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Hermodike II has been attributed with inventing coinage by Aristotle.[1] Other historians have translated the name as Hermodice, Damodice or Demodike as translated by Julius Pollux.[2][3]
Hermodike II was the daughter of a dynastic Agamemnon of Cyme and married to the third dynastic King Midas, possibly a literary reference to Alyattes of Lydia, in the 6th century BC.[4] She was named after Hermodike I who has been attributed with inventing the Greek written script.
^Aristotle, fr.611,37 ed. V.Rose
^Pollux, Onamastikon IX.83
^Muscarella, Oscar White (15 June 2013). Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East: Sites, Cultures, and Proveniences. ISBN 978-9004236691.
^ The History of Antiquity, Volumes I, V. and VI of VI, Max Duncker, Library of Alexandria
HermodikeII has been attributed with inventing coinage by Aristotle. Other historians have translated the name as Hermodice, Damodice or Demodike as translated...
Hermodike I has been attributed with inventing the Greek written script, i.e. the transfer of earlier technical knowledge from Phrygia into ancient Greek...
of smaller silver denominations had originated in Cyme (Aeolis) under HermodikeII. Sardis Soon after however, the gold coins were struck in a lighter standard...
the power of their lineage. Indeed, the daughter of Agamemnon of Cyme, HermodikeII, is credited with inventing coined money by Julius Pollux after she married...
the invention of coinage had passed into Greek society through HermodikeII. HermodikeII, the daughter of an Agamemnon of Cyme, claimed descent from the...
sought to form alliances with one another. For example, Hermodike I (c. 800 BC) and HermodikeII (c. 600BC), Greek princesses from the house of Agamemnon...
marriages, Hermodike I c. 800 BC to the Phrygian king Midas and HermodikeII c. 600 BC to Alyattes of Lydia. Alyattes was Croesus' father and HermodikeII was...
or to dissuade marauders or slave traders. Two examples, Hermodike I c.800BC and HermodikeII c.600BC were Greek princesses from the house of Agamemnon...
establish diplomatic relations are Hermodike I, who married the king of Phrygia around 800 BCE, and HermodikeII, who married the king of Lydia around...
from his invention after the technology passed into Greek usage through HermodikeII - a Greek princess from Cyme who was likely one of his wives (assuming...
fractions, Hemiobol, Ancient Greek coinage minted in Cyme (Aeolis) under HermodikeII then by the Ionian Greeks in the late sixth century BC. Sardis was renowned...
Pollux (Onamastikon IX.83), mention that the first issuer of coinage was Hermodike/Demodike of Cyme. Cyme was a city in Aeolia, nearby Lydia. Another example...
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