Ogyges, also spelled Ogygus (Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Ὠγύγης or Ὤγυγος, romanized: Ogygos), is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia, but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica.
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👉 Ogyges in the context of Xanthus (mythology)
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.
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Ogyges in the context of Boeotus (son of Poseidon)
In Greek mythology, Boeotus (/biːˈoʊtəs/; Ancient Greek: Βοιωτός, romanized: Boiōtós) was the eponym of Boeotia in Greece. Poseidon fathered both Aeolus and Boeotus with Arne (Melanippe). It was then through Boeotus that Arne became the ancestress of the Boeotians. In some traditions, Boeotus is the father of Ogyges.
Ogyges in the context of Praxidikai
In Greek mythology, Praxidice or Praxidike (Ancient Greek: Πραξιδίκη, [praksidíkɛː], lit. "Applied Justice") may refer to the following characters:
- Praxidice, goddess of judicial punishment and the exactor of vengeance, which were two closely allied concepts in the classical Greek world-view.
- Praxidice, according to the Orphic Hymn to Persephone, was an epithet of Persephone: "Praxidike, subterranean queen. The Eumenides' source [mother], fair-haired, whose frame proceeds from Zeus' ineffable and secret seeds." As praxis "practice, application" of dike "justice", she is sometimes identified with Dike, goddess of justice.
- Praxidice, according to Stephanus of Byzantium, a daughter of Ogygus named Praxidike, married to Tremiles (after whom Lycia had been previously named Tremile) and had by him four sons: Tlos, Xanthus, Pinarus and Cragus. In one account, all sons were mentioned except Xanthus to be the progeny of Praxidice and Tremilus. Of them, Tlos had a Lycian city named Tlos after himself. Cragus may be identical with the figure of the same name mentioned as the husband of Milye, sister of Solymus.
The plural Praxidicae (Ancient Greek: Πραξιδίκαι, Praxidikai) refers to the following groups of mythological figures who presided over exacting of justice:
Ogyges in the context of Theban kings in Greek mythology
The dynastic history of Thebes in Greek mythology is crowded with a bewildering number of kings between the city's new foundation (by Cadmus) and the Trojan War (see Ogyges). This suggests several competing traditions, which mythographers were forced to reconcile.