In
Greek mythology, Astydamea or Astydamia (/əˌstɪdəˈmiːə/;
Ancient Greek: Ἀστυδάμεια Astudámeia, derived from ἄστυ ástu, "town", and δαμάω damáo, "to tame") is a name attributed to several individuals:
Astydamea, also known as
Hippolyta, daughter of
Cretheus[1] and queen of
Iolcus as the wife of
Acastus. Her husband purified
Peleus of the murder of King
Eurytion of
Phthia. Astydameia fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to
Antigone, Peleus' wife, to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus' daughter,
Sterope; Antigone hanged herself. Astydameia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. Acastus believed the false accusations and tried to take revenge in Peleus by taking him on a hunting trip and leaving him unprotected as a group of
Centaurs attacked. Peleus escaped death with the help of
Chiron and
Hermes; he pillaged Iolcus and dismembered Astydameia, then marched his army between the rended limbs.[2]
Astydamea, daughter of
Phorbas and mother of
Lepreus by
Caucon, son of
Poseidon. She persuaded
Heracles to reconcile with her son, who had previously advised
Augeas to cast Heracles in bonds.[5]
Astydamea, mother of
Ctesippus by
Heracles. In one source, she was the daughter of
Amyntor,[6] possibly by
Kleoboule or
Hippodameia.[7] Another account makes her the daughter of
Ormenus, king of
Ormenion.[8] Heracles, the same source relates, wooed her, but Ormenius would not marry her to him since Heracles was already married to
Deianira. Heracles then led a war against Ormenius, killed him and took Astydameia by force.[9] Astydameia (or
Astygeneia) is also an alternate name for
Astyoche, daughter of
Phylas, who bore Heracles a son
Tlepolemus.[10]
Astydameia, daughter of King
Mygdon, who was killed by
Heracles who sided with
Lycus in a conflict opposing Lycus and Mygdon. After killing her father, Heracles sired a son named
Berecynthus with Astydameia.[11]
Claudius Aelianus, Claudii Aeliani de natura animalium libri xvii, varia historia, epistolae, fragmenta, Vol 2. Rudolf Hercher. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1866.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Fowler, R. L. (2000), Early Greek Mythography: Volume 1: Text and Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2000.
ISBN978-0198147404.
Fowler, Robert L., Early Greek Mythography. Volume 2: Commentary. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2013.
ISBN978-0-19-814741-1
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
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In
Greek mythology, Astydamea or Astydamia (/əˌstɪdəˈmiːə/;
Ancient Greek: Ἀστυδάμεια Astudámeia, derived from ἄστυ ástu, "town", and δαμάω damáo, "to tame") is a name attributed to several individuals:
Astydamea, also known as
Hippolyta, daughter of
Cretheus[1] and queen of
Iolcus as the wife of
Acastus. Her husband purified
Peleus of the murder of King
Eurytion of
Phthia. Astydameia fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to
Antigone, Peleus' wife, to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus' daughter,
Sterope; Antigone hanged herself. Astydameia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. Acastus believed the false accusations and tried to take revenge in Peleus by taking him on a hunting trip and leaving him unprotected as a group of
Centaurs attacked. Peleus escaped death with the help of
Chiron and
Hermes; he pillaged Iolcus and dismembered Astydameia, then marched his army between the rended limbs.[2]
Astydamea, daughter of
Phorbas and mother of
Lepreus by
Caucon, son of
Poseidon. She persuaded
Heracles to reconcile with her son, who had previously advised
Augeas to cast Heracles in bonds.[5]
Astydamea, mother of
Ctesippus by
Heracles. In one source, she was the daughter of
Amyntor,[6] possibly by
Kleoboule or
Hippodameia.[7] Another account makes her the daughter of
Ormenus, king of
Ormenion.[8] Heracles, the same source relates, wooed her, but Ormenius would not marry her to him since Heracles was already married to
Deianira. Heracles then led a war against Ormenius, killed him and took Astydameia by force.[9] Astydameia (or
Astygeneia) is also an alternate name for
Astyoche, daughter of
Phylas, who bore Heracles a son
Tlepolemus.[10]
Astydameia, daughter of King
Mygdon, who was killed by
Heracles who sided with
Lycus in a conflict opposing Lycus and Mygdon. After killing her father, Heracles sired a son named
Berecynthus with Astydameia.[11]
Claudius Aelianus, Claudii Aeliani de natura animalium libri xvii, varia historia, epistolae, fragmenta, Vol 2. Rudolf Hercher. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1866.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Fowler, R. L. (2000), Early Greek Mythography: Volume 1: Text and Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2000.
ISBN978-0198147404.
Fowler, Robert L., Early Greek Mythography. Volume 2: Commentary. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2013.
ISBN978-0-19-814741-1
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.