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In Greek mythology, Catreus or Katreus (Κατρεύς) was the eldest son of Minos and Pasiphaë, and Minos' successor as king of Crete.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 48 relations: Acacallis (mythology), Aerope, Ajax (play), Aleus, Althaemenes, Androgeus (son of Minos), Apemosyne, Arcadia (region), Ariadne, Atreus, Auge, Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Clymene (mythology), Crete, Crete (mythology), Cydon, Deucalion (son of Minos), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Diodorus Siculus, Euripides, Glaucus (son of Minos), Gortyna, Greek mythology, Harvard University Press, Helen of Troy, Heracles, Idomeneus of Crete, Kydonia, Loeb Classical Library, Menelaus, Minos, Nauplius (mythology), Oracle, Paris (mythology), Pasiphaë, Pausanias (geographer), Phaedra (mythology), Pleisthenes, Rhodes, Richard Claverhouse Jebb, Sophocles, Tegea, Tegeates, Telephus, Timothy Gantz, Troy, William Smith (lexicographer), Xenodice (mythology).

  2. Deaths by javelin
  3. Kings of Crete
  4. Rhodian mythology

Acacallis (mythology)

Acacallis (Ancient Greek: Ἀκακαλλίς means 'unwalled') in Greek mythology, was princess of Crete. The Bibliotheca calls her Acalle (Ἀκάλλη). Catreus and Acacallis (mythology) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology.

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Aerope

In Greek mythology, Aerope (Ancient Greek: Ἀερόπη) was a Cretan princess as the daughter of Catreus, king of Crete. Catreus and Aerope are Cretan characters in Greek mythology.

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Ajax (play)

Sophocles' Ajax, or Aias (or; Αἴας, gen. Αἴαντος), is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BCE.

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Aleus

In Greek mythology, Aleus (or Aleos) (Ἀλεός) was the king of Arcadia, eponym of Alea, and founder of the cult of Athena Alea. Catreus and Aleus are princes in Greek mythology.

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Althaemenes

In Greek mythology, Althaemenes or Althemenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαιμένης) was a Cretan prince as the only son of King Catreus of Crete. Catreus and Althaemenes are Cretan characters in Greek mythology and princes in Greek mythology.

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Androgeus (son of Minos)

In Greek mythology, Androgeus or Androgeos (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόγεως, Latin: Androgeum or Androgeōs derived from andros "of a man" and geos, genitive gē "earth, land") was a Cretan prince as the son of King Minos. Catreus and Androgeus (son of Minos) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology and princes in Greek mythology.

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Apemosyne

In Greek mythology, Apemosyne (Ancient Greek: Ἀπημοσύνη) was a Cretan princess as the daughter of King Catreus of Crete, the son of Minos. Catreus and Apemosyne are Cretan characters in Greek mythology and Rhodian mythology.

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Arcadia (region)

Arcadia (Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese.

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Ariadne

In Greek mythology, Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη; Ariadne) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Catreus and Ariadne are Cretan characters in Greek mythology.

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Atreus

In Greek mythology, Atreus (from ἀ-, "no" and τρέω, "tremble", "fearless", Ἀτρεύς) was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Catreus and Atreus are kings in Greek mythology.

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Auge

In Greek mythology, Auge (Ancient Greek: Αὐγή 'sunbeam, daylight, dawn'; Modern Greek: "av-YEE") was the daughter of Aleus the king of Tegea in Arcadia, and the virgin priestess of Athena Alea.

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Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)

The Bibliotheca (Ancient Greek: label), also known as the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, genealogical tables and histories arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century CE.

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Clymene (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the name Clymene or Klymene (Κλυμένη Kluménē means 'fame') may refer to. Catreus and Clymene (mythology) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology.

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Crete

Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Crete (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the name Crete (Ancient Greek: Κρήτη) may refer to several figures, all of whom are associated with the homonymous island of Crete, and may have been considered its eponyms. Catreus and Crete (mythology) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology.

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Cydon

In Greek mythology, the name Cydon (Ancient Greek: Κύδων) may refer to. Catreus and Cydon are Cretan characters in Greek mythology and princes in Greek mythology.

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Deucalion (son of Minos)

In Greek mythology, Deucalion or Deukalion (/dju:keɪli:ən/; Ancient Greek: Δευκαλίων τῆς Κρήτης), was a king of Crete. Catreus and Deucalion (son of Minos) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology, kings in Greek mythology, kings of Crete and princes in Greek mythology.

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is a biographical dictionary of classical antiquity, edited by William Smith and originally published in London by Taylor, Walton (and Maberly) and John Murray from 1844 to 1849 in three volumes of more than 3,700 pages.

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Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Diódōros; 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian.

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Euripides

Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens.

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Glaucus (son of Minos)

In Greek mythology, Glaucus (Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος Glaukos means "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering") was a Cretan prince as the son of King Minos. Catreus and Glaucus (son of Minos) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology and princes in Greek mythology.

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Gortyna

Gortyna (Γόρτυνα; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα).

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Helen of Troy

Helen (Helénē), also known as Helen of Troy, Helen of Argos, or Helen of Sparta, and in Latin as Helena, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world.

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Heracles

Heracles (glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.

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Idomeneus of Crete

In Greek mythology, Idomeneus (Ἰδομενεύς) was a Cretan king and commander who led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War, in eighty black ships. Catreus and Idomeneus of Crete are Cretan characters in Greek mythology, kings in Greek mythology, kings of Crete and princes in Greek mythology.

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Kydonia

Kydonia, also known as Cydonia (Κυδωνία, Kydōnía) was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania on the island of Crete in Greece.

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Loeb Classical Library

The Loeb Classical Library (LCL; named after James Loeb) is a series of books originally published by Heinemann in London, but is currently published by Harvard University Press.

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Menelaus

In Greek mythology, Menelaus (Μενέλαος, 'wrath of the people') was a Greek king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta.

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Minos

In Greek mythology, King Minos (/ˈmaɪnɒs, -nəs/; Greek: Μίνως, Ancient: mǐːnɔːs Modern: ˈminos) was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Catreus and Minos are Cretan characters in Greek mythology, kings in Greek mythology, kings of Crete and princes in Greek mythology.

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Nauplius (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Nauplius (Ναύπλιος, "Seafarer") is the name of one (or more) mariner heroes. Catreus and Nauplius (mythology) are kings in Greek mythology.

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Oracle

An oracle is a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities.

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Paris (mythology)

Paris (Πάρις), also known as Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros), is a mythological figure in the story of the Trojan War. Catreus and Paris (mythology) are princes in Greek mythology.

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Pasiphaë

In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Pasiphaë (lit derived from πάσι (archaic dative plural) "for all" and φάος/φῶς phaos/phos "light") was a queen of Crete, and was often referred to as goddess of witchcraft and sorcery.

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Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias (Παυσανίας) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD.

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Phaedra (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Phaedra (Φαίδρα, Phaidra) (or Fedra) was a Cretan princess. Catreus and Phaedra (mythology) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology.

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Pleisthenes

In Greek mythology, Pleisthenes or Plisthenes (Πλεισθένης), is the name of several members of the house of Tantalus, the most important being a son of Atreus, said to be the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.

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Rhodes

Rhodes (translit) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Richard Claverhouse Jebb

Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb (27 August 1841 – 9 December 1905) was a British classical scholar and MP for Cambridge.

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Sophocles

Sophocles (497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41.

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Tegea

Tegea (Τεγέα) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.

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Tegeates

In Greek mythology, Tegeates (Ancient Greek: Τεγεάτης) was an Arcadian prince as son of King Lycaon, and the reputed eponymous founder and of Tegea. Catreus and Tegeates are princes in Greek mythology.

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Telephus

In Greek mythology, Telephus (Τήλεφος, Tēlephos, "far-shining") was the son of Heracles and Auge, who was the daughter of king Aleus of Tegea. Catreus and Telephus are kings in Greek mythology.

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Timothy Gantz

Timothy Nolan Gantz (23 December 1945 – 20 January 2004) was an American classical scholar and the author of Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources.

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Troy

Troy (translit; Trōia; 𒆳𒌷𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭|translit.

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William Smith (lexicographer)

Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer.

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Xenodice (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Xenodice or Xenodike (Ancient Greek: Ξενοδίκη) may refer to the following characters. Catreus and Xenodice (mythology) are Cretan characters in Greek mythology.

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See also

Deaths by javelin

Kings of Crete

Rhodian mythology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catreus