Thespius

Thespios (Greek Θέσπιος, latin Thespius ) is a figure in Greek mythology. He was the son of the Athenian king Erechtheus and Praxithea; his siblings were Cecrops, Orneus, Metion, Sicyon, Pandoros, Alkon, Eupalamos, Procris, Creusa, Oreithyia, Chthonia, Protogeneia, Pandora and Merope.

He was (not to be confused with a native of Ikaria Thespis ) king of Thebes in Boeotia neighboring Thespiai.

From Thespios ' marriage to Megamede, daughter of Arneus, went 50 daughters who Thespiaden ( Θεσπιάδες ) out. According to other sources Thespios had these daughters of several women. He wished that the Thespiaden children received by the hero Heracles. This imposed in Thespios ' order a beating on Mount Cithaeron cattle lions. The wily king promised him each night with each of his 50 daughters, of whom he ever gave birth to a son each. According to another tradition the hero slept with them in one night; however, refused one daughter, the virgin priestess in a temple of Heracles was later, while another gave birth to twins. 40 sons went under the leadership of Iolaus to Sardinia, where they settled in the countryside Joleum.

The names of the daughters and their sons were herakleischen:

  • Aischreis, mother of Leukones
  • Aglaia, mother of Antiades
  • Anthea, mother of Eurypylos
  • Anthippe, mother of Menippides
  • Anti Mache, mother of Buleus
  • Antiope, mother of Atidos
  • Archedike, mother of Dynastes
  • Argele, mother of Nikodromos
  • Asybia, mother of Alopios
  • Atrome (?), Mother of Keleustanor
  • Chryseis, mother of Oreias
  • Eleuchea ( Terpsikratea? ) - Euryops
  • Eone, mother of the mentor
  • Epilais, mother of Astyanax
  • Erasippe, mother of Lycurgus
  • Erato, mother of Asopides
  • Euboea, mother of Olympos
  • Eubote, mother of Eurypylos
  • Eurybia, mother of Polylaos
  • Euryke, mother of Pylos
  • Exole, mother of Kleolaos
  • Halokrate, mother of Lynkeus
  • Helikones, mother of Olympuses
  • Hesychea, mother of Phalias
  • Hippodrome, mother of Teleutagoras
  • Hippokrate, mother of Hippozygos
  • Klytippa, mother of Eurykapes
  • Krathe, mother of the Jobes
  • Lanomene, mother of the Teles
  • Laothoe, mother of Iphis ( Alopios? )
  • Leukippe, mother of Euryteles
  • Lysis, mother of Eumedas and Creon (?)
  • Lysidike, mother of Entredides
  • Marse, mother of Bukolos
  • Meline, mother of Laomedon
  • Metis, mother of Kales
  • Nike, mother of Olympos
  • Nikippe, mother of Patroclus
  • Panope, mother of Thrisippas
  • Patro, mother of the Ark Machos
  • Phyleis, mother of Tigasis
  • Praxithea, mother of Lysippos
  • Procris, mother of anti Leon and Hippeus
  • Pyrippe, mother of Nephos
  • Stratonike, mother of Homolypos
  • Terpsikrate, mother of Oestrebeles
  • Toxikrate, mother of Lykios
  • Typhise, mother of Amestrios
  • Xanthi, mother of Eurythras
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