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* Pronoe, one of the 50 [[Nereids]], marine-[[nymph]] daughters of the '[[Old Man of the Sea]]' [[Nereus]] and the [[Oceanids|Oceanid]] [[Doris (Oceanid)|Doris]].<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 240</ref> Her name means "the provident"<ref>{{Cite book|last=[[Kerényi]]|first=Carl|title=The Gods of the Greeks|publisher=[[Thames and Hudson]]|year=1951|location=London|pages=65}}</ref> or "bewailing, complaining".<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|last=Bane|first=Theresa|title=Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology|publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers|year=2013|isbn=9780786471119|page=282}}</ref> |
* Pronoe, one of the 50 [[Nereids]], marine-[[nymph]] daughters of the '[[Old Man of the Sea]]' [[Nereus]] and the [[Oceanids|Oceanid]] [[Doris (Oceanid)|Doris]].<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 240</ref> Her name means "the provident"<ref>{{Cite book|last=[[Kerényi]]|first=Carl|title=The Gods of the Greeks|publisher=[[Thames and Hudson]]|year=1951|location=London|pages=65}}</ref> or "bewailing, complaining".<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|last=Bane|first=Theresa|title=Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology|publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers|year=2013|isbn=9780786471119|page=282}}</ref> |
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* Pronoe, daughter of [[Phorbus (mythology)|Phorbus]]. She married King [[Aetolus, son of Endymion|Aetolus]] of [[Aetolia]] and bore him [[Pleuron of Aetolia|Pleuron]] and [[Calydon (mythology)|Calydon]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+1.7.7&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=1:chapter=7&highlight=Pronoe 1.7.6]; Hard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA412 p. 412].</ref> |
* Pronoe, daughter of [[Phorbus (mythology)|Phorbus]]. She married King [[Aetolus, son of Endymion|Aetolus]] of [[Aetolia]] and bore him [[Pleuron of Aetolia|Pleuron]] and [[Calydon (mythology)|Calydon]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+1.7.7&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=1:chapter=7&highlight=Pronoe 1.7.6]; Hard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA412 p. 412].</ref> |
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* Pronoe, an [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argive]] princess as daughter of King [[Melampus]] of [[Ancient Argos|Argos]], and [[Iphianeira]], daughter of [[Megapenthes]]. She was considered to be a seer.<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], 4.68.5</ref> |
* Pronoe, an [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argive]] princess as daughter of King [[Melampus]] of [[Ancient Argos|Argos]], and [[Iphianeira]], daughter of [[Megapenthes]]. She was considered to be a seer.<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/4D*.html#68.5 4.68.5]</ref> |
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* Pronoe, daughter of the river god [[Asopus]], mother of [[Phocus]] by [[Poseidon]].<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.517</ref> |
* Pronoe, daughter of the river god [[Asopus]], mother of [[Phocus]] by [[Poseidon]].<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.517</ref> |
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*Pronoe, a [[Naiad]] of a river in [[Lycia]]. She told [[Kaunos (mythology)|Caunus]] what had happened to his sister [[Byblis]] (that she had killed herself), and persuaded him to stay with her on condition that he receive rulership of the country of Lycia or [[Caria]]. The couple had a son [[Aegialus (mythology)|Aegialus]] who inherited the kingdom upon his father's death.<ref>[[Conon (mythographer)|Conon]], ''Narrations'' 2</ref> |
*Pronoe, a [[Naiad]] of a river in [[Lycia]]. She told [[Kaunos (mythology)|Caunus]] what had happened to his sister [[Byblis]] (that she had killed herself), and persuaded him to stay with her on condition that he receive rulership of the country of Lycia or [[Caria]]. The couple had a son [[Aegialus (mythology)|Aegialus]] who inherited the kingdom upon his father's death.<ref>[[Conon (mythographer)|Conon]], ''Narrations'' [https://topostext.org/work/489#2 2]</ref> |
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*Pronoe, a [[nymph]] mother of the Trojan [[Lassus (mythology)|Lassus]]. This son was killed by [[Podalirius]] during the [[Trojan war]].<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], 6.497</ref> |
*Pronoe, a [[nymph]] mother of the Trojan [[Lassus (mythology)|Lassus]]. This son was killed by [[Podalirius]] during the [[Trojan war]].<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], 6.497</ref> |
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Pronoe (/ˈprɒnoʊiː/; Ancient Greek: Προνόη Pronóē means 'forethought') refers to six characters in Greek mythology.
- Pronoe, one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[1] Her name means "the provident"[2] or "bewailing, complaining".[3]
- Pronoe, daughter of Phorbus. She married King Aetolus of Aetolia and bore him Pleuron and Calydon.[4]
- Pronoe, an Argive princess as daughter of King Melampus of Argos, and Iphianeira, daughter of Megapenthes. She was considered to be a seer.[5]
- Pronoe, daughter of the river god Asopus, mother of Phocus by Poseidon.[6]
- Pronoe, a Naiad of a river in Lycia. She told Caunus what had happened to his sister Byblis (that she had killed herself), and persuaded him to stay with her on condition that he receive rulership of the country of Lycia or Caria. The couple had a son Aegialus who inherited the kingdom upon his father's death.[7]
- Pronoe, a nymph mother of the Trojan Lassus. This son was killed by Podalirius during the Trojan war.[8]
Notes
- ^ Hesiod, Theogony 240
- ^ Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 65.
- ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 282. ISBN 9780786471119.
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.7.6; Hard, p. 412.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.68.5
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Iliad 2.517
- ^ Conon, Narrations 2
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 6.497
References
- 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.
- Conon, Fifty Narrations, surviving as one-paragraph summaries in the Bibliotheca (Library) of Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople translated from the Greek by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-415-18636-0. Google Books.
- Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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