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Philonome

Greek single tradition · 1

Philonome, also called Polyboea or Scamandria, was the daughter of Tragasus and second wife of King Cycnus of Colonae. She fell in love with her stepson Tenes and, being rejected, falsely accused him before Cycnus of having made love to her. But when her husband discovered the truth, he buried her alive in the earth.

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Greek mythology.

Relationships

consort of
Cycnus
co occurs with
Ares, Phylonome
child of
Tragasus

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Philonome (mythology)

Source passages

“Philonome, also called Polyboea or Scamandria, daughter of Tragasus and second wife of King Cycnus of Colonae. She fell in love with her stepson Tenes and, being rejected, falsely accused him before Cycnus of having made love to her.”

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