Othreis
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In Greek mythology, Othreis (Ancient Greek: Οθρηις Othrêis means "of Mount Othrys") was a nymph who consorted with both Zeus and Apollo and became by them mother of and respectively.
Mythology[]
When Meliteus was born, Othreis, in fear of Hera's wrath, exposed the child. The boy, however, was nurtured by bees and thus survived. He was soon found by his half-brother Phager, who was pasturing his sheep in the neighborhood. Impressed with the child being nurtured in such a marvelous way, as well as having reckoned a prophecy that told him to take care of his relative nourished by bees, Phager adopted and raised Meliteus. When Meliteus grew up, he founded the city Melite in Phthia.[1]
Note[]
- ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 13.
Reference[]
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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