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👤 Cinyras (Cypriot I)

  • we treat the "two" figures named Cinyras in Ovid as the same; Roscher and BNP (Graf) only identify one mythical figure named Cinyras
  • Information
    father of Adonis, king in Lesbos or Cilicia
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878246
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/27991
    Gender
    Male
    Son of
    👤 Sandocos son of Astynoos👤 Pharnace daughter of Megassares👤 Paphos daughter of Pygmalion
    Father of
    👤 Laodice (Arcadian I) daughter of Cinyras👤 Oxyporos son of Cinyras👤 Orsedice daughter of Cinyras👤 Laogora daughter of Cinyras👤 Braisia daughter of Cinyras👤 Adonis son of Smyrna👤 Eune wife of Teucer on Cypros👤 Smyrna (m. of Adonis) daughter of Cinyras or Theias👥 the Daughters of Cinyras punished for some offense
    Husband of
    👤 Cenchreis (w. of Cinyras)👤 Metharme daughter of Pygmalion
    Has children with
    👤 Metharme daughter of Pygmalion👤 Cenchreis (w. of Cinyras)👤 Smyrna (m. of Adonis) daughter of Cinyras or Theias
    Founder of
    🌍 Paphos (Cyprus) city on Cyprus
    Ruler of
    🌍 Cyprus (island) island in the Aegean
    Priest of
    👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess
    Priest at
    🌍 Cyprus (island) island in the Aegean
    Creates
    🏛️ the Temple of Aphrodite at Aphaca (Syria)
    Related entities
    👤 Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of Helen👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Talthybios Greek herald at Troy🌍 Cyprus (island) island in the Aegean👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy🏺 the Breastplate of Agamemnon🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad👤 Son of Mygdalion (name unknown) leader of the Cyprian contingent at Troy👥 the Cyprian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent👤 Laodice (Arcadian I) daughter of Cinyras👤 Pharnace daughter of Megassares👤 Sandocos son of Astynoos🌍 Celenderis (Cilicia) city in Cilicia🌍 Paphos (Cyprus) city on Cyprus👤 Metharme daughter of Pygmalion👤 Braisia daughter of Cinyras👤 Laogora daughter of Cinyras👤 Orsedice daughter of Cinyras👤 Oxyporos son of Cinyras👤 Adonis son of Smyrna👤 Eune wife of Teucer on Cypros🌍 Aphaca (Syria) city in Syria🏛️ the Temple of Aphrodite at Aphaca (Syria)👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Smyrna (m. of Adonis) daughter of Cinyras or Theias👥 the Daughters of Cinyras punished for some offense👤 Paphos daughter of Pygmalion👤 Cenchreis (w. of Cinyras)👥 the Erinyes personifications of vengeance👤 Hippolyte (n. of Smyrna) nurse of Smyrna who helps her have sex with father
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.9📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.9.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.3📖 Homer, Iliad 11.15-11.46📖 Pausanias 1.3.2📖 Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 9📖 Pindar, Pythian 2 13-20📖 Pindar, Nemean 8 1-18📖 Ovid, Ibis 359-360📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.70-6.103📖 Pausanias 9.16.3-9.16.4📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.298-10.367📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.368-10.445📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.446-10.518📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.154📖 Ovid, Heroides 4
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasLucian, On the Syrian GoddessPindar, Pythian 2Pindar, Nemean 8Ovid, IbisOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Anacreon
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Anacreon fr. 361 PMG
    Commentary
    we treat the "two" figures named Cinyras in Ovid as the same; Roscher and BNP (Graf) only identify one mythical figure named Cinyras
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