Ochna (mythology)
Ochna or Ochne ( ancient Greek Ὄχνα; Ὄχνη "wild pear tree") is a person of Greek mythology .
She is the daughter of Colonos from Tanagra , her brothers are Ochemos , Leon and Bukolos . Ochna tries to seduce the beautiful youth Eunostus , when she fails, Eunostus accuses her brothers of having done violence to her. These then kill Eunostus, which is why Elieus , Eunostus' father, has them captured. After Ochna confessed the truth and threw herself off a rock in remorse, they are set free again.
It has been suggested that the mythical name Kolonos is related to the Attic Demos Kolonos . The daughter's name was related to the cultivation of pears in this demo.
literature
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Ochna . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.1, Leipzig 1902, column 599 ( digitized version ).
- Karl Scherling: Ochne. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XVII, 2, Stuttgart 1937, column 1768.