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Phoebe

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Phoebe is one of three crowned goddesses depicted on a bronze tablet discovered at Pergamon. The tablet dates to the first half of the 3rd century AD. The name of the goddess appears above her head: Dione (ΔΙⲰΝΗ), Phoebe (ΦΟΙΒΙΗ), and the obscure Nyche (ΝΥΧΙΗ).

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When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears on a bronze tablet discovered at Pergamon.

Relationships

co occurs with
Nyche, Leucophryne, Tityos, Asteria, Perses, Ourea, Panacea, Iaso, Machaon, Podaleirius, Telaira, Lynceus, Akastos, Inachus, Hilaera, Aphareus, Anaxias, Hilaeira, Mnasinus, Persephone, Melinoe, Dione, Hecate, Sol, Zeus, Hera, Python, Cronus, Gaia, Uranus, Pontus, Neaera, Asclepius, Dioskouroi, Jupiter, Castor, Mercury, Artemis, Athena
syncretized with
Diana, Artemis (Diana), Luna, Selene
parent of
Leto, Asteria, Mnesileus, Mnesileos, Mnasinous
consort of
Coeus, Pollux
sibling of
Coeus, Themis, Tethys, Hyperion, Cronos, Oceanus, Crius, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Phaethon, Lampetia, Phaethusa, Aetherie, Dioxippe, Merope, Helie, Aegle, Hilaeira, Helen
enemy of
Idas
child of
Apollo, Gaia, Uranus, Helios, Clymene, Leukippos, Leucippus, Philodice

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Mentioned by

and 13 more

Sources

wikipedia (12)
  1. Melinoë
  2. Phoebe (Titaness)
  3. Phoebe (mythology)
  4. Leto
  5. Asteria
  6. Gaia
  7. Lampetia
  8. Phoibe
  9. Anakeion
  10. Castor et Pollux
  11. Phoebe (daughter of Leucippus)
  12. Temple of Castor and Pollux

Source passages

“The name of the goddess appears above her head: Dione (ΔΙⲰΝΗ), Phoebe (ΦΟΙΒΙΗ), and the obscure Nyche (ΝΥΧΙΗ).”

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“Phoebe, one of the moons of Saturn is named after this goddess, as the sister of Cronus, Saturn's Greek equivalent. Phoebe (also spelled Phebe) is also a popular feminine given name in the English-speaking world.”

#18930 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Phoebe, an epithet of Artemis, also shared by Selene.”

#20277 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Leto is the daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus.”

#22701 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“All surviving sources make Asteria the daughter of the original Titans Phoebe and Coeus, and the younger sister of Leto.”

#27804 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001