Mytilene (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Mytilene (Ancient Greek: Μυτιλήνη) may refer to one of the following figures, all of whom are counted among possible eponyms of the city Mytilene:
- Mytilene, sister of the Amazon Myrina. She took part in her sister's campaign and had the city named after her.[1]
- Mytilene, a princess as a daughter of King Macareus of Lesbos or of the Pisatian king Pelops. She was the mother of Myton by Poseidon.[2] As daughter of Macareus, Mytilene was the sister of Agamede, Antissa, Arisbe, Issa[3] and Methymna[4] all are eponyms also of the cities at Lesbos. Her brothers were Cydrolaus, Neandrus, Leucippus[5] and Eresus.[6]
Other mythical eponyms of Mytilene include the aforementioned Myton and an inhabitant of the city named Mytilus.[2]
Notes
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 8.55.7
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Mytilēnē
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Agamede; Antissa; Arisbe & Issa
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 5.81
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 5.81.8
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Eresos
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.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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