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Encyclopedia > Antiope

Antiope ([æn ˈtaɪ o pe]) can mean:

    • Antiope - sister of Hippolyte kidnapped by Theseus, during Heracles' ninth labour;
    • Antiope - associated with the mythology of Thebes, Greece.
    • Antiope, daughter of Thespius who bore Heracles a son, Alopius
    • Antiope,nymph of Pieria,the mother, by Pierus, of the Pierides, nine sisters who challenged the muses and, on their defeat, were turned into birds (Cicero (De Nat. Deor. iii. 21)
  • Or:
    • Antiope, from the fictional DC Comics universe;
    • Antiope, a double asteroid;
    • Antiope - a now-abandoned teletext system;
    • Antiope - a chef-d'oeuvre of Correggio in the Louvre.
    • ANTIOPE - a freeware general purpose Windows-based simulator of NMR spectra and dynamics.
The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... Antiope () is a figure from Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Hippolyta is the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle she was given by her father Ares, the god of war. ... Theseus (Greek ) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, with whom Aethra lay in one night (By some accounts, this was presented as a rape). ... Alcides redirects here. ... Hercules and the hydra by Antonio Pollaiuolo The Twelve Labours (Greek: dodekathlos) of Heracles (Latin: Hercules) are a series of archaic episodes connected by a later continuous narrative, concerning a penance carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes. ... In Greek mythology, Antiope was the name of the daughter of the Boeotian river-god Asopus, according to Homer (Od. ... For other uses, see Mythology (disambiguation). ... Thebes (Demotic Greek: Θήβα — Thíva; Katharevousa: — Thêbai or Thívai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alcides redirects here. ... Pieria (Πιερία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... In Greek mythology, Pierus was the lover of Clio and father of Hyacinth. ... For other uses, see Antiope Antiope, in the fictional DC Comics universe, was the Amazon sister of Queen Hippolyta, and aunt to Wonder Woman. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... 90 Antiope (an-tye-a-pee) is an asteroid discovered on October 1, 1866 by Robert Luther. ... For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ... Antiope was a French teletext standard in the 1980s. ... This article is about the museum. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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AllRefer.com - Antiope (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia (246 words)
Fleeing to Sicyon to escape the wrath of her father, she was forced to abandon her infants on Mt. Cithaeron, where they were raised by shepherds.
Antiope was pursued and captured by her uncle Lycus, then king of Thebes, and his wife Dirce, who treated her with great cruelty.
Later the sons of Antiope revenged their mother; they dethroned Lycus and punished Dirce by tying her to the horns of a bull.
90 Antiope (1039 words)
Antiope was the daughter of Nycteus, king of Thebes, and Polyxo and mother of two children by Zeus.
Antiope is also mentioned as one of the queens of the Amazones and daughter of Ares.
Antiope (top) is a double asteroid, in contrast to Kleopatra (bottom) which is a single connected body.
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