Cycnus was the son of Poseidon by Calyce (daughter of Hecaton),[2]Harpale,[3] or by Scamandrodice.[4] According to John Tzetzes, his mother Scamandrodice abandoned him on the seashore, but he was rescued by fishermen who named him Cycnus "swan" because they saw a swan flying over him.[4] In another account, he was said to have had womanly white skin and fair hair, which was why he received his name that meant "swan".[5]
Cycnus married first Procleia, daughter of King Laomedon of Troy or of Laomedon's son Clytius. Cycnus and Procleia had two children, named Tenes and Hemithea, although Tenes claimed the god Apollo as his father. On Procleia's death, Cycnus married Philonome, daughter of Tragasus (Cragasus), also known as Polyboea[6] or Scamandria.[7]
Dictys Cretensis mentions three more children of Cycnus: two sons, Cobis and Corianus, and a daughter Glauce.[8]
Philonome fell in love with her handsome stepson, Tenes. Tenes rejected Philonome's advances, whereupon Philonome falsely accused Tenes before her husband of having ravished her. Cycnus ordered to place both his children in a chest and throw it into the sea. However, Cycnus discovered the truth and had Philonome buried alive. When he found that his children had survived and were reigning at Tenedos, he sailed there intending to reconcile with them, but Tenes cut the anchor rope of his ship.[10][11][12][13][14]
Cycnus later supported the Trojans in the Trojan War, and fought valiantly, killing one thousand opponents according to Ovid. According to some accounts he killed the Greek hero Protesilaus,[15] but according to others, Cycnus attacked the Greek camp when the funeral of Protesilaus was underway.[16] It was said that Cycnus, being the son of Poseidon, was invulnerable to spear and sword attack. When Achilles confronted Cycnus he could not kill him via conventional weaponry so he crushed and suffocated him. After his death, Cycnus was changed into a swan.[17] Later, the Greek army invaded Cycnus's kingdom, but the people of Colonae implored them to spare the city. The Greek leaders agreed, on condition that Cobis, Corianus and Glauce be handed over to them, and made a truce with the citizens.[8]
Legacyedit
Virgil borrowed heavily from Cycnus when making the character Messapus for the Aeneid. Messapus is the son of Neptune, and like Cycnus was said to be invulnerable.[18]
^O'Hara, James J. (1989). "Messapus, Cycnus, and the Alphabetical Order of Vergil's Catalogue of Italian Heroes". Phoenix. 43 (1). Classical Association of Canada: 37. doi:10.2307/1088539. ISSN 0031-8299. JSTOR 1088539.
Referencesedit
Conon, Fifty Narrations, surviving as one-paragraph summaries in the Bibliotheca (Library) of Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople translated from the Greek by Brady Kiesling.
Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War.The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Diodorus 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.
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, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek 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.
Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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For other uses see Cycnus In Greek mythology Cycnus Ancient Greek Kyknos means swan or Cygnus was the king of the town of Kolonai in the southern Troad 1 Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Legacy 4 Notes 5 ReferencesFamily editCycnus was the son of Poseidon by Calyce daughter of Hecaton 2 Harpale 3 or by Scamandrodice 4 According to John Tzetzes his mother Scamandrodice abandoned him on the seashore but he was rescued by fishermen who named him Cycnus swan because they saw a swan flying over him 4 In another account he was said to have had womanly white skin and fair hair which was why he received his name that meant swan 5 Cycnus married first Procleia daughter of King Laomedon of Troy or of Laomedon s son Clytius Cycnus and Procleia had two children named Tenes and Hemithea although Tenes claimed the god Apollo as his father On Procleia s death Cycnus married Philonome daughter of Tragasus Cragasus also known as Polyboea 6 or Scamandria 7 Dictys Cretensis mentions three more children of Cycnus two sons Cobis and Corianus and a daughter Glauce 8 Comparative table of Cycnus family Relation Names SourcesEpic Cycle Frag Sch on Homer Sch on Pindar Lycophron Diodorus Sch on Ovid Seneca Apollodorus Hyginus Pausanias Dictys TzetzesParentage Poseidon Poseidon and Harpale Poseidon and Calyce Poseidon and Scamandrodice Wife Polyboea Procleia Philonome Scamandria Children Tennes 9 Hemithea 9 Cobis Corianus Glauce Mythology editPhilonome fell in love with her handsome stepson Tenes Tenes rejected Philonome s advances whereupon Philonome falsely accused Tenes before her husband of having ravished her Cycnus ordered to place both his children in a chest and throw it into the sea However Cycnus discovered the truth and had Philonome buried alive When he found that his children had survived and were reigning at Tenedos he sailed there intending to reconcile with them but Tenes cut the anchor rope of his ship 10 11 12 13 14 Cycnus later supported the Trojans in the Trojan War and fought valiantly killing one thousand opponents according to Ovid According to some accounts he killed the Greek hero Protesilaus 15 but according to others Cycnus attacked the Greek camp when the funeral of Protesilaus was underway 16 It was said that Cycnus being the son of Poseidon was invulnerable to spear and sword attack When Achilles confronted Cycnus he could not kill him via conventional weaponry so he crushed and suffocated him After his death Cycnus was changed into a swan 17 Later the Greek army invaded Cycnus s kingdom but the people of Colonae implored them to spare the city The Greek leaders agreed on condition that Cobis Corianus and Glauce be handed over to them and made a truce with the citizens 8 Legacy editVirgil borrowed heavily from Cycnus when making the character Messapus for the Aeneid Messapus is the son of Neptune and like Cycnus was said to be invulnerable 18 Notes edit Strabo Geographica 13 1 19 Hyginus Fabulae 157 Scholia on Pindar Olympian Ode 2 147 a b Tzetzes on Lycophron Alexandra 232 Scholia on Theocritus Idyll 16 amp 49 Scholia on Homer Iliad 1 38 Scholia on Ovid Ibis 463 a b Dictys Cretensis Trojan War Chronicle 2 13 a b Though unnamed Tennes and Hemithea were the children indicated in this story Pseudo Apollodorus Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4 3 23 24 Conon Narrations 28 Tzetzes on Lycophron 232 233 Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 10 14 2 3 Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca historica 5 83 4 Quintus Smyrnaeus Posthomerica 4 529 Dictys Cretensis Trojan War Chronicle 2 12 Ovid Metamorphoses 12 64 145 O Hara James J 1989 Messapus Cycnus and the Alphabetical Order of Vergil s Catalogue of Italian Heroes Phoenix 43 1 Classical Association of Canada 37 doi 10 2307 1088539 ISSN 0031 8299 JSTOR 1088539 References editConon Fifty Narrations surviving as one paragraph summaries in the Bibliotheca Library of Photius Patriarch of Constantinople translated from the Greek by Brady Kiesling Online version at the Topos Text Project Dictys Cretensis from The Trojan War The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer Jr 1931 Indiana University Press 1966 Online version at the Topos Text Project Diodorus 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 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 Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek 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 Strabo The Geography of Strabo Edition by H L Jones Cambridge Mass Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1924 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Strabo Geographica edited by A Meineke Leipzig Teubner 1877 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cycnus of Kolonai amp oldid 1200412859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
