Celeus (Crete)
In
, the king of gods, and was punished for it. He was transformed into an woodpecker for attempting to steal from him.Mythology
The Cretan Celeus and three other men,
Eleusis.[3]
Legacy
A woodpecker species native to the Americas is named Celeus.
See also
mythology portal
References
- ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 19
- ^ Celoria 1992, pp. 20, 224.
- ^ a b Jacobs et al. 1904, p. 389.
- ^ Smith, s.v. Celeus, Laius 2
Bibliography
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Celoria, Francis (October 24, 1992). The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with a Commentary'. USA, Canada: ISBN 0-415-06896-7.
- Jacobs, Joseph; Trübner Nutt, Alfred; Robinson Wright, Arthur; Crooke, William (1904). Folklore. Vol. 15. London, UK: Folklore Society.
- William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street, 1873.
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