Tmolus, a king of
Lydia, and the husband of
Omphale to whom he bequeathed his kingdom.[1]
Tmolus, the god of
Mount Tmolus in
Lydia, who was the judge of a musical contest between the gods
Apollo and
Pan (or the
satyrMarsyas). When Tmolus awarded the victory to Apollo,
Midas the king of Phrygia disagreed, Apollo transformed Midas' ears into the ears of an ass.[2]
Tmolus, the father of Tantalus by
Pluto.[3] However the father of Tantalus (by Pluto) was usually said to be
Zeus.[4]
Tmolus, a son of
Proteus, who along with his brother
Telegonus was killed by
Heracles.[5] However according to the mythographer
Apollodorus, the two sons of Proteus killed by Heracles were named Telegonus and
Polygonus.[6]
Tmolus, a son of
Ares and
Theogone, was a king of
Lydia. While hunting on a mountain, Tmolus raped a companion of Artemis, who then hung herself. Angry, Artemis caused Tmolus to be killed by a raging bull. Theoclymenus, Tmolus' son, buried his father on the mountain, after which the mountain was call
Mount Tmolus.[7]
Notes
^Hard,
p. 274; Gantz, p. 440; Grimal, s.vv. Omphale, Tmolus 1; Tripp, s.v. Omphale;
Apollodorus,
2.6.3. Parada, s.v. Tmolus treats this Tmolus as the same as the god of Mount Tmolus.
Hard, Robin (2004), The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004,
ISBN9780415186360.
Google Books.
Junk, Tim (Kiel),
s.v. Pluto [1] Mother of Tantalus (by Zeus), in
Brill’s New Pauly Online, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and, Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry, published online: 2006.
Lycophron, Alexandra (or Cassandra) in 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.
Pseudo-Plutarch, About Rivers and Mountains and Things Found in Them, translated by Thomas M. Banchich, with Sarah Brill, Emilyn Haremza, Dustin Hummel, and Ryan Post, Canisius College Translated Texts, Number 4,
Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, 2010.
PDF.
Tripp, Edward, Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Thomas Y. Crowell Co; First edition (June 1970).
ISBN069022608X.
Tzetzes, John, Chiliades, editor Gottlieb Kiessling, F.C.G. Vogel, 1826.
Google Books. (English translation: Book I by Ana Untila; Books II–IV, by Gary Berkowitz; Books V–VI by Konstantino Ramiotis; Books VII–VIII by Vasiliki Dogani; Books IX–X by Jonathan Alexander; Books XII–XIII by Nikolaos Giallousis.
Internet Archive).
Tzetzes, John, Scholia eis Lycophrona, edited by Christian Gottfried Müller, Sumtibus F.C.G. Vogelii, 1811.
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Tmolus, a king of
Lydia, and the husband of
Omphale to whom he bequeathed his kingdom.[1]
Tmolus, the god of
Mount Tmolus in
Lydia, who was the judge of a musical contest between the gods
Apollo and
Pan (or the
satyrMarsyas). When Tmolus awarded the victory to Apollo,
Midas the king of Phrygia disagreed, Apollo transformed Midas' ears into the ears of an ass.[2]
Tmolus, the father of Tantalus by
Pluto.[3] However the father of Tantalus (by Pluto) was usually said to be
Zeus.[4]
Tmolus, a son of
Proteus, who along with his brother
Telegonus was killed by
Heracles.[5] However according to the mythographer
Apollodorus, the two sons of Proteus killed by Heracles were named Telegonus and
Polygonus.[6]
Tmolus, a son of
Ares and
Theogone, was a king of
Lydia. While hunting on a mountain, Tmolus raped a companion of Artemis, who then hung herself. Angry, Artemis caused Tmolus to be killed by a raging bull. Theoclymenus, Tmolus' son, buried his father on the mountain, after which the mountain was call
Mount Tmolus.[7]
Notes
^Hard,
p. 274; Gantz, p. 440; Grimal, s.vv. Omphale, Tmolus 1; Tripp, s.v. Omphale;
Apollodorus,
2.6.3. Parada, s.v. Tmolus treats this Tmolus as the same as the god of Mount Tmolus.
Hard, Robin (2004), The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004,
ISBN9780415186360.
Google Books.
Junk, Tim (Kiel),
s.v. Pluto [1] Mother of Tantalus (by Zeus), in
Brill’s New Pauly Online, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and, Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry, published online: 2006.
Lycophron, Alexandra (or Cassandra) in 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.
Pseudo-Plutarch, About Rivers and Mountains and Things Found in Them, translated by Thomas M. Banchich, with Sarah Brill, Emilyn Haremza, Dustin Hummel, and Ryan Post, Canisius College Translated Texts, Number 4,
Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, 2010.
PDF.
Tripp, Edward, Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Thomas Y. Crowell Co; First edition (June 1970).
ISBN069022608X.
Tzetzes, John, Chiliades, editor Gottlieb Kiessling, F.C.G. Vogel, 1826.
Google Books. (English translation: Book I by Ana Untila; Books II–IV, by Gary Berkowitz; Books V–VI by Konstantino Ramiotis; Books VII–VIII by Vasiliki Dogani; Books IX–X by Jonathan Alexander; Books XII–XIII by Nikolaos Giallousis.
Internet Archive).
Tzetzes, John, Scholia eis Lycophrona, edited by Christian Gottfried Müller, Sumtibus F.C.G. Vogelii, 1811.
Internet Archive
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.