In Greek mythology, Cerdo ( Ancient Greek: Κερδοῦς means 'gain, profit' or 'the wily one' or 'weasel, vixen' [1]) was the nymph-wife of King Phoroneus of Argos and mother of Apis and Niobe. [2] Otherwise, the consort of Phoroneus was called either Cinna [3] or Teledice [4] ( Laodice[ citation needed]) also a nymph or Perimede [5] or Peitho. [6]
According to Graves, Cerdo (‘gain or ‘art’) is one of Demeter's titles; it was applied to her as weasel, or vixen, for both are considered prophetic animals. [7]
Notes
- ^ Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, London, England: Penguin Books. pp. s.v. The Birth of Heracles. ISBN 978-0143106715.
- ^ Pausanias, 2.21.1: “Having descended thence, and having turned again to the market-place, we come to the tomb of Cerdo, the wife of Phoroneus, and to a temple of Asclepius.”
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 145
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.1; Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 177
- ^ Scholia ad Pindar, Olympian Ode 3.28a
- ^ Scholia ad Euripides, Orestes 932
- ^ Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, London, England: Penguin Books. pp. s.v. Phoroneus. ISBN 978-0143106715.
References
- Apollodorus, 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.
- 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.
- 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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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In Greek mythology, Cerdo ( Ancient Greek: Κερδοῦς means 'gain, profit' or 'the wily one' or 'weasel, vixen' [1]) was the nymph-wife of King Phoroneus of Argos and mother of Apis and Niobe. [2] Otherwise, the consort of Phoroneus was called either Cinna [3] or Teledice [4] ( Laodice[ citation needed]) also a nymph or Perimede [5] or Peitho. [6]
According to Graves, Cerdo (‘gain or ‘art’) is one of Demeter's titles; it was applied to her as weasel, or vixen, for both are considered prophetic animals. [7]
Notes
- ^ Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, London, England: Penguin Books. pp. s.v. The Birth of Heracles. ISBN 978-0143106715.
- ^ Pausanias, 2.21.1: “Having descended thence, and having turned again to the market-place, we come to the tomb of Cerdo, the wife of Phoroneus, and to a temple of Asclepius.”
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 145
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.1; Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 177
- ^ Scholia ad Pindar, Olympian Ode 3.28a
- ^ Scholia ad Euripides, Orestes 932
- ^ Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, London, England: Penguin Books. pp. s.v. Phoroneus. ISBN 978-0143106715.
References
- Apollodorus, 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.
- 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.
- 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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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