In
Greek mythology, Lysithea (/lɑɪ̯.siːˈθiː.ə/ or /lɪ.sɪθˈiː.ə/;
Ancient Greek: Λυσιθέα) or Lysithoe (Λυσιθόη) may refer to the following women:
Lysithea, a daughter of
Evenus and mother of
Helenus by
Zeus.[1] She may be the same or distinct with the below figure.
Lysithoe, an
Oceanid, as the daughter of the
TitansOceanus[2] and his sister-consort
Tethys. She was also one of
Zeus' many lovers and by him the mother of
Heracles.[3] When Lysithea became pregnant by Zeus, she wanted to keep her pregnancy a secret from him. So she asked a plant, an animal and a stone to help her. The plant and animal refused to help her, but the stone shut her up until she gave birth. During this time Lysithea wept tears over her lot, which she then gave to the stone and which led to the formation of the rock crystal.[4][5]
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In
Greek mythology, Lysithea (/lɑɪ̯.siːˈθiː.ə/ or /lɪ.sɪθˈiː.ə/;
Ancient Greek: Λυσιθέα) or Lysithoe (Λυσιθόη) may refer to the following women:
Lysithea, a daughter of
Evenus and mother of
Helenus by
Zeus.[1] She may be the same or distinct with the below figure.
Lysithoe, an
Oceanid, as the daughter of the
TitansOceanus[2] and his sister-consort
Tethys. She was also one of
Zeus' many lovers and by him the mother of
Heracles.[3] When Lysithea became pregnant by Zeus, she wanted to keep her pregnancy a secret from him. So she asked a plant, an animal and a stone to help her. The plant and animal refused to help her, but the stone shut her up until she gave birth. During this time Lysithea wept tears over her lot, which she then gave to the stone and which led to the formation of the rock crystal.[4][5]
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.