Erato, a Libyan princess, was one of the daughters of King Danaus and naiadPolyxo. Under the command of their father, along with her sisters except Hypermnestra, Erato married and murdered her husband Bromios[5] or Eudaemon[6] at the night of their wedding.
Erato, a Thespian princess as one of the 50 daughters of King Thespius and Megamede[8] or by one of his many wives.[9] When Heracles hunted and ultimately slayed the Cithaeronian lion,[10] Erato with her other sisters, except for one,[11] all laid with the hero in a night,[12] a week[13] or for 50 days[14] as what their father strongly desired it to be.[15] Erato bore Heracles a son, Dynastes.[16]
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Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.
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. ISBN0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
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This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.
January 01, 1970
erato, mythology, other, uses, erato, disambiguation, greek, mythology, erato, ancient, greek, Ἐρατώ, eratō, desired, lovely, name, following, individuals, erato, nereids, nymph, daughters, nereus, oceanid, doris, name, means, awakener, desire, erato, greek, m. For other uses see Erato disambiguation In Greek mythology Erato ˈ ɛr e t oʊ Ancient Greek Ἐratw Eratō desired lovely was the name of the following individuals Erato one of the 50 Nereids sea nymph daughters of the Old Man of the Sea Nereus and the Oceanid Doris 1 Her name means the awakener of desire 2 Erato one of the Greek Muses 3 Erato one of the Nymphs Dodonides Nysiades nurses of Dionysus in Mount Nysa 4 Erato a Libyan princess was one of the daughters of King Danaus and naiad Polyxo Under the command of their father along with her sisters except Hypermnestra Erato married and murdered her husband Bromios 5 or Eudaemon 6 at the night of their wedding Erato the dryad wife of Arcas 7 Erato a Thespian princess as one of the 50 daughters of King Thespius and Megamede 8 or by one of his many wives 9 When Heracles hunted and ultimately slayed the Cithaeronian lion 10 Erato with her other sisters except for one 11 all laid with the hero in a night 12 a week 13 or for 50 days 14 as what their father strongly desired it to be 15 Erato bore Heracles a son Dynastes 16 Notes edit Hesiod Theogony 246 Apollodorus 1 2 7 Kerenyi Carl 1951 The Gods of the Greeks London Thames and Hudson p 64 Apollodorus 1 3 1 Hyginus Fabulae 182 Apollodorus 2 1 5 Hyginus Fabulae 170 Pausanias 8 4 2 Apollodorus 2 4 10 Tzetzes Chiliades 2 222 Diodorus Siculus 4 29 2 Apollodorus 2 4 9 Pausanias 9 27 6 Diodorus Siculus 4 29 3 f n 51 Pausanias 9 27 6 7 Gregorius Nazianzenus Orat IV Contra Julianum I Migne S Gr 35 661 Athenaeus 13 4 with Herodorus as the authority Diodorus Siculus 4 29 3 f n 51 Apollodorus 2 4 10 Diodorus Siculus 4 29 3 Tzetzes Chiliades 2 224 Apollodorus 2 4 10 Diodorus Siculus 4 29 3 Apollodorus 2 7 8References editApollodorus 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 Athenaeus of Naucratis The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned London Henry G Bohn York Street Covent Garden 1854 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Athenaeus of Naucratis Deipnosophistae Kaibel In Aedibus B G Teubneri Lipsiae 1887 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library 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 Hesiod Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G Evelyn White Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1914 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Kerenyi Carl The Gods of the Greeks Thames and Hudson London 1951 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 ISBN 0 674 99328 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Tzetzes John Book of Histories Book II IV translated by Gary Berkowitz from the original Greek of T Kiessling s edition of 1826 Online version at theio com nbsp nbsp This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article if one exists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erato mythology amp oldid 1129785478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
