Hypsipyle
Hypsipyle ( Greek Ὑψιπύλη ) is a figure from Greek mythology . She was the daughter of the king of Lemnos , Thoas , and Myrina. Recognition between mother and sons was made easier by the "golden vine", a gift from Dionysus to his son Thoas , which he gave to his grandchildren as proof of their ancestry in search of their mother.
Because Aphrodite saw her sanctuaries neglected on Lemnos, she punished all women on the island with bad breath . As a result, their husbands stayed away and instead enjoyed themselves with Thracian slaves. The jealous wives then killed all the male residents of the island in one night. Thoas alone was hidden by his daughter and survived, and Hypsipyle became queen of the island.
Shortly after the slaughter, the Argonauts stopped on the island on their way to Colchis and enjoyed themselves with the islanders for a few months. Her leader Jason impregnated Hypsipyle and swore her eternal loyalty. Hypsipyle gave birth to twins Euneos and Deipylos . Jason ran away, however, and forgot his oath.
When the Lemnians discovered that Hypsipyle had spared their father, they drove away their queen and twins. They were captured by pirates and sold to Lycurgus , king of Nemea . Hypsipyle was then entrusted with the education of the Crown Prince Opheltes (in another version Archemoros).
When the Seven marched through Nemea against Thebes , Hypsipyle showed them a source, leaving their ward out of sight. Archemoros was bitten by a snake and died. Adrastus saved Hypsipyle from Lycurgus' vengeance.
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- Euripides , Hypsipyle (fragmentary)
- Ovid , Heroides 6
- Apollonios Rhodios , Argonautika 1.609-909
- Statius , Thebais 5
- Library of Apollodorus 1, 9, 17; 3,6,4
- Hyginus , Fabulae 15.74, 254, 273
- Dante Alighieri , Divine Comedy , Inferno, canto 18
literature
- Karl Kerényi : The mythology of the Greeks - The stories of gods and mankind , dtv, Munich 1994. ISBN 3-423-30030-2
- Michael Grant and 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
- Dietrich Ebener : Greek Anthology, Volume III., Aufbau Verlag, 1981, p. 482
