Orseis
| Greek deities series |
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| Nymphs |
In
Othrys.[1]
According to the
Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, according to Hesiod's Eoiae or Catalogue of Women[2] together with the sons of Pandora, Graecus, Magnetas and Makedon with Zeus, became the founders of the seven primordial tribes of Hellas (Graecians, Magnetes, Makedones, Dorians, Achaeans, Ionians, and Aeolians).[3] In some accounts, Xenopatra was also called the daughter of Hellen and Orseis.[4]
Notes
- ^ West, p. 57.
- ^ Hesiod, Eoiae or Catalogue of Women, Fr. 4.
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.7.3.
- ^ Hellanicus in scholia on Plato, Symposium, 208 (p. 376)
References
- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
- Pseudo-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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- ISBN 978-0-198-14034-4.