Argennis
Argennis (Ancient Greek: Ἀργεννίς) was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, which was derived from Argennus (sometimes Anglicized as "Argynnos"), a son of Peisidice.
Argennus was lusted after by the ancient king Agamemnon, and pursued by him.[1] In order to escape, Argennus hurled himself to his death in the river Cephissus, after which Agamemnon built a sanctuary of Aphrodite Argennis to honor him.[2][3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Bell, Robert E. (1993). "Argennis". Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780195079777. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnicas. v. Ἀργεννίς
- ^ Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.608
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Argennis". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 280.
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