As he mastered each of the local nymphs one by one, Olympic Zeus pursued Taygete, who invoked her protectress Artemis. The goddess turned Taygete into a doe with golden horns,[2] any distinction between the Titaness in her human form and in her doe form is blurred: the nymph who hunted the doe in the company of Artemis is the doe herself. As Pindar conceived the myth-element in his third Olympian Ode, "the doe with the golden horns, which once Taygete had inscribed as a sacred dedication to Artemis Orthosia", ("right-minded" Artemis)[3] was the very Ceryneian Hind that Heracles later pursued. For the poet, the transformation was incomplete, and the doe-form had become an offering. Pindar, who was a very knowledgeable mythographer, hints that the mythic doe, even when slain and offered to Artemis, also continues to exist, to be hunted once again (although not killed) by Heracles at a later time.[4]Karl Kerenyi points out (The Heroes of the Greeks) "It is not easy to differentiate between the divine beast, the heroine and the goddess".
According to Pausanias (3.1.2, etc.) Taygete conceived Lacedaemon, the mythical founder of Sparta, through Zeus, and Eurotas. Pausanias noted, at Amyclae, that the rape of Taygete was represented on the throne.[5]
According to Pseudo-Plutarch,[6] Taygete was the wife of Lacedaemon, sometimes referred to as Sparta, whose name was given to the city of Sparta. Their son was named Himerus.
In a rare variant of the myth, Taygete was called the daughter of Agenor.[7]
^Biogeographically speaking, in Greece the nearest species of deer in which females carry horns was and is the reindeer (Ruck and Staples p 173), a fact which has occasioned various speculations: see also Deer (mythology)
^Emmet Robbins, "Heracles, the Hyperboreans, and the Hind: Pindar, "OL." 3", Phoenix36.4 (Winter 1982:295-305) 302f notes that the association of Artemis with Orthia = Orthosia was under way in the sixth century BCE.
^Pausanias (1918). "3.1.2". 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; London. At the Perseus Project.
Ruck, Carl A.P., and Danny Staples, 1994. The World of Classical Myth (Carolina Academic Press)
Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, 1898. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library: "Taygete"
Robbins, Emmet. "Heracles, the Hyperboreans, and the Hind: Pindar, "OL. 3", Phoenix36.4 (Winter 1982), pp. 295–305.
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taygete, moon, jupiter, moon, classical, greek, mythology, ancient, greek, Ταϋγέτη, ancient, greek, taːyɡétɛː, modern, greek, taiˈʝeti, nymph, pleiades, according, bibliotheca, companion, artemis, archaic, role, potnia, theron, mistress, animals, with, likely,. For the moon of Jupiter see Taygete moon In Classical Greek mythology Taygete t eɪ ˈ ɪ dʒ e t iː 1 Ancient Greek Taygeth Ancient Greek taːyɡetɛː Modern Greek taiˈʝeti was a nymph one of the Pleiades according to the Bibliotheca 3 10 1 and a companion of Artemis in her archaic role as potnia theron Mistress of the animals with its likely roots in prehistory Mount Taygetos in Laconia dedicated to the goddess was her haunt TaygeteThe Laconian Pleiad NymphMember of the PleiadesThe Pleiades by Elihu VedderAbodeMt Cyllene on Arcadia later Mt Taygetos on LaconiaPersonal informationParents a Atlas and Pleione or Aethra b AgenorSiblings a Pleiades MaiaElectraAlcyoneCelaenoSteropeMerope a Hyades 1 include Dione or2 includes Thyone and Prodice or3 includes i Coronis Cleeia or Cleis and Philia or ii Aesyle or Phaisyle Eudora and Ambrosia or5 includes i Aesyle or Phaisyle Coronis Cleeia or Cleis Phaeo and Eudora or ii Aesyle or Phaisyle Coronis Eudora Ambrosia and Polyxo or iii Pytho Synecho Baccho Cardie and Niseis a HyasConsort 1 Zeus 2 LacedaemonChildren 1 Lacedaemon and Eurotas 2 HimerusThe Taygetus mountain on the Peloponnese was named after her 1 Contents 1 Mythology 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksMythology EditAs he mastered each of the local nymphs one by one Olympic Zeus pursued Taygete who invoked her protectress Artemis The goddess turned Taygete into a doe with golden horns 2 any distinction between the Titaness in her human form and in her doe form is blurred the nymph who hunted the doe in the company of Artemis is the doe herself As Pindar conceived the myth element in his third Olympian Ode the doe with the golden horns which once Taygete had inscribed as a sacred dedication to Artemis Orthosia right minded Artemis 3 was the very Ceryneian Hind that Heracles later pursued For the poet the transformation was incomplete and the doe form had become an offering Pindar who was a very knowledgeable mythographer hints that the mythic doe even when slain and offered to Artemis also continues to exist to be hunted once again although not killed by Heracles at a later time 4 Karl Kerenyi points out The Heroes of the Greeks It is not easy to differentiate between the divine beast the heroine and the goddess According to Pausanias 3 1 2 etc Taygete conceived Lacedaemon the mythical founder of Sparta through Zeus and Eurotas Pausanias noted at Amyclae that the rape of Taygete was represented on the throne 5 According to Pseudo Plutarch 6 Taygete was the wife of Lacedaemon sometimes referred to as Sparta whose name was given to the city of Sparta Their son was named Himerus In a rare variant of the myth Taygete was called the daughter of Agenor 7 Notes Edit Pseudo Plutarch De fluviis 17 Biogeographically speaking in Greece the nearest species of deer in which females carry horns was and is the reindeer Ruck and Staples p 173 a fact which has occasioned various speculations see also Deer mythology Emmet Robbins Heracles the Hyperboreans and the Hind Pindar OL 3 Phoenix 36 4 Winter 1982 295 305 302f notes that the association of Artemis with Orthia Orthosia was under way in the sixth century BCE Robbins 1982 295 305 Pausanias 3 18 10 Pausanias 1918 3 1 2 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 London At the Perseus Project Dictys Cretensis 1 9References EditRuck Carl A P and Danny Staples 1994 The World of Classical Myth Carolina Academic Press Harry Thurston Peck Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities 1898 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Taygete Robbins Emmet Heracles the Hyperboreans and the Hind Pindar OL 3 Phoenix 36 4 Winter 1982 pp 295 305 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Taygete Pleiad at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taygete amp oldid 1180180714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
