Hilaeira
In Greek mythology, Hilaera (Ancient Greek: Ἱλάειρα; also Ilaeira) was a Messenian princess.
Family
Hilaera was a daughter of
Phoebe are commonly referred to as Leucippides (that is, "daughters of Leucippus").[2] In another account, they were the daughters of Apollo.[3] Hilaera married Castor[4] and bore him a son, named either Anogon[5] or Anaxis.[6]
Mythology
Hilaera and Phoebe were priestesses of Artemis and Athena, and betrothed to
Aphareus. Castor and Pollux were charmed by their beauty and carried them off.[7] When Idas and Lynceus tried to rescue their brides-to-be they were both slain, but Castor himself fell.[8] Pollux persuaded Zeus to allow him to share his immortality with his brother.[9]
Cultural depictions
Hilaera and Phoebe are both portrayed in the painting The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus.
Notes
References
- 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.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae 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.
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Fasti translated by James G. Frazer. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Fasti. Sir James George Frazer. London; Cambridge, MA. William Heinemann Ltd.; Harvard University Press. 1933. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Sextus Propertius, Elegies from Charm. Vincent Katz. trans. Los Angeles. Sun & Moon Press. 1995. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Latin text available at the same website.
- Theocritus, Idylls from The Greek Bucolic Poets translated by Edmonds, J M. Loeb Classical Library Volume 28. Cambridge, MA. Harvard Univserity Press. 1912. Online version at theoi.com
- Theocritus, Idylls edited by R. J. Cholmeley, M.A. London. George Bell & Sons. 1901. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
External links
Media related to Phoebe and Hilaeira at Wikimedia Commons
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