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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Idmon''' was an [[Argonauts|Argonaut]] seer, a son of [[Apollo]] and [[Cyrene]]. He was variously told to be the son of [[Abas (mythology)|Abas]] (or [[Ampycus]])<ref>''[[Argonautica Orphica]]'', 185–187; 721</ref> His mother was [[Asteria (mythology)|Asteria]], daughter of [[Coronus (Greek mythology)|Coronus]], or else [[Antianeira (possibly mother of Idmon)|Antianeira]], daughter of [[Pheres]]. By [[Laothoe]] he had a son [[Thestor (mythology)|Thestor]].<ref name="Hyginus, Fabulae, 14">[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'', 14</ref><ref>[[Scholia]] on ''[[Argonautica]]'', 1. 39</ref> Idmon foresaw his own death in the Argonaut expedition, but joined anyway. During the outbound voyage of ''[[Argo]]'', a [[boar]] killed him in the land of the [[Mariandyni]], in [[Bithynia]].<ref name="Hyginus, Fabulae, 14" /><ref>[[Apollonius Rhodius]], ''[[Argonautica]]'', 2.815–834</ref><ref>Pseudo-[[Apollodorus of Athens|Apollodorus]], ''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 1. 9. 23 |
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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Idmon''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Ἴδμων means "having knowledge of" or "the knowing") may refer to the following individuals: |
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In 559 BC the citizens of Megara [[Heraclea Pontica|Heraclea]] (today's [[Karadeniz Ereğli|Eregli]]) built a temple over Idmon's grave. |
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*Idmon, one of the [[Sons of Aegyptus|fifty sons]] of [[Aegyptus]], who married and was killed by the [[Danaus|Danaid]] [[Pylarge (mythology)|Pylarge]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]]'','' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.1.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=2:chapter=1&highlight=Idmon 2.1.5]</ref> |
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==Other characters== |
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The name '''Idmon''' may also refer to: |
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*[[Idmon (Argonaut)|Idmon]], an [[Argonauts|Argonaut]] seer and son of [[Apollo]] or [[Abas (mythology)|Abas]], and Princess [[Cyrene (mythology)|Cyrene]].<ref>''[[Argonautica Orphica]]'' 185–187 & 721</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * Idmon, a figure briefly mentioned in [[Statius]]' ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]''. He came from [[Epidaurus]] and was portrayed in the poem cleansing Tydeus' wounds after a battle.<ref>[[Statius]], ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'' [https://archive.org/stream/statiusstat01statuoft#page/478/mode/2up 3.399]</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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* One of the fifty sons of [[Aegyptus]], who married and was killed by the [[Danaus|Danaid]] Pylarge.<ref>Pseudo-[[Apollodorus of Athens|Apollodorus]], ''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 2. 1. 5</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts, [[Harvard University Press]]; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
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*[[Virgil|Vergil]], ''Aeneid.'' Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0054%3Abook%3D1%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
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*Statius'', The Thebaid'' translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. [https://topostext.org/work/149 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] |
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==Sources== |
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*Grimal, Pierre. [https://books.google.com/books? |
*Grimal, Pierre. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ATUZ1H3kkRwC&dq=idmon&pg=PA228 Entry for Idmon.] ''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology.'' Blackwell, 1986. {{ISBN|0-631-20102-5}}. |
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*Seaton, R.C. (editor and translator). ''Apollonius Rhodius: Argonautica''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1912. |
*Seaton, R.C. (editor and translator). ''Apollonius Rhodius: Argonautica''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1912. |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514042129/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1670.html William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 562, under ''Idmon''] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514042129/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1670.html William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 562, under ''Idmon''] |
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 20 October 2024
In Greek mythology, Idmon (Ancient Greek: Ἴδμων means "having knowledge of" or "the knowing") may refer to the following individuals:
- Idmon, one of the fifty sons of Aegyptus, who married and was killed by the Danaid Pylarge.[1]
- Idmon, father of Arachne,[2] and perhaps her brother Phalanx too.
- Idmon, an Argonaut seer and son of Apollo or Abas, and Princess Cyrene.[3]
- Idmon, herald of Turnus.[4]
- Idmon, a figure briefly mentioned in Statius' Thebaid. He came from Epidaurus and was portrayed in the poem cleansing Tydeus' wounds after a battle.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.5
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.8
- ^ Argonautica Orphica 185–187 & 721
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 12.75
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 3.399
References
[edit]- Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Vergil, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Grimal, Pierre. Entry for Idmon. The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Blackwell, 1986. ISBN 0-631-20102-5.
- Seaton, R.C. (editor and translator). Apollonius Rhodius: Argonautica. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1912.
- William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 562, under Idmon
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