Plutarch recounts a story he attributes to Paeon concerning Theseus and Ariadne. Theseus and Ariadne were driven off course by a storm and onto the island of Cyprus. Theseus put Ariadne, who was pregnant and in great distress from the motion of the ship, ashore alone but was himself swept out to sea again. The Cyprian women cared for Ariadne, comforting her in her loneliness, giving letters to Ariadne, which they had written, saying the letters had come from Theseus. But Ariadne died in childbirth. When Theseus returned, greatly distraught, he gave the island money, asking them to make sacrifices to Ariadne, and had two small statuettes, one silver, one bronze, set up in her honor. According to Plutarch, Paeon says that at the sacrifices made in Ariadne's honor on the second day of the month Gorpiaes, a young man lies down and imitates the cries and gestures of a woman in the pains of labor and that they call the place where the sacrifices were held the grove of Ariadne Aphrodite.[2]
Bearded Aphrodite
Paeon of Amathus, quoted by Theophrastus, who said that the Cypriot goddess could take the shape of a man. Macrobius describes the statue of Venus in Cyprus as being bearded and having male genitals, but clad in female dress and holding a scepter. Aristophanes knew of the existence of this androgynous deity called Aphroditos. Hesychius confirmed that Aphroditos was a hermaphrodite.[3]
^Parpola , p. 278; Hill p. 79; Ellis, p. 410; Harris, p. 360.
References
Ellis, Robinson, A Commentary on Catullus, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007. ISBN978-1-4304-8658-9.
Mitford, Terence Bruce, "The Cults of Roman Cyprus" in Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung, Volume 1, Walter de Gruyter, 1972. ISBN978-3-11-001885-1.
Parpola, Simo, Robert M. Whiting, Sex and gender in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the 47th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Helsinki, July 2–6, 2001, Part 1, Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, 2002. ISBN978-951-45-9054-2.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1914
Harris, J. Rendel, The Origin of the Cult of Aphrodite, in Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Volume 3, John Rylands Library, Henry Guppy, Manchester University Press, 1917.
Hill, Sir George Francis, A History of Cyprus, Volume 1, University Press, 1952
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paeon, amathus, early, hellenistic, historian, from, amathus, island, cyprus, mentioned, writings, plutarch, lexicographer, hesychius, alexandria, contents, theseus, ariadne, bearded, aphrodite, notes, referencestheseus, ariadne, editplutarch, recounts, story,. Paeon of Amathus was an early Hellenistic 1 historian from Amathus on the Island of Cyprus mentioned in the writings of Plutarch and the lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria Contents 1 Theseus and Ariadne 2 Bearded Aphrodite 3 Notes 4 ReferencesTheseus and Ariadne EditPlutarch recounts a story he attributes to Paeon concerning Theseus and Ariadne Theseus and Ariadne were driven off course by a storm and onto the island of Cyprus Theseus put Ariadne who was pregnant and in great distress from the motion of the ship ashore alone but was himself swept out to sea again The Cyprian women cared for Ariadne comforting her in her loneliness giving letters to Ariadne which they had written saying the letters had come from Theseus But Ariadne died in childbirth When Theseus returned greatly distraught he gave the island money asking them to make sacrifices to Ariadne and had two small statuettes one silver one bronze set up in her honor According to Plutarch Paeon says that at the sacrifices made in Ariadne s honor on the second day of the month Gorpiaes a young man lies down and imitates the cries and gestures of a woman in the pains of labor and that they call the place where the sacrifices were held the grove of Ariadne Aphrodite 2 Bearded Aphrodite EditPaeon of Amathus quoted by Theophrastus who said that the Cypriot goddess could take the shape of a man Macrobius describes the statue of Venus in Cyprus as being bearded and having male genitals but clad in female dress and holding a scepter Aristophanes knew of the existence of this androgynous deity called Aphroditos Hesychius confirmed that Aphroditos was a hermaphrodite 3 Notes Edit Mitford p 2185 Plutarch Theseus 20 Parpola p 278 Hill p 79 Ellis p 410 Harris p 360 References EditEllis Robinson A Commentary on Catullus Kessinger Publishing LLC 2007 ISBN 978 1 4304 8658 9 Mitford Terence Bruce The Cults of Roman Cyprus in Aufstieg und Niedergang der romischen Welt Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung Volume 1 Walter de Gruyter 1972 ISBN 978 3 11 001885 1 Parpola Simo Robert M Whiting Sex and gender in the Ancient Near East Proceedings of the 47th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale Helsinki July 2 6 2001 Part 1 Neo Assyrian Text Corpus Project 2002 ISBN 978 951 45 9054 2 Plutarch Plutarch s Lives with an English Translation by Bernadotte Perrin Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1914 Harris J Rendel The Origin of the Cult of Aphrodite in Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Volume 3 John Rylands Library Henry Guppy Manchester University Press 1917 Hill Sir George Francis A History of Cyprus Volume 1 University Press 1952 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paeon of Amathus amp oldid 1007988537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
