Siproites

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In Greek mythology, Siproites (/sɪprˈɔɪtɪs/; sip-ROY-teez; Greek: Σιπροίτης, translit. Siproítēs) or Siproetes is the name of a Cretan hero, who saw the goddess Artemis naked while she was bathing and was then transformed into a woman, paralleling the story of the hunter Actaeon.

Mythology[]

Siproites, while hunting, saw Artemis bathing naked; in response to the slight, the virgin goddess turned him into a woman:

The Cretan, Siproites, had also been turned into a woman for having seen Artemis bathing when out hunting.[1]

The full story of Siproites has been lost; the above passage is all that remains, as Antoninus Liberalis alone preserves the tale in a brief mention.[2] This sex-change tale shares similarities with the myth of Athena blinding Tiresias for seeing her naked.[3]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, Leucippus
  2. ^ Celoria, p. 83
  3. ^ Fontenrose, p. 125

References[]

  • Fontenrose, Joseph Eddy, Orion: The Myth of the Hunter and the Huntress, University of California Press, 1981, ISBN 0-520-09632-0.
  • Celoria, Francis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with a Commentary, Routledge, 1992, ISBN 0-415-06896-7.
  • The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis, translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992).
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