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Sow, of Crommyon, Phaia, killed by Theseus, 139; riddle of pregnant sow, 159.
Sparrows, portent of snake and, at Aulis, 149.
Swan, Zeus turns himself into, to have intercourse with Leda or Nemesis, 120.
Toad, symbol of Argos, 94.
Tortoise, Hermes uses its shell to make lyre, 118.
Vixen, Teumessian, fated to catch its prey, petrified by Zeus, 70.
Vultures, feed on heart of Tityos, 32; vulture tells Melampous how to cure Iphiclos, 47.
Wolves, Athamas offered hospitality by, 44; Stymphalian birds flee from, 77; companions of Odysseus turned into, 166.
Wood-worms, overheard by Melampous, 47.
Other transformations: Teiresias, turned into opposite sex and back, 110, Caineus originally a woman but transformed into an invulnerable man by Poseidon, 142; nymphs who reared Dionysos turned into the constellation of the Hyades, 102, Callisto into the (Great) Bear, 115; Smyrna into a myrrh-tree, 131; Polydectes and friends turned to stone by Medusa’s head, 67, Niobe by Zeus, 105, Phaeacian ship by Poseidon, 168; snake in portent at Aulis petrified, 149; stones thrown by Deucalion and Pyrrha turn into men and women, 37; the children of Callirhoe turned into adults by Zeus, 113; Metis, 31, Nereus, 82, turn themselves into many different shapes, Thetis into fire, water, wild beast, 128–9; the gods flee to Egypt through fear of Typhon and turn themselves into animals, 35.
Transformations of the gods: Demeter, 33, Apollo and Poseidon, 79, into human form; Hera into an Amazon, 79; Zeus into a shower of gold, to seduce Danae, 65, into Artemis or Apollo to seduce Callisto, 115, Poseidon into the River Enipeus to seduce Tyro, 45; Demeter into a Fury, 111.
INDEX OF NAMES
Content
The Library provides the fullest inventory of mythological characters and genealogies to be found in any single ancient source; in view of this, it was considered desirable that the index should be as full as possible, even if many figures may be obscure or otherwise unrecorded. All personal names are included, except for those listed in the following five catalogues:
The Nereids, p. 29.
The fifty daughters of Danaos and fifty sons of Aigyptos, and their respective mothers, p. 61–2.
The fifty daughters of Thespios and their sons by Heracles, pp. 91–2.
The fifty sons of Lycaon, p. 114(one name missing).
The suitors of Penelope, p. 168–9 (one hundred and twenty-nine names).
Since virtually none of these figures appears in any other co
The Spelling and Pronunciation of Greek Nantes
With a few exceptions (which are cross-referenced), the names are given in their original Greek form; please see p. xxix above for some brief remarks on this matter. It should therefore be remembered that the Greek diphthongs aiand oiwill be found rather than their Latin equivalents aeand oe(thus Aigeus and Oineus rather than Aegeus and Oeneus), and that Greek eiwill not be replaced by a long i(so if a name like Chiron or Tiresias seems to be missing, it should be sought as Cheiron or Teiresias).
In ordinary speech, it is usual for English speakers to pronounce Greek names in the way that seem most natural without attempting to reproduce the exact pronunciation of the ancient Greeks. This conventional (or compromise) pronunciation presents no great problems if a few rules are observed:
Vowels:There are no mute vowels. In particular, a final -eand the ein final -esshould always be sounded, as in familiar names like Aphrodite and Socrates.
In Greek, ae, oe, and ooare never diphthongs, and each vowel should be sounded separately (e.g. in Danae, Iphinoe, Acheloos).
Of diphthongs, aishould be pronounced as in high, auas in how, and oias in boil;and euis commonly pronounced as in eulogy, or when followed by an r, as in Europe.
In names, eiis usually a diphthong, which can be pronounced as in pay(e.g. in Teiresias, Deianeira), but not always (especially at the end of names, e.g. Endeis, the Nereids).
Consonants: Cis used for Greek kappa (although when transliterating Greek it is usual to use a k). This is properly a hard c(or k), but where it seems natural for an English speaker, it is often pronounced as a soft c(as in Alcibiades or Eurydice).
Chis used for Greek chi, which represents an aspirated k. In names, e.g. Achilles, it can be pronounced like a k. It should notbe pronounced like chin chapter.
G is properly hard as in gallery, but again, where it seems natural (as with the name Aigeus) it is often pronounced as in gin.
N.B. Genealogical indications, most commonly a patronymic, are included for practical convenience, but it must be remembered that there are often conflicting traditions, and if it is stated, for instance, that somebody is the mother of a particular person, that may be only one of several traditions recorded (whether in the present work or elsewhere).
Information not derived from the text is bracketed.
Where there are more than two entries under a particular name, bold typeis used to distinguish those which refer to mythical stories or passages which give biographical (rather than purely genealogical) information; and generally, where an entry is italicized, this indicates that it refers to the inclusion of the character in one of the four main heroic catalogues:
Those who joined the hunt for the Calydonian boar, pp. 40–1.
The Argonauts, pp. 49–50.
Helen’s suitors, p. 121.
The Greeks who joined the expedition against Troy, page 148.
Abas, son of Lynceus 62, 63
Abas, son of Melampous 47
Abderos, son of Hermes 78
Acalle, daughter of Minos 97
Acamas, son of Antenor 152
Acamas, son of Eusoros 152
Acamas, son of Theseus 141, 143, 157
Acarnan, son of Alcmaion 113
Acastos, son of Pelias 46, 49, 57, 127–8, 129, 130 129, 130
Acastos, the sons of 160
Achaios, son of Xouthos 37
Acheloos 30, 38, 40, 88–9, 113–14,167
Acheron, father of Ascalaphos 33
Achilles ( strictlyAchilleus), son of Peleus 129–30, 148, 149–55,157 158
Acrisios, son of Abas 62–3, 64–5,67 119
Actaion, son of Aristaios 102, 171
Actaios, father of Agraulos 130
Actaios, father of Telamon 126
Actor, father of Eurytos and Cteatos, 87
Actor, son of Deion 44, 49
Actor, son of Hippasos 49
Actor, son of Myrmidon 38, 41, 127
Acousilaos (of Argos, historian, 6th-5th cent. BC) 58 (2F25a, Jacoby), 59 (F26 and 27), 63 (F28), 77 (F29), 102 (F33), 114 (F25b), 121 (F41), 126 (F21), 134 (F31)
Admete, daughter of Eurystheus 78
Admetos, son of Pheres 40, 48, 49, 85 120, 121, 148
Adonis, loved by Aphrodite 30, 131–2
Adrasteis, nurse of Zeus 28
Adrastos, father of Eurydice 124
Adrastos, son of Merops 152
Adrastos, son of Talaos 42, 47, 107–9, 111,112
Aegina ( properlyAigina), daughter of Asopos 44, 126
Aello, a Harpy 29
Aellopous, a Harpy 52
Aeneas (properly Aineias), son of Anchises 123, 152, 153, 157
Aerope, daughter of Catreus 98, 99, 145,148
Aethlios, son of Zeus 37, 38
Agathon, son of Priam 125