Acontius

Acontius (Greek Ἀκόντιος ) In Greek mythology, a young man from the island of Ceos. On Delos, he falls in love with a festival in honor of the goddess Artemis in the beautiful Kydippe from Athens. He turns a trick on to win it: In the Temple of Artemis, he throws an apple to Kydippe in whose shell he has carved the words " In Artemis, I'll take the Acontius to man". Kydippe is surprised and reads the sentence aloud, which he is to swear in the temple of Artemis, to which it is bound. Her father tried in vain to marry her with other men. Every time she leaves Artemis seriously ill. From the Oracle of Delphi 's father finally gets the Council to give it to the Acontius wife.

It describes the saga of Callimachus of Cyrene in the Aitia (III 1, 26ff. ) And Ovid in the Heroides (20 and 21).

Evidence

• Gerhard Fink: Who's who in ancient mythology. 2nd edition. German Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-423-30362- X, page 30

• Person of Greek mythology