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'''Evenus''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|v|iː|n|ə|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Εύηνος ''Eúēnos'') is the name of |
'''Evenus''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|v|iː|n|ə|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Εύηνος ''Eúēnos'') is the name of several characters in [[Greek mythology]]. |
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*[[Evenus of Aetolia|Evenus]], a river god<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 337</ref> or a son of [[Ares]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.7.8</ref> |
*[[Evenus of Aetolia|Evenus]], a river god<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 337</ref> or a son of [[Ares]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:1.7.8 1.7.8]</ref> |
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*Evenus, father of [[Lysithea (mythology)|Lysithea]] who bore [[Helenus (mythology)|Helenus]] to [[Zeus]].<ref>[[Clementine literature|Pseudo-Clement]], ''Recognitions'' 10.23</ref> |
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* Evenus, king of [[Lyrnessus]] and son of [[Selepus]]. His two sons, [[Mynes (mythology)|Mynes]] and [[Epistrophus (Greek mythology)|Epistrophus]], were killed by [[Achilles]] when he had raided the place.<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2</ref> |
* Evenus, king of [[Lyrnessus]] and son of [[Selepus]]. His two sons, [[Mynes (mythology)|Mynes]] and [[Epistrophus (Greek mythology)|Epistrophus]], were killed by [[Achilles]] when he had raided the place.<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 23 September 2023
Evenus (/ɪˈviːnəs/; Ancient Greek: Εύηνος Eúēnos) is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.
- Evenus, a river god[1] or a son of Ares.[2]
- Evenus, father of Lysithea who bore Helenus to Zeus.[3]
- Evenus, king of Lyrnessus and son of Selepus. His two sons, Mynes and Epistrophus, were killed by Achilles when he had raided the place.[4]
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[edit]- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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