Bergion
| Bergion | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Dercynus, Ligys |
| Abode | Liguria, Italy |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Poseidon |
| Siblings | Alebion |
In Greek mythology, Bergion (Ancient Greek: Βεργίων)[1] or Beergios[2] was a son of Poseidon and brother of Alebion. The two brothers engaged into battle with Heracles at Liguria of North-Western Italy. This version was mentioned in Aeschylus' play Promētheus Lyomenos, now lost. In some sources, he was named as Ligys[3] or Dercynus (Δέρκυνος).[4]
Mythology
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References
- ^ a b Apollodorus, 2.5.10
- ^ Murray, John (1833). A Classical Manual, being a Mythological, Historical and Geographical Commentary on Pope's Homer, and Dryden's Aeneid of Virgil with a Copious Index. Albemarle Street, London. p. 78.
- Scholiast on Lycophron, 648
- ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 2.341
- ^ Pomponius Mela, 2.5.39
- De Astronomica2.6
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.41
Sources
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Dionysus of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities. English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt, Vol I-IV. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Astronomica from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- John Tzetzes, Book of Histories, Book II-IV translated by Gary Berkowitz from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com
Further reading
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 994
- Albion and Bergion at Perseus Digital Library
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