In
Greek mythology, Arke or Arce (
Ancient Greek: Ἄρκη,
romanized: Árkē,
lit. 'swift') is one of the daughters of
Thaumas, and sister to the rainbow goddess
Iris. During the
Titanomachy, Arke fled from the Olympians' camp and joined the
Titans, unlike Iris who remained loyal to
Zeus and his allies. After the war was over and the Titans with their allies were defeated, Zeus cut off her wings and cast Arke into
Tartarus.
Mythology
Arke was born to
Thaumas, a minor god; no mother is mentioned.[a] She and Iris were both messenger goddesses. During the
Titanomachy, she sided with the
Titans against the
Olympian gods; she became the messenger for the Titans, while Iris became the messenger of the Olympian Gods. When the Olympian gods won,
Zeus punished Arke. She was deprived of her wings and cast into
Tartarus, together with the vanquished Titans. Arke's wings were later given to
Peleus and
Thetis as a gift on their wedding day; Thetis later gave them to her son
Achilles, which is thought to be the derivation of his surname Podarces (literally "swift-footed", as if from πούς,
gen.ποδός "foot" + the name of Arke).[1]
Photius, Bibliotheca excerpts, sections 1-166 translated by John Henry Freese, from the SPCK edition of 1920, now in the public domain, and other brief excerpts from subsequent sections translated by Roger Pearse (from the French translation by René Henry, ed. Les Belles Lettres).
In
Greek mythology, Arke or Arce (
Ancient Greek: Ἄρκη,
romanized: Árkē,
lit. 'swift') is one of the daughters of
Thaumas, and sister to the rainbow goddess
Iris. During the
Titanomachy, Arke fled from the Olympians' camp and joined the
Titans, unlike Iris who remained loyal to
Zeus and his allies. After the war was over and the Titans with their allies were defeated, Zeus cut off her wings and cast Arke into
Tartarus.
Mythology
Arke was born to
Thaumas, a minor god; no mother is mentioned.[a] She and Iris were both messenger goddesses. During the
Titanomachy, she sided with the
Titans against the
Olympian gods; she became the messenger for the Titans, while Iris became the messenger of the Olympian Gods. When the Olympian gods won,
Zeus punished Arke. She was deprived of her wings and cast into
Tartarus, together with the vanquished Titans. Arke's wings were later given to
Peleus and
Thetis as a gift on their wedding day; Thetis later gave them to her son
Achilles, which is thought to be the derivation of his surname Podarces (literally "swift-footed", as if from πούς,
gen.ποδός "foot" + the name of Arke).[1]
Photius, Bibliotheca excerpts, sections 1-166 translated by John Henry Freese, from the SPCK edition of 1920, now in the public domain, and other brief excerpts from subsequent sections translated by Roger Pearse (from the French translation by René Henry, ed. Les Belles Lettres).