Polymede (daughter of Autolykos)

Polymede ( Greek Πολυμήδη ) is a figure in Greek mythology .

She was the daughter of the famous thief Autolycus , a son of Hermes . From Aison she became the mother of the Argonaut leader Jason . When Aison's half-brother Pelias spread the wrong news that the Argonauts had failed, Polymede hanged himself and left her underage boy Promachos behind.

As is so often the case with legends, there are also confusing variations. The mother of Jason is also known under the names Polymele, Polypheme and Alkimede ; The latter, however, is considered the daughter of Phylakos and Klymene .

literature

Otto Höfer : Polymede 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 2653 ( digitized version ).
Hans von Geisau : Polymele 1. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, column 1007.

Individual evidence

^ Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Polypheme 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 2698 ( digitized version ).

[1] Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Polypheme 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 2698 ( digitized version ).