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While Heracles was in Arcadia he visited amaount Ostracina, where he seduced Phialo, a daughter of the hero Alcimedon. When she bore a son named Aechmagoras, Alcimedon turned them both out of the cave to die of hunger on the mountain. Aechmagoras ried piteously, and a well-intentioned jay flew off to find Heracles, mimicking the sound, and thus drew him to the tree where Phialo sat, gagged and bound by her cruel father. Heracles rescued them and the child grew to manhood. The neighbouring spring has been called Cissa, after the jay, ever since.<ref name=Pausanias/>{{sfn|Grimal|1996|pp=15}}{{sfn|Howe|Harrer|1970|pp=18}}{{sfn|Bell|1991a|pp=363 |
While Heracles was in Arcadia he visited amaount Ostracina, where he seduced Phialo, a daughter of the hero Alcimedon. When she bore a son named Aechmagoras, Alcimedon turned them both out of the cave to die of hunger on the mountain. Aechmagoras ried piteously, and a well-intentioned jay flew off to find Heracles, mimicking the sound, and thus drew him to the tree where Phialo sat, gagged and bound by her cruel father. Heracles rescued them and the child grew to manhood. The neighbouring spring has been called Cissa, after the jay, ever since.<ref name=Pausanias/>{{sfn|Grimal|1996|pp=15}}{{sfn|Howe|Harrer|1970|pp=18}}{{sfn|Bell|1991a|pp=363}} |
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According to Robert Graves this story is an ancedotal fancy, supposed to account for the name of the spring, which may have been sacred to a jay-totem clan.{{sfn|Graves|1992|pp=552}} [[Stephen Gosson]] named one of his books ''The Ephemerides of Phialo'', "[[ephemerides]]" here meaning an account similar to the ''[[Works and Days]]'' of [[Hesiod]], and began his text with a discussion of the sacrifices offered to Heracles.{{sfn|Gosson|1579}} |
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Phialo[1] (also known as Phillo[2]) was one of the lovers of the Greek mythological demigod Heracles. She was the daughter of Alcimedon and the mother of Aechmagoras.
Story
While Heracles was in Arcadia he visited amaount Ostracina, where he seduced Phialo, a daughter of the hero Alcimedon. When she bore a son named Aechmagoras, Alcimedon turned them both out of the cave to die of hunger on the mountain. Aechmagoras ried piteously, and a well-intentioned jay flew off to find Heracles, mimicking the sound, and thus drew him to the tree where Phialo sat, gagged and bound by her cruel father. Heracles rescued them and the child grew to manhood. The neighbouring spring has been called Cissa, after the jay, ever since.[3][4][5][1]
According to Robert Graves this story is an ancedotal fancy, supposed to account for the name of the spring, which may have been sacred to a jay-totem clan.[6] Stephen Gosson named one of his books The Ephemerides of Phialo, "ephemerides" here meaning an account similar to the Works and Days of Hesiod, and began his text with a discussion of the sacrifices offered to Heracles.[7]
References
- ^ a b Bell 1991a, pp. 363.
- ^ Bell 1991b, pp. 363.
- ^ Pausanias: 5. 12.2.
- ^ Grimal 1996, pp. 15.
- ^ Howe & Harrer 1970, pp. 18.
- ^ Graves 1992, pp. 552.
- ^ Gosson 1579.
Bibliography
- Bell, Robert E. (1991). "Phialo". Women of classical mythology: a biographical dictionary (2nd ed.). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780874365818.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|isbn10=ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Bell, Robert E. (1991). "Phillo". Women of classical mythology: a biographical dictionary (2nd ed.). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780874365818.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|isbn10=ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Graves, Robert (1992). The Greek Myths. Penguin Books.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Grimal, Pierre (1996). "Aechmagoras". The dictionary of classical mythology. translator A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9780631201021.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|isbn10=ignored (help) - Gosson, Stephen (1579). The Ephemerides of Phialo. London: Thomas Dawson.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Howe, George; Harrer, Gustave Adolphus (1970). "Alcimedon". A handbook of classical mythology. Vol. 1947. Gale Research Co.
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Further reading
- Larson, Jennifer Lynn (1995). "Heroines in Familial Relationships". Greek heroine cults. Wisconsin studies in classics. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9780299143701.
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