Philomache
Queen of Iolcus | |
| Member of the Royal House of Iolcus | |
| Abode | Iolcus |
|---|---|
| Parents | Amphion |
| Consort | Pelias |
| Offspring | Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe |
In Greek mythology, Philomache or Phylomache (Ancient Greek: Φυλομάχην) was a Minyan princess who became a queen of Iolcus.
Family
Phylomache was the daughter of King
Iolcus and mother of Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe and Alcestis. But other sources say that the wife of Pelias and the mother of these children was the daughter of Bias named Anaxibia or Alphesiboea.[2]
Mythology
The only account that mentioned Phylomache was that of Apollodorus' Bibliotheca:[3]
But Pelias dwelt in Thessaly and married Anaxibia, daughter of Bias, but according to some his wife was Phylomache, daughter of Amphion; and he begat a son, Acastus, and daughters, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe, and Alcestis.
Notes
- ^ Theocritus, Idylls 3.45
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.10
References
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- 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.
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