Dryope, mother of Tarquitus by
Faunus, the god of the woods. Tarquitus was slain by
Aeneas.[2]
Dryope, a
nymph responsible for kidnapping
Hylas, which she did in accord with
Hera's will.[3] Her name may have to do with the fact that Hylas was the son of
Theiodamas, the king of the
Dryopes.
Dryope, a
Theban woman of
Phoenician origin, mother of
Chromis. She joined the
Maenads disregarding her pregnancy, and went into labor when she was dragging a sacrificial bull by the horns.[4]
Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.
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Dryope, mother of Tarquitus by
Faunus, the god of the woods. Tarquitus was slain by
Aeneas.[2]
Dryope, a
nymph responsible for kidnapping
Hylas, which she did in accord with
Hera's will.[3] Her name may have to do with the fact that Hylas was the son of
Theiodamas, the king of the
Dryopes.
Dryope, a
Theban woman of
Phoenician origin, mother of
Chromis. She joined the
Maenads disregarding her pregnancy, and went into labor when she was dragging a sacrificial bull by the horns.[4]
Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.
Online version at theio.com.
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.