Polymele

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::summary Set of mythological Greek characters ::

In Greek mythology, the name Polymela or Polymele () may refer to the following figures:

• Polymele, daughter of Autolycus and one of the possible mothers of Jason by Aeson, King of Iolcus. She was also called Polymede or Polypheme, otherwise the mother of the hero was either (1) Alcimede, daughter of Phylacus; (2) Amphinome; (3) Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus; (4) Theognete, daughter of Laodicus; and lastly, (5) Scarphe or (6) Arne.
• Polymele, daughter of Peleus and one of the possible mothers of Patroclus by Menoetius, the other two being Sthenele and Periopis; some refer to her as "Philomela".
• Polymele, wife of Thestor and mother of Calchas and possibly also of Leucippe and Theonoe.
• Polymele, daughter of Phylas and wife of Echecles. She was loved by Hermes, who spotted her while she was performing a ritual dance in honor of Artemis, and had by him a son, Eudoros.
• Polymele, daughter of Aeolus. When Odysseus visited their island, he fell in love with her and lay with her secretly. Soon after the guest's departure, Aeolus discovered his daughter crying over some spoils from Troy which Odysseus had given to her as presents. Outraged, he was about to exact vengeance upon Polymele, but his son Diores, who was in love with his own sister, intervened and implored Aeolus to marry her to him, to which Aeolus consented.

References

General and cited references

• 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.
• 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.
• Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015. .
• Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Books V–VI translated by Konstantinos Ramiotis from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com.

References

1. [[Hesiod]], ''[[Catalogue of Women. Ehoiai]]'' fr. 38; [[John Tzetzes
2. [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
3. Scholia ad [[Apollonius of Rhodes
4. Pherecydes]] as the authority; [[Gaius Valerius Flaccus. Valerius Flaccus]], [https://www.theoi.com/Text/ValeriusFlaccus1.html 1.297]; [[Hyginus (Fabulae). Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#3 3], [https://topostext.org/work/206#13 13] & [https://topostext.org/work/206#14 14]
5. [[Diodorus Siculus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/4C*.html#50.2 4.50.2]
6. Tzetzes, ''Chiliades'' [https://topostext.org/work/617#6.977 6.979]
7. Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, [https://archive.org/details/argonauticaemend00apoluoft/page/305/mode/1up?view=theater 1.45] with [[Andron]] on [[Epitome]] of ''Affinity'' as the source
8. Tzetzes ad Lycophron, [https://topostext.org/work/860#872 872]
9. [[Plutarch]], ''Aristides'' 20.6
10. Apollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.13.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:chapter=&highlight=Periopis 3.13.8]; Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, [https://archive.org/details/argonauticaemend00apoluoft/page/307/mode/1up?view=theater 1.69]; ad Homer, ''Iliad'' 16.14
11. Apollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.13.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:chapter=&highlight=Polymele 3.13.8]
12. [[Eustathius of Thessalonica. Eustathius]] ad Homer, p. 1498; Scholia ad ''Odyssey'' 4.343 and 17.134; Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#97 97]; Tzetzes, ''Allegories of the Iliad'' Prologue 430 & 525
13. Tzetzes, ''Allegories of the Iliad'' Prologue 639
14. Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#190 190]
15. Homer, ''Iliad'' 16.179
16. Homer, ''Odyssey'' 10.1 ff.; Diodorus Siculus, [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/5A*.html#7.7 5.7.7]
17. [[Parthenius of Nicaea. Parthenius]], [https://topostext.org/work/550#2 2] from ''Hermes'' of [[Philitas of Cos. Philetas]]

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