Arne (daughter of Aeolus)
In Greek mythology, Arne (/ˈɑːrniː/; Ancient Greek: Ἄρνη), also called Melanippe[1] or Antiopa[2], was the daughter of Aeolus and Melanippe (also Hippe or Euippe), daughter of Chiron.[3]
Mythology[]
Arne was born as a foal as her mother had been transformed into a horse as a disguise, but was returned to the human form and renamed Arne. Aeolus entrusted her to the care of one Desmontes. However, Poseidon fathered Aeolus and Boeotus[4] with her while he was in the form of a bull. Enraged, entombed and blinded her and placed her twin sons on Mount Pelion. She was later rescued by her sons and married king of Icaria, and Poseidon restored her vision.[5][3]
Through Boeotus, she was the ancestress of the Boeotians.[5] A city named after her was recorded in the Iliad's Catalogue of Ships which has been tentatively identified with the ruins of Gla.
See also[]
- Arne Sithonis, the princess also known as "Arne of Siphnos"
Notes[]
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 186
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 157
- ^ Jump up to: a b Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.67.3–5
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Iliad B, 494, p. 80, 43 ed. Bekk. as cited in Hellanicus' Boeotica
- ^ Jump up to: a b Graves, R (1955). "The Sons of Hellen". Greek Myths. London: Penguin. pp. 158–59. ISBN 0-14-001026-2.
References[]
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths, Harmondsworth, London, England, Penguin Books, 1960. ISBN 978-0143106715
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