Mythological Boeotians

hunter in Greek mythology

giant huntsman in Greek mythology

thumb|Atalanta surrounded by three Erotes, Attic white-ground [[lekythos, c. 500–470 BC]]

Bellerophon or Bellerophontes () or Hipponous (), was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles". Among his greatest feats was killing the Chimera of the Iliad, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail: "her breath came out in terrible blasts of burning flame." thumb|Bellerophon, Pegasus, and [[Athena, a Roman fresco in Pompeii, first half of the 1st century]]

thumb|right|206x206px| The Fury of Athamas by John Flaxman (1755-1826).

Greek mythology character

In Greek mythology Phrixus (; also spelt Phryxus; means "standing on end, bristling") was the son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele (a goddess of clouds). He was the older brother of Helle and the father of Argus, Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus by Chalciope (Iophassa), daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis.

Oceanid of Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Melicertes (, sometimes Melecertes), later called Palaemon or Palaimon (), was a Boeotian prince as the son of King Athamas and Ino, daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes. He was the brother of Learchus.

The name Hippomenes may also refer to the father of Leimone. thumb|Marble statue of Hippomenes by Guillaume Coustou. Louvre museum in Paris, France

In Greek mythology, Euphemus ( or ; ) was counted among the Calydonian hunters and the Argonauts, and was connected with the legend of the foundation of Cyrene.

In Greek mythology, Melete () was one of the three original Boeotian muses before the Nine Olympian Muses were founded. Her sisters were Aoede and Mneme. She was the muse of thought and meditation. Melete literally means "ponder" and "contemplation" in Greek.

In Greek mythology, Aoede (, Aoidē) was one of the three original Boeotian muses, which later grew to five before the Nine Olympian Muses were named. Her sisters were Melete and Mneme. She was the muse of voice and song.

According to Pausanias, Mneme () was thought to be one of the three Muses at Mount Helicon, alongside Aoede and Melete. He writes that the Macedonian Pierus replaced them with the nine Muses. According to Robin Hard, the names Pausanias gives for these three Muses indicate that it is improbable he "is referring to a genuinely ancient tradition".

In Greek mythology, Tiphys (; Ancient Greek: Τῖφυς Tîphus) was the helmsman of the Argonauts.

In Greek mythology, Peneleos ( Pēneléōs) or, less commonly, Peneleus ( Pēnéleos), son of Hippalcimus (Hippalmus) and Asterope, was an Achaean soldier in the Trojan War.

thumb|The Insane Athamas Killing Learchus, While Ino and Melicertor Jump into the Sea by Wilhelm Janson (Holland, Amsterdam), Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555–1630) at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles|left In Greek mythology, Learchus (Ancient Greek: Λέαρχος) or Learches was the son of King Athamas and Ino, daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes. He was the brother of Melicertes.

In Greek mythology, Thespius (; ) or Thestius (; ) was a legendary founder and king of Thespiae, Boeotia. His life account is considered part of Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (; ) may refer to:

In Greek mythology, Hyrieus (; ) was the eponym of Hyria in Boeotia, where he dwelt and where Orion (see below) was born; some sources though place him either in Thrace or on Chios. Most accounts speak of him as a king, although Ovid and Nonnus portray him as a peasant.

water nymph, mother of Narcissus

Ogyges, also spelled Ogygus (; or , ; or , or ) is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia, but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica.

Hyas (, ; ), in Greek mythology, was a Boeotian who was regarded as the ancestor of the ancient Hyantes (Ὕαντες), who were the aboriginal inhabitants of Boeotia. His name means rain from hyô, hyetos.

daughter of Orchamus in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Prothoenor (Ancient Greek: Προθοήνωρ) was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, from Thespiae in Boeotia, son of Areilycus (Archilycus) and Theobule, brother of Arcesilaus; he commanded eight ships. In one account, Prothoenor was the son of Alector and Arteis, and thus a half-brother of Leitus and Clonius. According to the Iliad, he was killed by Polydamas, who immediately began to boast about it.

son of Phrixus in Greek mythology

mythical son of Poseidon

In Greek mythology, Thelxinoë (; ) was a name attributed to the following four characters:

son of Archilycus in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Cytisorus () or Cytorus () or Cylindrus was the founder of Cytorus.

river gods in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Leitus (; Ancient Greek: Λήϊτος Leϊtos) was a leader of the Boeotians and admiral of 12 ships which sailed against Troy.

In Greek mythology, Praxidice or Praxidike (, , lit. "Applied Justice") may refer to the following characters:

Alalcomenes (Ancient Greek: means 'guardian') or Alalcomeneus was in Greek mythology, a Boeotian autochthon who was believed to have given the name to the Boeotian town of Alalcomenae.

mythical son of Poseidon

In Greek mythology, Pisidice (, , Peisidíkē, "to convince or persuade") or Peisidice was one of the following individuals:

In Greek mythology, Zeuxippe (; ) was the name of several women. The name means ""

In Greek mythology, Itonus (; ), also Itonius, may refer to two individuals:

In Greek mythology, Argynnus () is a young and handsome boy from Boeotia. He is said to have been a lover of the Greek king Agamemnon, and to have later died in the Cephissus river. Agamemnon subsequently establishes the worship of Aphrodite under the epithet "Argynnus".

mythical daughter of Asopus

In Greek mythology, Abrota, Abróte, or Habrotê (Ancient Greek: ) was the daughter of eponymous King Onchestοs of the Boeotian city of Onchestos and sister of Megareus. Nisos, the king of Megara in the time of his reign married her and the supposed mother of his daughters, Scylla, Iphinoe and Eurynome.

hero of Tanagra in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Chromia (; Ancient Greek: , Khrōmía) was the daughter of Itonus, son of Amphictyon, himself son of Deucalion. She was also, in some traditions, the mother of Aetolus, Paeon, Epeius and Eurycyda by Endymion.

son of Poseidon

In Greek mythology, the name Ismenus () or Ismenius (Ἰσμήνιος) may refer to:

In Greek mythology, Schoeneus (; Ancient Greek: Σχοινεύς Skhoineús, literally "rushy") was the name of several individuals:

Euippe or Evippe () is the name of eight women in Greek mythology: Euippe, a daughter of Danaus and the naiad Polyxo. She married (and murdered) Imbrus, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne. Euippe, another daughter of Danaus, this time by an Ethiopian woman. She married either Argius, son of Aegyptus and a Phoenician woman, or Agenor, son of Aegyptus. Euippe, another name for Hippe, daughter of Chiron. Euippe of Paionia, the mother, by Pierus, of the Pierides, nine sisters who challenged the Muses and, on their defeat, were turned into magpies. Euippe (daughter of Tyrimmas). She bore Odysseus a

Alalcomenia (Ancient Greek: ) was, in Greek mythology, one of the daughters of Ogyges and the eponym of Alalcomenae. She and her two sisters, Thelxionoea and Aulis, were regarded as supernatural beings who watched over oaths and saw that they were not taken rashly or thoughtlessly. Their name was the Praxidikai (), and they had a temple in common at the foot of the Telphusian mount in Boeotia.

Greek mythical character

nymph, daughter of Asopos

the name of several distinct figures

son of Poseidon in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Hyperphas () was a leader of the Phlegyans and an ally of the Thebans. He was the father of Euryganeia who, according to Pausanias, married Oedipus after the death of Iocaste; Pausanias also maintains that it was she, and not Iocaste, who bore Oedipus his four children (Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone and Ismene). Defending this version, Pausanias refers to the poem Oedipodea and to a painting by Onasias, which depicted Euryganeia in grief over the conflict between her sons.

Hagnias or Agnius (Ancient Greek: or ) was, in Greek mythology, the Siphaean father of Tiphys, who was the pilot of the ship Argo, whence Tiphys is called Agniades.

set of mythological Greek characters

son of Chaeresilaus in Greek mythology