Lysithea (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Lysithea (/laɪˈsiːθiə, lɪˈsɪθiə/; Ancient Greek: Λυσιθέα) or Lysithoe (Λυσιθόη) may refer to the following women:

  • Lysithea, a daughter of Evenus and mother of Helenus by Zeus.[1] She may be the same or distinct with the below figure.
  • Lysithoe, an Oceanid, as the daughter of the Titans Oceanus[2] and his sister-consort Tethys. She was also one of Zeus' many lovers and by him the mother of Heracles.[3] When Lysithea became pregnant by Zeus, she wanted to keep her pregnancy a secret from him. So she asked a plant, an animal and a stone to help her. The plant and animal refused to help her, but the stone shut her up until she gave birth. During this time Lysithea wept tears over her lot, which she then gave to the stone and which led to the formation of the rock crystal.[4][5]
  • Lysithea, another name of Semele, daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes and mother of Dionysus.[6][7]
  1. ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.23
  2. ^ Ioannes Lydus, De Mensibus 4.67
  3. ^ Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3.42
  4. ^ Bill Arnett, Gudrun Egert, Michael Wapp. "Anhang E1: Details zum mythologischen Hintergrund". Die Neun Planeten. Retrieved 2010-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Die griechischen Regionen: Griechische Botschaft Berlin". 2009-10-05. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  6. ^ Ioannes Lydus, De Mensibus 4.38
  7. ^ Blunck, Jürgen (2009-09-19). Solar System Moons: Discovery and Mythology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-540-68853-2.