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Dryope

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In Greek mythology, Dryope (/ˈdr.əp/; Ancient Greek: Δρυόπη derived from δρῦς drys, "oak"; dryope "woodpecker"[1]) is the name attributed to several distinct figures:

  • Dryope, daughter of Dryops and mother of Amphissus by Apollo.
  • Dryope, mother of Tarquitus by Faunus, the god of the woods. Tarquitus was slain by Aeneas.[2]
  • Dryope, a nymph responsible for kidnapping Hylas, which she did in accord with Hera's will.[3] Her name may have to do with the fact that Hylas was the son of Theiodamas, the king of the Dryopes.
  • Dryope, a Theban woman of Phoenician origin, mother of Chromis. She joined the Maenads disregarding her pregnancy, and went into labor when she was dragging a sacrificial bull by the horns.[4]
  • Dryope, a Lemnian.[5]
  • Dryope, mother of the Oenotropae by Anius.[6]

See also

  • Dryopia

Notes

  1. Graves, Robert, (1955) 1960. The Greek Myths.
  2. Virgil, Aeneid 10.551
  3. Valerius Flaccus, 3.529 ff.; Statius, Silvae 1.5.22 & 3.4.42
  4. Statius, Thebaid 2.614 ff.
  5. Valerius Flaccus, 2.174
  6. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Anius

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