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Cycnus, the Glossary

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In Greek mythology, several characters were known as Cycnus (Ancient Greek: Κύκνος) or Cygnus.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 39 relations: Achaea, Ancient Greek, Antoninus Liberalis, Apollo, Ares, Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Castor and Pollux, Catasterismi, Cycnus (son of Apollo), Cycnus (son of Ares), Cycnus of Kolonai, Cycnus of Liguria, De astronomia, Dulichium, Eratosthenes, Eumaeus, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Greek mythology, Guneus, Helen of Troy, John Malalas, John Tzetzes, Kolonai, Leda (mythology), Leda and the Swan, Lycophron, Metamorphoses, Nemesis, Odysseus, Ovid, Panthiades, Pausanias (geographer), Penelope, Phaethon, Philoetius (Odyssey), Strabo, Suitors of Penelope, Swan, Telemachus.

  2. Leda (mythology)

Achaea

Achaea or Achaia, sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (Αχαΐα, Akhaïa), is one of the regional units of Greece.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Antoninus Liberalis

Antoninus Liberalis (Ἀντωνῖνος Λιβεράλις) was an Ancient Greek grammarian who probably flourished between AD 100 and 300.

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Apollo

Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.

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Ares

Ares (Ἄρης, Árēs) is the Greek god of war and courage.

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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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Castor and Pollux

Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi.

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Catasterismi

The Catasterismi or Catasterisms (Greek Καταστερισμοί Katasterismoi, "Constellations" or "Placings Among the Stars") is a lost work by Eratosthenes of Cyrene.

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Cycnus (son of Apollo)

In Greek mythology, Cycnus (Ancient Greek: Κύκνος "swan") or Cygnus was the Aetolian son of Apollo by Hyrie or Thyrie, daughter of Amphinomus.

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Cycnus (son of Ares)

In Greek mythology, Cycnus (Ancient Greek: Κύκνος means "swan") or Cygnus was a bloodthirsty and cruel man who dwelt either in Pagasae, Thessaly or by the river Echedorus in Macedonia.

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Cycnus of Kolonai

In Greek mythology, Cycnus (Ancient Greek: Κύκνος means "swan") or Cygnus was the king of the town of Kolonai in the southern Troad.

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Cycnus of Liguria

In Greek mythology, Cycnus (Ancient Greek: Κύκνος "swan") or Cygnus was a king of Liguria, a beloved and lover of Phaethon, who lamented his death and was subsequently turned into a swan and then a constellation.

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De astronomia

De astronomia (Concerning Astronomy) is a book of stories written in Latin, probably during the reign of Augustus (27 BC AD 14).

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Dulichium

Dulichium (Δουλίχιον Doulíkhion),Hom.

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Eratosthenes

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (Ἐρατοσθένης; –) was a Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist.

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Eumaeus

In Greek mythology, Eumaeus (Ancient Greek: Εὔμαιος Eumaios meaning 'searching well') was Odysseus' slave, swineherd, and friend.

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Gaius Julius Hyginus

Gaius Julius Hyginus (64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus.

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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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Guneus

In Greek mythology, the name Guneus or Gouneus (Ancient Greek: Γουνεὐς derived from gounos "fruitful land") may refer to. Cycnus and Guneus are set index articles on Greek mythology.

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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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John Malalas

John Malalas (Iōánnēs Malálas,; – 578) was a Byzantine chronicler from Antioch (now Antakya, Turkey).

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John Tzetzes

John Tzetzes (Iōánnēs Tzétzēs;, Constantinople – 1180, Constantinople) was a Byzantine poet and grammarian who lived at Constantinople in the 12th century.

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Kolonai

Kolonai (hai Kolōnai; Colonae) was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia.

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Leda (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Leda (Ancient Greek: Λήδα) was an Aetolian princess who became a Spartan queen.

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Leda and the Swan

Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces or rapes Leda, a Spartan queen. Cycnus and Leda and the Swan are Leda (mythology).

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Lycophron

Lycophron (Lukóphrōn ho Chalkidéus; born about 330–325 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, grammarian, and commentator on comedy, to whom the poem Alexandra is attributed (perhaps falsely).

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The Metamorphoses (Metamorphōsēs, from μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid.

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Nemesis

In ancient Greek religion and myth, Nemesis (Némesis) also called Rhamnousia (or Rhamnusia; the goddess of Rhamnous), was the goddess who personified retribution for the sin of hubris; arrogance before the gods.

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Odysseus

In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (Odyseús), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey.

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Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.

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Panthiades

Panthiades is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

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Pausanias (geographer)

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

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Penelope

Penelope (Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē) is a character in Homer's Odyssey. She was the queen of Ithaca and was the daughter of Spartan king Icarius and Asterodia.

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Phaethon

Phaethon (shiner), also spelled Phaëthon, is the son of the Oceanid Clymene and the sun god Helios in Greek mythology.

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Philoetius (Odyssey)

Philoetius (Philoítios) is a character in Greek mythology who plays a significant role in Homer's Odyssey, aiding Odysseus, Telemachus, and Eumaeus in their slaughter of the suitors of Penelope.

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Strabo

StraboStrabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed.

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Suitors of Penelope

In Greek mythology, the suitors of Penelope (also known in Latin as the Proci) are one of the main subjects of Homer's Odyssey.

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Swan

Swans are birds of the genus Cygnus within the family Anatidae.

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Telemachus

Telemachus (lit), in Greek mythology, is the son of Odysseus and Penelope, who is a central character in Homer's Odyssey.

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See also

Leda (mythology)

References

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

Also known as Cygnus (mythology), Kyknos.