Polydamna
human_specialist Greek single tradition · 1
Polydamna is the wife of the noble Egyptian Thon who appears in Homer's Odyssey. She possesses knowledge of magical potions and gives Helen a nepenthe, an anti-sorrow drug that quells all sorrows with forgetfulness.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – -700
- Historical notes
- First appears in the fourth book of Homer's Odyssey, composed circa 8th century BCE.
Relationships
- consort of
- Thon
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“a magical potion given to Helen by Polydamna, the wife of the noble Egyptian Thon; it quells all sorrows with forgetfulness.”
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