In Greek mythology, Polyboea (/ˌpɒlɪˈbiːə/; Ancient Greek: Πολύβοια, romanized: Polúboia, lit. ‘much cattle‘, pronounced [polýboi̯a]), 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.[1]
- Polyboea, the first wife of Actor.[2]
- Polyboea, daughter of Oecles and Hypermnestra, sister of Iphianeira and Amphiaraus.[3]
- Polyboea, a handmaid of Hecuba, who found the dead body of Polydorus.[4]
- Polyboea, an alternate name for Philonome, wife of Cycnus and stepmother of Tenes.[5]
- Polyboea, an obscure theonym, likely an epithet of Artemis or Persephone.[6]
Notes
- ^ Pausanias, 3.19.4
- ^ 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.