Olenus
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In Greek mythology, Olenus /ˈɒlᵻnəs/ (Ancient Greek: Ὄλενος, Olenos) was the name of several individuals:
- Olenus, son of Hephaestus and father of Helike and Aex, two nurses of infant Zeus. A city in Aulis was named for him.[1]
- Olenus, son of Zeus and Anaxithea, daughter of Danaus, eponym of a city in Achaea.[2]
- Olenus, father of Tectaphus the Lapith.[3]
- Olenus, a man who lived on Mount Ida. His wife Lethaea claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess. They were both turned to stone; although Olenus could have avoided this fate, he chose to be with his wife.[4]
- Olenus, a Lelegian, father of Phoceus. His son was killed by the Argonauts.[5]
References
- ↑ Hyginus, Poetical Astronomy, 2. 13
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Ōlenos
- ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12. 433
- ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10. 68 ff
- ↑ Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 3. 204
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