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In Greek mythology, Pareia or Paria ( Ancient Greek: Παρείας means 'reddish-brown snake') was a Parian nymph and concubine of King Minos of Crete. By the latter, she mothered Eurymedon, Nephalion, Chryses, and Philolaus. [1] These men were later on slain by the hero Heracles after they killed two of his comrades. [2]
Notes
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.1.2
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.5.9
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.
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In Greek mythology, Pareia or Paria ( Ancient Greek: Παρείας means 'reddish-brown snake') was a Parian nymph and concubine of King Minos of Crete. By the latter, she mothered Eurymedon, Nephalion, Chryses, and Philolaus. [1] These men were later on slain by the hero Heracles after they killed two of his comrades. [2]
Notes
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.1.2
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.5.9
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.
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