Polyboea
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In Greek mythology, Polyboea (; , ), is a name that refers to:
- Polyboea, a sister of Hyacinthus who died a virgin and was believed to have been taken to Elysium by Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis, together with her brother.
- Polyboea, the first wife of Actor.
- Polyboea, daughter of Oecles and Hypermnestra, sister of Iphianeira and Amphiaraus.
- Polyboea, a handmaid of Hecuba, who found the dead body of Polydorus.
- Polyboea, an alternate name for Philonome, wife of Cycnus and stepmother of Tenes.
- Polyboea, an obscure theonym, likely an epithet of Artemis or Persephone.
Notes
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.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
References
- [[Pausanias (geographer)
- [[Eustathius of Thessalonica. Eustathius]] on Homer, 321
- [[Diodorus Siculus]], 4.68.5
- Scholia on [[Euripides]], ''[[Hecuba (play). Hecuba]]'' 680
- Scholia on Homer, ''[[Iliad]]'' 1.37
- [[Hesychius of Alexandria]] s.v. ''Polyboia''
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