Elatus
There were several figures named Elatus /ˈɛlətəs/ or Élatos (Ancient Greek: Ἔλατος, romanized: Elatos[1]) in Greek mythology.
- Elatus, a son of Arcas by either Leaneira[2] (or Laodameia), Meganeira, Chrysopeleia[3] or Erato[4] and the brother of Apheidas and Azan. He was allotted by Arcas the region of then-nameless Mount Cyllene as his domain, but afterwards migrated to the region which later became known as Phocis, and assisted the local inhabitants in the war against the Phlegyans; he was renowned as founder and eponym of the city Elatea.[5] An image of him was carved on a stele in the marketplace of Elatea.[6] He married Laodice (daughter of Cinyras) and became by her, the father of Stymphalus, Pereus, Aepytus, Ischys, and Cyllen.[7]
- Elatus, a Lapith chieftain of Larissa, Thessaly. He was the father, by Hippeia, of Caeneus,[8] Polyphemus,[9] the seer Ampycus,[10] Ischys who was beloved by Coronis,[11] and a daughter Dotia, possibly the eponym of Dotion (Dotium) in Thessaly[12] (see also Dotis).
- Elatus, a centaur, killed during a battle with Heracles by a poisoned arrow that passed through his arm and continued to wound Chiron in the knee.[13]
- The minor planet 31824 Elatus is named after this figure.
- Elatus or Elaton, a charioteer of Amphiaraus,[14] otherwise known as Baton.
- Elatus, father of Euanippe, who was the mother of Polydorus by Hippomedon.[15]
- Elatus, a son of Icarius and father of Taenarus by Erymede, daughter of Damasiclus.[16] In one account, Taenarus was instead called the child of Icarius with no mention of the birth mother.[17]
- Elatus, an ally of the Trojans from Pedasus, killed by Agamemnon.[18]
- Elatus, one of the suitors of Penelope from Same along with other 22 wooers.[19] He was slain by Emaeus during the assault of Odysseus.[20]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ lit. 'ductile, or 'fir tree' or 'made of fir', deriving directly from the noun elate (ἐλάτη), meaning fir or pine tree'
- ↑ Fowler, p. 107; Scholia ad Euripides, Orestes 1646
- ↑ Apollodorus, 3.9.1
- ↑ Pausanias, 5.1.4; 8.4.1–2; 8.9.9 & 10.9.5
- ↑ Pausanias, 8.4.4
- ↑ Pausanias, 10.34.6
- ↑ Apollodorus, 3.9.1; Pausanias, 8.4.4
- ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.497
- ↑ Apollonius Rhodius, 1.41; Apollodorus, 1.9.16; Hyginus, Fabulae 14
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 128
- ↑ Scholia ad Pindar, Pythian Ode 3.31 (55); Apollodorus, 3.10.3
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dotion citing Pherecydes
- ↑ Apollodorus, 2.5.4
- ↑ Apollodorus, 3.6.8
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 71
- ↑ Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.102
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Tainaros
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 6.33
- ↑ Homer, Odyssey 22.268; Apollodorus, E.7.28
- ↑ Apollodorus, E.7.33
References
[edit]- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Fowler, Robert L., Early Greek Mythography. Volume 2: Commentary. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-814741-1
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Elatus" 1., "Elatus" 2.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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