Cydippe
Cydippe is a maiden who is the object of Acontius's love in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Acontius implores a trick in order to get her to marry him in the eyes of the gods.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Appears in the works of Alexandrian poet Callimachus.
Relationships
- consort of
- Acontius
- allied with
- Cyrene
- co occurs with
- Artemis (Diana)
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Acontius (Ancient Greek: Ἀκόντιος, romanized: Akóntios, lit. 'javelin') in ancient Greek and Roman mythology is a beautiful youth from the Aegean island of Ceos, known for his love story in which he falls hopelessly in love with the maiden Cydippe, and implores a trick in order to get her to marry him in the eyes of the gods.”
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“The name Cydippe (Ancient Greek: Κυδίππη, romanized: Kudíppē) is attributed to four individuals in Greek mythology. Cydippe, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. She was in the train of Cyrene along with her sisters”
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