Erytheia
Erytheia (also Erytheis , Erythia ) is one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology .
So she was a daughter of Nyx and Erebos - or Phorkys and Keto or Atlas , where Pleione or Hesperis are given as the mother . On the occasion of the Argonauts' voyage in search of the golden fleece, Orpheus was able to lure her with his song as an elm , while her sister Hesperaia appeared as a poplar .
See also: Golden apples of the Hesperides , Ladon
literature
- Karl Kerényi : The Mythology of the Greeks - The Gods and Human Stories . dtv, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-423-30030-2 .
- Michael Grant , John Hazel: Lexicon of ancient myths and figures . dtv, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-423-32508-9 .
- Robert von Ranke-Graves : Greek Mythology - Sources and Interpretation . rororo, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-499-55404-6 .