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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Anthas''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Ἅνθας), also '''Anthes''' (Ἅνθης), was a son of [[Poseidon]] and [[Alcyone (Pleiades)|Alcyone]],<ref name=":0" /> and brother of [[Hyperes]]. The brothers were [[eponym]]ous founders and first kings of the cities Hyperea and Anthea in a region they reigned over; later on these two cities were merged into the historical [[Troezen]].<ref name="Paus. 2. 30. 8">Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.30.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.30.8]</ref> Anthas was father of at least two sons, Aëtius and [[Dius]],<ref>[[Stephanus of Byzantium]], ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A96.11 Anthedōn]'' (for Dius)</ref> of whom Aëtius was the successor to both his father and uncle, and further co-ruled with [[Pittheus]] and [[Troezen (mythology)|Troezen]].<ref name="Paus. 2. 30. 8" /> The descendants of Anthas through Aëtius reputedly founded colonies in [[Caria]]: [[Halicarnassus]] and [[Myndus]],<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.30.9&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.30.9]</ref> and accordingly the people of Halicarnassus were referred to by the poetic epithet ''Antheades'' 'descendants of Anthas'.<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''Athēnai''</ref> Alternately, Halicarnassus was founded by Anthas himself.<ref>[[Strabo]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+8.6.14&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198 8.6.14] & [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+14.2.16&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198 14.2.16]; Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A74.6 Halikarnassos]''</ref> Anthas also was the presumed eponym of [[Anthedon (Boeotia)|Anthedon]], over which he was said to have reigned,<ref name=":0">Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+9.22.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 9.22.5]</ref> and of [[Anthana]] in [[Laconia]].<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A95.11 Anthana]'': he is further said to have been killed and [[Flaying|flayed]] by [[Cleomenes I]], brother of [[Leonidas I]], however chronologically inadequate that may seem.</ref>
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Anthas''' or '''Anthes''' ({{lang-grc|Ἄνθας, Ἄνθης|Ánthas, Ánthes}}) was a son of [[Poseidon]] and [[Alcyone (Pleiades)|Alcyone]],<ref name=":0" /> and brother of [[Hyperes]]. The brothers were [[eponym]]ous founders and first kings of the cities Hyperea and Anthea in a region they reigned over; later on these two cities were merged into the historical [[Troezen]].<ref name="Paus. 2. 30. 8">Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.30.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.30.8]</ref> Anthas was father of at least two sons, Aëtius and [[Dius]],<ref>[[Stephanus of Byzantium]], s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A96.11 Anthedōn]'' (for Dius)</ref> of whom Aëtius was the successor to both his father and uncle, and further co-ruled with [[Pittheus]] and [[Troezen (mythology)|Troezen]].<ref name="Paus. 2. 30. 8" /> The descendants of Anthas through Aëtius reputedly founded colonies in [[Caria]]: [[Halicarnassus]] and [[Myndus]],<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.30.9&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.30.9]</ref> and accordingly the people of Halicarnassus were referred to by the poetic epithet ''Antheades'' 'descendants of Anthas'.<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''Athēnai''</ref> Alternately, Halicarnassus was founded by Anthas himself.<ref>[[Strabo]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+8.6.14&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198 8.6.14] & [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+14.2.16&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198 14.2.16]; Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A74.6 Halikarnassos]''</ref> Anthas also was the presumed eponym of [[Anthedon (Boeotia)|Anthedon]], over which he was said to have reigned,<ref name=":0">Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+9.22.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 9.22.5]</ref> and of [[Anthana]] in [[Laconia]].<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A95.11 Anthana]'': he is further said to have been killed and [[Flaying|flayed]] by [[Cleomenes I]], brother of [[Leonidas I]], however chronologically inadequate that may seem.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Children of Poseidon]]


== References ==
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* [[Strabo]], ''[[Geographica|The Geography of Strabo]].'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* [[Strabo]], ''[[Geographica|The Geography of Strabo]].'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0197 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0197 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]

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In Greek mythology, Anthas or Anthes (Ancient Greek: Ἄνθας, Ἄνθης, romanizedÁnthas, Ánthes) was a son of Poseidon and Alcyone,[1] and brother of Hyperes. The brothers were eponymous founders and first kings of the cities Hyperea and Anthea in a region they reigned over; later on these two cities were merged into the historical Troezen.[2] Anthas was father of at least two sons, Aëtius and Dius,[3] of whom Aëtius was the successor to both his father and uncle, and further co-ruled with Pittheus and Troezen.[2] The descendants of Anthas through Aëtius reputedly founded colonies in Caria: Halicarnassus and Myndus,[4] and accordingly the people of Halicarnassus were referred to by the poetic epithet Antheades 'descendants of Anthas'.[5] Alternately, Halicarnassus was founded by Anthas himself.[6] Anthas also was the presumed eponym of Anthedon, over which he was said to have reigned,[1] and of Anthana in Laconia.[7]

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  1. ^ a b Pausanias, 9.22.5
  2. ^ a b Pausanias, 2.30.8
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Anthedōn (for Dius)
  4. ^ Pausanias, 2.30.9
  5. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Athēnai
  6. ^ Strabo, 8.6.14 & 14.2.16; Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Halikarnassos
  7. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Anthana: he is further said to have been killed and flayed by Cleomenes I, brother of Leonidas I, however chronologically inadequate that may seem.

References[edit]

  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.