Boeotian mythology

In Greek mythology, Peneleos (Ancient Greek: Πηνελέως, Pēneléōs) or, less commonly, Peneleus (Πηνέλεος, Pēnéleos), son of Hippalcimus and Asterope, was an Achaean soldier in the Trojan War.

In Greek mythology, the name Areithous may refer to: * Areithous, King of Arne in Boeotia, and husband of Philomedusa, by whom he had a son Menesthius.

Laelaps (Greek: Λαῖλαψ, gen.: Λαίλαπος) (Lelaps, Lalaps, Lailaps) was a Greek mythological dog who never failed to catch what she was hunting.

Learchus (Greek: Λέαρχος) or Learches is a figure in Greek mythology and was the son of Athamas and Ino as well as the brother of Melicertes.

In Greek mythology, Minyas (Greek: Μινύας) was the founder of Orchomenus, Boeotia.

A sphinx (Greek: Σφίγξ [sfiŋks], Boeotian: Φίξ ['fi(:)ks]) is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.

In Greek mythology, Niobe (/ˈnaɪ.ə.biː/; Greek: Νιόβη [ni.óbɛː]) was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione, the most frequently cited, or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa, and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.

Glaucus (Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος) was a Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb.

Iphigenia in Aulis or at Aulis (Ancient Greek: Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Αὐλίδι, Iphigeneia en Aulidi; variously translated, including the Latin Iphigenia in Aulide) is the last of the extant works by the playwright Euripides.

In Greek mythology, Antiope (/ænˈtaɪ.əpiː/; Greek: Ἀντιόπη) was the daughter of the Boeotian river god Asopus, according to Homer; in later sources she is called the daughter of the "nocturnal" king Nycteus of Thebes or, in the Cypria, of Lycurgus, but for Homer her site is purely Boeotian.

In Greek mythology, Krotos or Crotus was the son of Pan and Eupheme.

In Greek mythology, Menippe and Metioche were daughters of Orion.

In Greek mythology, Erginus /ˈɜːrdʒᵻnəs/ (Ancient Greek: Ἐργῖνος) was king of Minyan Orchomenus in Boeotia.

In Greek mythology, Antigone (/ænˈtɪɡəniː/ an-TI-gə-nee; Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter/sister of Oedipus and his mother, Jocasta.

In Greek mythology, Jocasta (/dʒoʊˈkæstə/), also known as Jocaste (Greek: Ἰοκάστη Iokástē [i.okástɛ͜ɛ]) or Epicaste (/ˌɛpɪˈkæsti/; Ἐπικάστη Epikaste), was a daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi, and Queen consort of Thebes, Greece.

In Greek mythology, Ialmenus was a son of Ares and Astyoche, and twin brother of Ascalaphus.

In Greek mythology, the Teumessian fox, or Cadmean vixen, was a gigantic fox that was destined never to be caught.

Helle (/ˈhɛli/; Greek: Ἕλλη), sometimes also called Athamantis (Ἀθαμαντίς), was a character in Greek mythology who figured prominently in the story of Jason and the Argonauts.

In Greek mythology, Tiphys (Τῖφυς), son of Hagnias (or of Phorbas and Hyrmine), was the helmsman of the Argonauts.

In Greek mythology, Tiresias (/taɪˈriːsiəs/; Greek: Τειρεσίας, Teiresias) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years.

In Greek mythology, the name Eleuther (Ἑλευθήρ) may refer to: * Eleuther, son of Apollo and Aethusa.

In Greek mythology, Eurydice (Greek: Εὐρυδίκη), sometimes called Henioche, was the wife of Creon, a king of Thebes.

In Greek mythology, Euryganeia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυγάνεια, Eurygáneia) is occasionally named as Oedipus' second wife and the mother of his children, Polynices, Eteocles, Ismene and Antigone.

In Greek mythology, the name Chryse (Ancient Greek: Χρύση or Χρυσῆ "golden") may refer to: * Chryse, daughter of Almus, a lover of Ares and mother of Phlegyas.

In Greek mythology, Arne (/ˈɑːrniː/; Ancient Greek: Ἄρνη) or Melanippe (/mɛləˈnɪpiː/; Μελανίππη) was a daughter of Aeolus and Melanippe (also Hippe or Euippe), daughter of Chiron.

In Greek mythology, Narcissus (/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/; Greek: Νάρκισσος, Nárkissos) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty.

Atalanta (/ˌætəˈlæntə/; Greek: Ἀταλάντη Atalantē) is a character in Greek mythology, a virgin huntress, unwilling to marry, and loved by the hero Meleager.

In Greek mythology, Alcmene /ælkˈmiːniː/ or Alcmena /ælkˈmiːnə/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμήνη or Ἀλκμάνα [Doric]) was the wife of Amphitryon by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome.

Amphitryon (/æmˈfɪtriən/; Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, gen.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side"), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis.

Actaeon (/ækˈtiːən/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταίων), in Greek mythology, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero.

In Greek mythology, Schoeneus (Σχοινεύς) was the name of several individuals: 1.

In Greek mythology, Boeotus (/biːˈoʊtəs/; Ancient Greek: Βοιωτός Boiotos) was the eponym of Boeotia in Greece.

In Greek mythology, Poemander (or Poimandros) was the son of Chaeresilaus (son of Iasius) and Stratonice.

In Greek mythology, Almus /ˈælməs/ (Ἄλμος) was a son of Sisyphus and brother of Glaucus, Ornytion and Thersander.

Trophonius /trəˈfoʊniəs/ (Greek: Τροφώνιος, Trophōnios) was a Greek hero or daimon or god—it was never certain which one—with a rich mythological tradition and an oracular cult at Lebadaea in Boeotia.

In Greek mythology, Menoeceus (/məˈniːsiəs, -sjuːs/; Greek: Μενοικεύς Menoikeús) was the father of Creon, Jocasta and Hipponome and both grandfather and father-in-law of Oedipus.

In Greek mythology, Leitus (Λήιτος) was the son of Alector (Alectryon) and Polybule or of Lacritus and Cleobule, brother of Clonius, from Boeotia.

In Greek mythology, Kalydnos (Greek: Κάλυδνος, latinized as Calydnus) was a son of Uranus and the first king of Thebes, after whom the city was thought to have been called Calydna.

In Greek mythology, Megara (/ˈmɛɡərə/; Greek: Μεγάρα) was the oldest daughter of Creon, king of Thebes.

In Greek mythology, Autonoë (/ɔːˈtɒnoʊ.i/; Ancient Greek: Αὐτονόη) was a daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes, Greece, and the goddess Harmonia.

In Greek mythology, Echo (/ˈɛkoʊ/; Greek: Ἠχώ, Ēkhō, "echo", from ἦχος (ēchos), "sound") was an Oread who resided on Mount Cithaeron.

In Greek mythology Ino (/ˈaɪnoʊ/ Greek: Ἰνώ Ancient: [iːnɔ̌ː]) was a mortal queen of Thebes, who after her death and transfiguration was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess.

In Greek mythology, Arcesilaus was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, from Boeotia, commander of ten ships.

There are several figures named Pelagon (Πελάγων, -όνος) in Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, Prothoenor (Greek: Προθοήνωρ) was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, from Thespiae in Boeotia, son of Areilycus and Theobule, brother of Arcesilaus; he commanded eight ships.

Semele (/ˈsɛməli/; Greek: Σεμέλη Semelē), in Greek mythology, daughter of the Boeotian hero Cadmus and Harmonia, was the mortal mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths.

Phlegyas /ˈflɛdʒiəs/ (Greek: Φλεγύας), son of Ares and Chryse or Dotis, was king of the Lapiths in Greek mythology.

Dirce (/ˈdɜːrsiː/; Ancient Greek: Δίρκη, pronounced [dírkɛː], modern Greek [ˈdirci], meaning "double" or "cleft") was the wife of Lycus in Greek mythology, and aunt to Antiope whom Zeus impregnated.

Harmonia (/hɑːrˈmoʊniə/; Ancient Greek: Ἁρμονία), in ancient Greek religion, is the immortal goddess of peace, harmony and concord.

In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus (/ˌæmfiəˈreɪəs/; Greek: Ἀμφιάραος Amphiaraos, "doubly cursed" or "twice Ares-like") was the son of Oecles and Hypermnestra, and husband of Eriphyle.

In Greek mythology, Eteocles was a king of Orchomenus.

In Greek mythology, Syleus (Ancient Greek: Συλεύς) was a man of Aulis, Lydia killed by Heracles for his nefarious deeds.

In Greek mythology Phrixus (/ˈfrɪksəs/; also spelt Phryxus; Greek: Φρίξος, Phrixos) was the son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele (a goddess of clouds).

In Greek mythology, the name Presbon (Πρέσβων "elder, senior") may refer to: * Presbon, a son of Phrixus and Chalciope mentioned in few sources, and never enumerated alongside his brothers Argus, Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus.

In Greek mythology, the name Ismenus (Ἰσμηνός) may refer to: * Ismenus, a son of Oceanus and Tethys, god of the river of the same name.

Acraepheus (Greek: Ἀκραιφεύς) was, in Greek mythology, a son of Apollo to whom the foundation of the town of Acraephnium, a Boeotian town on the lake Copais, was ascribed.

In Greek mythology, Euonymus (Εὐώνυμος "well-named", an euphemistic epithet) was the son of Gaia by either Uranus or Cephissus.

In Greek mythology, Itonus /aɪˈtoʊnəs/ was the son of Amphictyon.

In Greek mythology, there were several people named Anthedon (Ἀνθηδών) — at least two male and one female.

In Greek mythology, Ptous /ˈtoʊəs/ (Πτῶος) was the eponym of Mount Ptous in Boeotia on which the town Acraephnium was situated.

In Greek mythology, Eunostus was a hero of Tanagra, Boeotia.

In Greek mythology, Chaeresilaus is solely known for having been the son of Iasius (himself son of Eleuther) and the father of Poemander by Stratonice.

In Greek mythology, Lophis was the young son of a ruler of Haliartus, Boeotia.

Dercetis is the name of a nymph in Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, Hyettus (Ancient Greek: Ὕηττος - Hyettos) was a native of Argos thought to have been the first man ever to have exacted vengeance over adultery: he reputedly killed Molurus, whom he had caught with his wife, and was sent into exile.

In Greek mythology, Hyperphas was a leader of the Phlegyans and an ally of the Thebans.

In Greek mythology, Ismenis was a Naiad nymph, one of the daughters of the Boeotian river god Ismenus: Ismenis is a patronymic rather than a given name.

In Greek mythology, the name Saon (Σάων) may refer to: * Saon of Samothrace, son of either Zeus and an unnamed nymph or of Hermes and Rhene.