Pisidice
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In Greek mythology
, Pisidice or Peisidike (Πεισιδίκη) was one of the following individuals:
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Pisidice or Peisidike (Πεισιδίκη) was one of the following individuals:
- A daughter of PeliasPeliasPelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro and Poseidon. His wife is recorded as either Anaxibia, daughter of Bias, or Phylomache, daughter of Amphion. He was the father of Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Asteropia, and Antinoe.Tyro was married to Cretheus...
, who, together with her sisters, killed their father, as MedeaMedeaMedea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...
tricked them into believing this was needed to rejuvenate him. - A daughter of NestorNestor (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia was the son of Neleus and Chloris and the King of Pylos. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor's siblings...
. - A daughter of Aeolus, mother of AntiphusAntiphusIn Greek mythology, Antiphus or Ántiphos is a name attributed to multiple individuals:*Antiphus, one of the 50 sons of Priam, and son of Hecuba. During the Trojan War, he was killed by Agamemnon....
and ActorActor (mythology)Actor is a very common name in Greek mythology. Here is a selection of characters that share this name :...
by MyrmidonMyrmidon (hero)In Greek mythology, Myrmidon was the eponymous ancestor of the Myrmidons.He was the son of Zeus and Eurymedusa, daughter of Cleitor of Arcadia or of the river god Achelous...
. - A princess of Methymna, who fell in love with AchillesAchillesIn Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.Plato named Achilles the handsomest of the heroes assembled against Troy....
as he besieged her city, and promised to put Methymna into his possession if he would marry her. He agreed to her terms but, as soon as the city was his, he ordered that she be stoned to death as a traitor. - A daughter of Leucon and mother of a son Argynnos, who was loved by AgamemnonAgamemnonIn Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Electra and Orestes. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area...
and died young on the banks of River CephissusCephissusCephissus, Cephisus, Kephisos, or Kifisos may refer to:* Cephissus , a river in through northern Boeotia* Cephissus , a river in Attica flowing through the Athenian plain...
. - An alternate name for DemoniceDemoniceIn Greek mythology, Demonice is the name of two women.*Demonice, a maiden of Ephesus. Brennus, king of the Gauls who was razing Asia Minor came to Ephesus and fell in love with Demonice. She promised to yield to him, and also to betray her country, if he would give her golden bracelets and the...
, mother of ThestiusThestiusIn Greek mythology, Thestius was the son of either Ares and Demonice, or Agenor and Epicasta. He was the father of Iphicles with Leucippe, or Deidameia, daughter of Perieres, or else with Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea and mother of his other children, Althaea, Eurypylus, Evippus, Hypermnestra,...
by AresAresAres is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent aspect of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and...
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