Lysimache
Lysimache (/laɪˈsɪməkiː/; Ancient Greek: Λυσιμάχη; gen.: Λυσιμάχης, romanized: Lusimákhē, lit. 'releaser of battle' or 'scattering the battle') is the name of three characters in Greek mythology and history:
- Lysimache, daughter of Abas, son of Melampus. She married king Talaus of Argos and bore him these children: Adrastus, Mecisteus, Hippomedon, Pronax, Aristomachus, and Eriphyle.[1]
- Lysimache, a daughter of Priam, king of Troy.[2]
- Lysimache,[3] daughter of Drakontides of Bate. She was a high priestess of Athena Polias, serving as such for 64 years (430–365 BCE).
Notes
[edit]- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.13.
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.5.
- ^ Keesling, Catherine M. (2012). "Syeris, Diakonos of the Priestess Lysimache on the Athenian Acropolis (IG II2 3464)". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 81 (3): 467. doi:10.2972/hesperia.81.3.0467.
References
[edit]- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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