Minyades
Sign in to saveThe Minyades () were three Orchomenian (Arcadian) princesses in Greek mythology. These sisters were protagonists of a myth about the perils of neglecting the worship of Dionysus.
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- Names and family
- Mythology
- Antoninus' account
- See also
- Notes
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The Minyades () were three Orchomenian (Arcadian) princesses in Greek mythology. These sisters were protagonists of a myth about the perils of neglecting the worship of Dionysus.
== Names and family == The names of the Minyades were Alcathoe (or Alcithoe), Leucippe (Ovid uses "Leuconoe", instead) and Arsippe (Claudius Aelianus calls her "Aristippa"; Plutarch calls her "Arsinoë).
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