Ogyges
Sign in to saveOgyges, 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.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Ogyges
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Boeotia
- Deity.other_names
- Ogygus
- Deity.abode
- Boeotia
- Deity.consort
- Thebe
- Deity.parents
- ?autochthon; Poseidon and Alistra; Boeotus; ?Cadmus
- Deity.siblings
- unknown
- Deity.offspring
- Eleusis, ?Cadmus, Aulis, Alalcomenia, and Thelxinia
- Deity.predecessor
- Calydnus
- Deity.successor
- ?Cadmus
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- Etymology
- Family
- Mythology
- Reign
- The deluge of Ogyges
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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.
==Etymology== Though the original etymology and meaning are uncertain, the name Ogyges may be related to the Greek Okeanos (Ὠκεανός), the Titan who personified the great world ocean. The Greek word Ogygios (Ὠγύγιος), meaning Ogygian, came to mean "primeval, primal," or "from earliest ages" and also "gigantic".