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Antiope (daughter of Pylon)

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Ιn Greek mythology, Antiope (/ænˈt.əpi/; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόπη derived from αντι anti "against, compared to, like" and οψ ops "voice" or means "confronting"[1]) was the daughter of Pylon or Pylaon. She was married to Eurytus, by whom she became the mother of the Argonauts Iphitus and Clytius, also of Toxeus, Deioneus, Molion, Didaeon and a very beautiful daughter, Iole. She is also called Antioche.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Robert Graves (1960). The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, London, England: Penguin Books. pp. s.v. Antiope. ISBN 978-0143106715.
  2. ^ Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.86
  3. ^ Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae 14, with Muncker's note

References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSchmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Antiope". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 201.