Carme (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Carme (/ˈkɑːrmi/; Ancient Greek: Κάρμη Karmē) was the mother, by Zeus, of the goddess Britomartis.[1] She was either the daughter of Euboulus, the son of the Cretan priest Carmanor,[2] or the daughter of Cassiepia and Phoenix, the son of Agenor.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Tripp, p. 150 s.v. Carme; Grimal, p. 89 s.v. Carme; Cook, p. 190; Smith, s.v. Carme.
  2. ^ Pausanias, 2.30.3. Compare with Diodorus Siculus, 5.76.3, which says that Euboulus was the son of Demeter.
  3. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 40 (Celoria, p. 100). Compare with Appendix Vergiliana, Ciris 220.

References

  • Celoria, Francis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with a Commentary, Routledge 1992. .
  • Cook, Arthur Bernard, Zeus: A Study in Ancient Religion, Volume II: Zeus God of the Dark Sky (Thunder and Lightning), Part I: Text and Notes, Cambridge University Press 1925. Internet Archive
  • Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996. .
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Tripp, Edward, Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Thomas Y. Crowell Co; First edition (June 1970). .
  • Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library

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