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Siproites

human_specialist earth Greek single tradition · 4

Siproites was a Cretan who was metamorphized into a woman by Artemis for having seen the goddess bathing while he was hunting.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Siproites' story survives in the works of Antoninus Liberalis.

Relationships

enemy of
Artemis (Diana)
co occurs with
Tiresias, Orion, Calydon, Daphnis, Scamandrius, Astynome, Iapetus, Bouphagos, Broteas, Attis, Athena, Actaeon, Ares, Hermes

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Artemis
  2. Siproites
  3. Artemis Alphaea
  4. Tauropolia

Source passages

“According to Antoninus Liberalis, Siproites was a Cretan who was metamorphized into a woman by Artemis for having seen the goddess bathing while he was hunting.”

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“it has been noted that in comparison to Actaeon, Artemis was rather lenient toward Siproites for what was the same offence. The sex-reversal story brings its hero Siproites into line with several other male hunters and soldiers who were emasculated by a goddess, both literally and metaphorically”

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