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.
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Names and family
- Mythology
- Antoninus' account
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Minyades” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.