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Scarphe (mythology)

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Ancient Greek mythological figure

In Greek mythology, Scarphe (Ancient Greek: Σκάρφη) was possibly the mother, by Aeson, King of Iolcus, of Jason and possibly Promachus (the latter’s brother).

In some accounts, she was called either (1) Arne; (2) Alcimede, daughter of Phylacus; (3) Polymede (Polymele or Polypheme), daughter of Autolycus; (4) Amphinome; (5) Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus or lastly, (6) Theognete, daughter of Laodicus.

Notes

  1. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 872.
  2. Diodorus Siculus, 4.50.2; Apollodorus, 1.9.27.
  3. Apollonius Rhodius, 1.47, 233 & 259; Scholia ad ibid, 1.45 & ad Homer, Odyssey 12.69, both have Pherecydes as the authority; Valerius Flaccus, 1.297; Hyginus, Fabulae 3, 13 & 14
  4. Apollodorus, 1.9.16; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 175, 872.
  5. Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 38; Tzetzes, Chiliades 6.979; Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 12.69 with Hesiod as the authority.
  6. Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.45 with Herodorus as authority.
  7. Diodorus Siculus, 4.50.2
  8. Tzetzes, Chiliades 6.979.
  9. Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.45 with Andron on Epitome of Affinity as the source.

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