Laothoe
In Greek mythology, Laothoe (Λαοθόη) can refer to the following women:
- Laothoe, a consort of Priam, king of Troy, and mother of Lycaon and Polydorus. Her father was Altes, king of the Leleges.[1]
- Laothoe, one of the daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Antiphus.[2]
- Laothoe, mother of Thestor by Idmon.[3]
- Laothoe, wife of the Trojan elder Clytius.[4]
- Laothoe, daughter of Menetus, possible mother of the Argonauts Erytus (Eurytus) and Echion by Hermes.[5]
- Laothoe, consort of Porthaon, mother of Sterope, Stratonice and Eurythemiste.[6]
References
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 21. 85; 22. 48
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.8.
- ↑ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 139
- ↑ Tzetzes, Homerica, 437ff
- ↑ Argonautica Orphica, 135
- ↑ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 26. 7 Merkelbach & West (1967).
Bibliography
- Merkelbach, R.; West, M.L. (1967), Fragmenta Hesiodea, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-814171-8.
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