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Diogeneia (/dˈniə/; Ancient Greek: Διογένεια) may refer to three women in Greek mythology:

  • Diogeneia, daughter of the river god Cephissus and the wife of Phrasimus by whom she became the mother of Praxithea, wife of King Erechtheus.[1]
  • Diogeneia, an Eleusinian princess as one of the daughters of King Celeus and Metanira.[2]
  • Diogeneia, daughter of Phorbas, from Olenus in Achaea, and possibly Hyrmina, thus sister to Augeas,[3] Actor[4] and Tiphys.[5] She was the wife of King Alector of Elis and mother of Amarynceus.[6] Otherwise, the latter was called the son of Onesimachus[7]
  1. ^ Apollodorus, 3.15.1
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 1.5.1-2; Pausanias, 1.38.3
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 2.5.5
  4. ^ Pausanias, 5.1.11
  5. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 14.2
  6. ^ Eustathius of Thessalonica on Homer, pp. 303 & 1598
  7. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 97

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Diogeneia

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Diogeneia (/daɪoʊˈdʒiːniə/; Ancient Greek: Διογένεια) may refer to three women in Greek mythology: Diogeneia, daughter of the river god Cephissus and the...

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Metion

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as the son of King Erechtheus and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. Metion was the brother of Cecrops, Pandorus, Protogeneia, Pandora, Creusa...

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Celeus

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Callidice, Demo, Cleisidice and Callithoe in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, and Diogeneia, Pammerope and Saesara by Pausanias. In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Celeus...

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Augeas

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latter account, Augeas was probably the brother of Actor, Tiphys and Diogeneia. His children were Epicaste, Phyleus, Agamede, Agasthenes, and Eurytus...

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Naiad

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the river-god Cephisus Dercetis Boeotia mother of Alatreus by Laphitaon Diogeneia Attica daughter of the river-god Cephisus; the wife of the Athenian lord...

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Triptolemus

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Cothonea ✓ Eleusis and Cyntinea ✓ Trochilus and Eleusinian woman ✓ Siblings Eubuleus ✓ ✓ Cercyon (half-brother) ✓ ✓ Diogeneia ✓ Pammerope ✓ Saesara ✓...

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Saesara

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and thus probably the sister of Callidice, Demo, Cleisidice, Callithoe, Diogeneia, Pammerope, Demophon, and Triptolemus. She married Crocon and became the...

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Amarynceus

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Eleans. Amarynceus was the son of Onesimachus or of Acetor (Alector) and Diogeneia. In some account, his father was the Thessalian immigrant Pyttius. Mnesimache...

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Protogeneia

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of King Erechtheus and probably Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. She and her sister Pandora committed suicide when Erechtheus sacrificed...

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Pandorus

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of King Erechtheus of Athens and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. He was the brother of Metion, Cecrops, Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris...

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Diogenes Euergetes

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the "benefactor" (Euergetes) of the city, along with a festival, the Diogeneia (Διογένεια), and gymnasium, the Diogeneion (Διογένειον), having been set...

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Alector

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aid and gave his new ally a share of the kingdom. By Phorbas’ daughter, Diogeneia, Alector became father of Amarynceus. Alector, the Argive son of Anaxagoras...

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Orithyia of Athens

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Erechtheus of Athens and his wife, Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. She was sister to Cecrops, Pandorus, Metion, Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris...

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Chthonia

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daughter of King Erechtheus and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. She was sacrificed by her father who had received a prophecy according...

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Thespius

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Erechtheus, King of Athens, and possibly Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. He was probably the brother of Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris, Creusa...

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Praxithea

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also called Pasithea. Praxithea, an Athenian daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia, daughter of the river-god Cephissus. She became queen of Athens after...

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Orneus

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of King Erechtheus and probably Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. His possible siblings were Protogeneia, Pandora, Creusa, Procris, Oreithyia...

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Creusa of Athens

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Erechtheus, King of Athens and his wife, Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. She was the sister of Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris, Oreithyia, Chthonia...

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Hyrmine

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became the mother of the Argonauts Augeas, Actor, Tiphys and a daughter, Diogeneia. The natural father of Augeas by her may have been Helios. Otherwise,...

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