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'''Delphus''' a son of [[Poseidon]] and [[Melantho]], a daughter of [[Deucalion]], from whom the town of [[Delphi]] was believed to have derived its name. ([[Tzetzes|Tzetz]]. ad [[Lycophron|Lycoph]]. 208; comp. [[Metamorphoses|Ov. Met.]] vi. 120.) |
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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Delphus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|l|f|ə|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Δέλφος, ''Delphos'') was the person from whom the town of [[Delphi]] was believed to have derived its name. |
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'''Delphus''' a son of [[Apollo]] by [[Celaeno]], the daughter of [[Hyamus]], and, according to others, by [[Thyia]], the daughter of [[Castalius]], or by [[Melaena]], the daughter of [[Cephissus]]. Tradition pointed to him also as the person from whom Delphi received its name lie is further said to have had a son, [[Pythis]], who ruled over the country about mount [[Parnassus]], and from whom the oracle received the name of [[Pytho]]. ([[Pausanias|Paus]]. x. 6. §.§ 2 and 3.) |
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== Biography == |
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Delphus was said to be the son of [[Poseidon]] and [[Melantho]] ([[Melanthea|Melantheia]]), daughter of [[Deucalion]].<ref>[[Tzetzes]] ad [[Lycophron]], [https://topostext.org/work/860#207 208] [[iarchive:isaakioukaiiann00mlgoog/page/n556/mode/1up|(Gk. text)]]; compare [[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' 4.120</ref> In other accounts, he was the son of [[Apollo]] by [[Celaeno]], the daughter of [[Hyamus]] and granddaughter of [[Lycorus]], and, according to others, by [[Thyia (naiad)|Thyia]], the daughter of the [[autochthon (ancient Greece)|autochthon]] [[Castalius (mythology)|Castalius]], or by [[Melaina]], the daughter of [[Cephissus (mythology)|Cephissus]]. He is further said to have had a son, Pythis, who ruled over the country about [[Mount Parnassus]], and from whom the oracle received the name of [[Delphi|Pytho]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 10.6.3-5</ref> |
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In yet another version, his mother is Melanis, a daughter of Hyamus and Melantheia, and father is not mentioned; Delphus is said to have inherited his grandfather's kingdom in the neighborhood of Mount Parnassus, to have married [[Castalia]], and to have had two children, a son Castalius and a daughter [[Phemonoe]], the first person to write [[hexameter]]s. His grandson through Castalius was [[Laphrius]], and his great-grandson through Laphrius was [[Noutius]].<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Euripides]], ''[[Orestes (play)|Orestes]]'', 1094</ref> |
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== References == |
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* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library] |
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* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
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* [[Ovid|Publius Ovidius Naso]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0028 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
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* Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses.'' Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0029 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 3 September 2024
In Greek mythology, Delphus (/ˈdɛlfəs/; Ancient Greek: Δέλφος, Delphos) was the person from whom the town of Delphi was believed to have derived its name.
Biography
[edit]Delphus was said to be the son of Poseidon and Melantho (Melantheia), daughter of Deucalion.[1] In other accounts, he was the son of Apollo by Celaeno, the daughter of Hyamus and granddaughter of Lycorus, and, according to others, by Thyia, the daughter of the autochthon Castalius, or by Melaina, the daughter of Cephissus. He is further said to have had a son, Pythis, who ruled over the country about Mount Parnassus, and from whom the oracle received the name of Pytho.[2]
In yet another version, his mother is Melanis, a daughter of Hyamus and Melantheia, and father is not mentioned; Delphus is said to have inherited his grandfather's kingdom in the neighborhood of Mount Parnassus, to have married Castalia, and to have had two children, a son Castalius and a daughter Phemonoe, the first person to write hexameters. His grandson through Castalius was Laphrius, and his great-grandson through Laphrius was Noutius.[3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Delphus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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