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👤 Cainis

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  • Information
    original identity of Lapith Caineus
    Gender
    Female
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Daughter of
    👤 Eilatos (Thessalian) Thessalian father of Caineus and Polyphemos👤 Atrax (f. of Hippodameia) father of Cainis and Hippodameia and eponym of the Thessalian city of Atrax
    Born at
    🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece
    Transformed into
    👤 Caineus Lapith, Argonaut, originally Cainis
    Belongs to
    👥 the Lapiths ethnic collective associated with Thessaly and northern Greece
    Related entities
    👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Caineus Lapith, Argonaut, originally Cainis👤 Eilatos (Thessalian) Thessalian father of Caineus and Polyphemos🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece👥 the Lapiths ethnic collective associated with Thessaly and northern Greece🌍 Lapithe (Thessaly) city or region associated with Lapiths👤 Teiresias Theban prophet👤 Mestra daughter of Erysichthon👤 Leucippe (Cretan) changes into a man👤 Siproites (Cretan)👤 Atrax (f. of Hippodameia) father of Cainis and Hippodameia and eponym of the Thessalian city of Atrax
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.22📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 3📖 Lucian, The Dance 56-57📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.264📖 Lucian, The Dream, or the Cock 19📖 Callimachus fr. 577 Pfeiffer📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.260-8.328📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 17📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.146-12.244
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, The DanceD-Scholia, IliadLucian, The Dream, or the CockCallimachusOvid, MetamorphosesAntoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, EhoiaiNicander
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 165 Most📖 Nicander fr. 45 Gow-Scholfield
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