In Greek mythology, Polyboea (/ˌpɒlɪˈbiːə/; Ancient Greek: Πολύβοια, /polýboi̯a/ meaning "worth much cattle"), 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. As the sister of Hyacinthus, she was probably a Spartan princess as the daughter of King Amyclas and Diomede, daughter of Lapithes. Her other possible siblings were Argalus, Cynortes, Harpalus, Laodamia (or Leanira), Hegesandra, and in other versions, of Daphne.
- 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
- Pausanias, 3.19.4
- Pherecydes, fr. 132
- Pausanias, 3.1.3
- Pausanias, 3.13.1
- Pausanias, 7.18.5 (Achaica)
- Pausanias, 10.9.5
- Apollodorus, 3.9.1
- Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 4.10; Pherecydes, fr. 132
- Parthenius, Erotica Pathemata 15
- Eustathius on Homer, 321
- Diodorus Siculus, 4.68.5
- Scholia on Euripides, Hecuba 680
- Scholia on Homer, Iliad 1.37
- Hesychius of Alexandria s.v. Polyboia
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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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