patron god.
  • Xanthus, one of the twelve sons of the god Pan who were allies of Dionysus during the latter's Indian campaign. His brothers were Aegicorus, Argennus, Argus, Celaeneus, Daphoeneus, Eugeneios, Glaucus, Omester, Philamnus, Phobus and Phorbas. Xanthos was said to have "a mane of hair like a bayard which gave that name to the horned frequenter of the rocks".
• Human
  • Xanthus, son of King Triopas and Oreasis.
  • Xanthus, an Egyptian prince as son of King Aegyptus. He was killed by his wife-cousin, the Danaid Arcadia.
  • Xanthus, a member of the Arcadian royal family as the son of Erymanthus, descendant of King Lycaon. He was the father of Psophis, one of the possible eponyms of the city of Psophis.
  • Xanthus, a Theban prince as one of the Niobids, children of King Amphion and Niobe, daughter of King Tantalus of Lydia. He was the brother of Alalcomeneus, Eudorus, Argeius, Lysippus, Phereus, Pelopia, Chione, Clytia, Hore, Lamippe and Melia.
  • Xanthus, a guest of Amphilochus and Alcinoë. Alcinoë fell in love with him so she left her family to be with Xanthus, but as they sailed away she regreted her decision, and despite Xanthus' efforts to console her, she took her life by throwing herself at the waves.
  • Xanthus, husband of Herippe.
  • Xanthus, one of the four sons of Tremiles (eponym of Tremile=Lycia) and the nymph Praxidike, daughter of Ogygus. His three brothers were Tloos, Pinarus and Cragus. This Xanthus was probably the husband of Laodamia, the daughter of Bellerophon. By her, he became the father of Sarpedon who fought in the Trojan War.
  • Xanthus, father of Glaucippe, possible mother of Hecuba. He may be the same as the above river-god Xanthus (Scamander).
  • Xanthus, a Trojan warrior and son of Phaenops. Together with his twin brother Thoon, they were killed by Diomedes during the Trojan War.
  • Xanthos (King of Thebes), the son of Ptolemy, killed by Andropompus or Melanthus.
• Equine
  • Xanthus, one of the Mares of Diomedes.
  • Xanthus, one of Achilles' two horses; see Balius and Xanthus.
  • Xanthus, one of Hector's horses.