"Halia" redirects here. For the town of ancient Argolis, see
Halia (Argolis). For the festival of
Helios, see
Halieia. For the town of ancient Macedonia, see
Thessaloniki. For Papua New Guinea language, see
Halia language.
Halie or Halia (
Ancient Greek: Ἁλίη or Ἁλία[1]Haliê means 'the dweller in the sea'[2] or 'the briney'[3]) is the name of the following characters in
Greek mythology:
Halia, a nymph who lived on an island that would later be named
Rhodes after her only daughter,
Rhodos (or Rhode). Halia was the daughter of
Thalassa, sister of the
Telchines, and mother of Rhodos and six sons by
Poseidon. Shortly after
Aphrodite’s birth, the goddess was traveling the oceans. When Halia’s young sons unfairly and inhospitably refused to let Aphrodite land upon their shore, the goddess cursed them with insanity, for their lack of hospitality. In their madness, they raped Halia. As punishment, Poseidon buried them in the island’s sea-caverns.[7] Halia later threw herself into the sea; Rhodians argue that she became the goddess
Leucothea. However, Leucothea is identified with
Ino in all other sources.[7]
Halia, daughter of
Sybaris. In a sacred grove of
Artemis, she encountered an enormous serpent that mated with her; their offspring were the first members of the clan Ophiogeneis ("Serpent-born").[8]
Callimachus, Callimachus and Lycophron with an English translation by A. W. Mair ; Aratus, with an English translation by G. R. Mair, London: W. Heinemann, New York: G. P. Putnam 1921. Internet Archive
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.
Sophocles, Sophocles. Vol 2: Ajax. Electra. Trachiniae. Philoctetes with an English translation by F. Storr. The Loeb classical library, 21. Francis Storr. London; New York. William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company. 1913.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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.
"Halia" redirects here. For the town of ancient Argolis, see
Halia (Argolis). For the festival of
Helios, see
Halieia. For the town of ancient Macedonia, see
Thessaloniki. For Papua New Guinea language, see
Halia language.
Halie or Halia (
Ancient Greek: Ἁλίη or Ἁλία[1]Haliê means 'the dweller in the sea'[2] or 'the briney'[3]) is the name of the following characters in
Greek mythology:
Halia, a nymph who lived on an island that would later be named
Rhodes after her only daughter,
Rhodos (or Rhode). Halia was the daughter of
Thalassa, sister of the
Telchines, and mother of Rhodos and six sons by
Poseidon. Shortly after
Aphrodite’s birth, the goddess was traveling the oceans. When Halia’s young sons unfairly and inhospitably refused to let Aphrodite land upon their shore, the goddess cursed them with insanity, for their lack of hospitality. In their madness, they raped Halia. As punishment, Poseidon buried them in the island’s sea-caverns.[7] Halia later threw herself into the sea; Rhodians argue that she became the goddess
Leucothea. However, Leucothea is identified with
Ino in all other sources.[7]
Halia, daughter of
Sybaris. In a sacred grove of
Artemis, she encountered an enormous serpent that mated with her; their offspring were the first members of the clan Ophiogeneis ("Serpent-born").[8]
Callimachus, Callimachus and Lycophron with an English translation by A. W. Mair ; Aratus, with an English translation by G. R. Mair, London: W. Heinemann, New York: G. P. Putnam 1921. Internet Archive
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.
Sophocles, Sophocles. Vol 2: Ajax. Electra. Trachiniae. Philoctetes with an English translation by F. Storr. The Loeb classical library, 21. Francis Storr. London; New York. William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company. 1913.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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.