Anius was born either on the island of Delos, which was sacred to his father Apollo, or on Euboea, after the box in which his mother had been placed by Staphylus when he had discovered her pregnancy was washed ashore there. Rhoeo then, placing the baby on Apollo's altar, asked the god to care for it, if it was his.[1] Rhoeo then married Zarex, who thus became the legal father of Anius. Apollo cared for the child Anius for a long time, teaching him the arts of divination and prophecy. Anius later became Apollo's priest and the king of Delos.[2][3]
Anius had three daughters: Oeno, Spermo, and Elais, known as the Oenotropae; and three sons, Andros, Mykonos, and Thasos. Their mother was Dorippe, a Thracian woman ransomed by Anius for the price of a horse from the pirates who had kidnapped her.[4]Dionysus gave the three daughters the power to change whatever they wanted into wine, wheat, and oil.[5] When the Greeks landed on Delos while on their way to Troy, Anius prophesied that the Trojan War would not be won until the tenth year, and insisted that they stay with him for nine years, promising that his daughters would supply them with aliments during that period. When Agamemnon heard this, he wanted to take the Oenotropae with him by force, to provide his army with food and wine. They prayed to Dionysus, who changed them into doves.[6][7]
Of Anius's three sons, Andros and Mykonos became eponyms of the islands of Andros and Mykonos respectively.[8] As for Thasos, he was devoured by dogs, and since then it was prohibited to keep dogs on Delos.[9][10]
Later, Anius, an old friend of Anchises, gave aid to him, his son Aeneas, and his retinue when they were fleeing from Troy and en route to the future site of Rome.[11][12] According to a rare version of the myth, Aeneas married Anius's daughter Lavinia (or Launa), who, like her father, had prophetic abilities and bore Aeneas a son, who was also named Anius.[13][14]
Notes
^ abTripp, Edward. The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology. Meridian, 1970, p. 52.
^Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.631–640, where they are said to have actually been carried off by Agamemnon and to have escaped, before their transformation took place
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In Greek mythology Anius Ancient Greek Ἄnios was a king of Delos and priest of Apollo Illustration of Aeneas meeting with Anius by Johann Wilhelm Baur Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Notes 4 ReferencesFamily EditHe was the son of Apollo and Rhoeo daughter of Staphylus and Chrysothemis 1 Mythology EditAnius was born either on the island of Delos which was sacred to his father Apollo or on Euboea after the box in which his mother had been placed by Staphylus when he had discovered her pregnancy was washed ashore there Rhoeo then placing the baby on Apollo s altar asked the god to care for it if it was his 1 Rhoeo then married Zarex who thus became the legal father of Anius Apollo cared for the child Anius for a long time teaching him the arts of divination and prophecy Anius later became Apollo s priest and the king of Delos 2 3 Anius had three daughters Oeno Spermo and Elais known as the Oenotropae and three sons Andros Mykonos and Thasos Their mother was Dorippe a Thracian woman ransomed by Anius for the price of a horse from the pirates who had kidnapped her 4 Dionysus gave the three daughters the power to change whatever they wanted into wine wheat and oil 5 When the Greeks landed on Delos while on their way to Troy Anius prophesied that the Trojan War would not be won until the tenth year and insisted that they stay with him for nine years promising that his daughters would supply them with aliments during that period When Agamemnon heard this he wanted to take the Oenotropae with him by force to provide his army with food and wine They prayed to Dionysus who changed them into doves 6 7 Of Anius s three sons Andros and Mykonos became eponyms of the islands of Andros and Mykonos respectively 8 As for Thasos he was devoured by dogs and since then it was prohibited to keep dogs on Delos 9 10 Later Anius an old friend of Anchises gave aid to him his son Aeneas and his retinue when they were fleeing from Troy and en route to the future site of Rome 11 12 According to a rare version of the myth Aeneas married Anius s daughter Lavinia or Launa who like her father had prophetic abilities and bore Aeneas a son who was also named Anius 13 14 Notes Edit a b Tripp Edward The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology Meridian 1970 p 52 Diodorus Siculus 5 62 Tzetzes on Lycophron 570 amp 580 Etymologicum Magnum 293 39 ed by Friedrich Sylburg p 266 under Dwripph Apollodorus Epitome 3 10 Ovid Metamorphoses 13 631 640 where they are said to have actually been carried off by Agamemnon and to have escaped before their transformation took place Servius Commentary on Virgil s Aeneid 3 80 Stephanus of Byzantium s v Andros Mykonos Ovid Ibis 477 Hyginus Fabulae 247 where he is called Thasius Virgil Aeneid 3 80 83 with Servius commentary Ovid Metamorphoses 13 622 ff Dionysius of Halicarnassus Antiquitates Romanae 1 59 Aurelius Victor Origo Gentis Romanae 9References EditDiodorus Siculus The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather Twelve volumes Loeb Classical Library Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1989 Vol 3 Books 4 59 8 Online version at Bill Thayer s Web Site Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Vol 1 2 Immanel Bekker Ludwig Dindorf Friedrich Vogel in aedibus B G Teubneri Leipzig 1888 1890 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Dionysus of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library 7 volumes Harvard University Press 1937 1950 Online version at Bill Thayer s Web Site Dionysius of Halicarnassus Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt Vol I IV Karl Jacoby In Aedibus B G Teubneri Leipzig 1885 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library 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 Maurus Servius Honoratus In Vergilii carmina comentarii Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii recensuerunt Georgius Thilo et Hermannus Hagen Georgius Thilo Leipzig B G Teubner 1881 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library 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 Publius Ovidius Naso Ibis translated by A S Kline c 2003 Online version at the Poetry in Translation Publius Ovidius Naso Ibis R Merkelii Recognitione Vol III Rudolf Merkel Rudolf Ehwald Lipsiae In Aedibus B G Teubneri 1889 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Ovidius Naso Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More 1859 1942 Boston Cornhill Publishing Co 1922 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Ovidius Naso Metamorphoses Hugo Magnus Gotha Germany Friedr Andr Perthes 1892 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Stephanus of Byzantium Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt edited by August Meineike 1790 1870 published 1849 A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling Online version at the Topos Text Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anius amp oldid 1129781090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
