Ogyges (Ogygus, Ogygos, Ho Gygos^{[citation needed]}, Ωγύγος in Greek) is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia.^[1] Though the original etymology and meaning are uncertain, the Greek word Ogygios (Ωγύγιος), meaning Ogygian, came to be synonymous with "primeval," "primal," or "from earliest ages."^[2] The word mythology (from the Greek μυολογία mythología, from mythologein to relate myths, from mythos, meaning a narrative, and logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use the supernatural to interpret natural events and... Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, which begins roughly with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer (7th century BC), and continues through the rise of Christianity and the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century AD... Boeotia or Beotia (//, (Greek Βοιωτια; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was the central area of ancient Greece. ...

There are competing stories about him in Greek mythology. According to Pausanius, writing from his travels in Boeotia in the second century CE, "The first to occupy the land of Thebes are said to have been the Ectenes, whose king was Ogygus, an aboriginal. From his name is derived Ogygian, which is an epithet of Thebes used by most of the poets."^[3] But according to the scholiast of Lycophron, this was Egyptian Thebes. Stephanus Byzantius, in the sixth century CE, says Ogyges was the first king of Lycia. 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. ... Pausanias is the name of several ancient people: Pausanias was a Spartan general of the 5th century BC. Pausanias of Sparta was King of Sparta from 409 BC-395 BC. Pausanias was the servant/lover who assassinated Philip II of Macedon in 336 BC Pausanias, Greek traveller and geographer of... The 2nd century is the period from 101 - 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... 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. ... The Ectenes or Hectenes were, in Greek mythology, the autochthones or earliest inhabitants of Boeotia, where the city of Thebes would later be founded. ... Lycophron was a Greek poet and grammarian. ... Thebes Thebes (, ThÄ“bai) is the Greek designation of the ancient Egyptian niwt (The) City and niwt-rst (The) Southern City. It is located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile (). Thebes was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome... Stephanus Byzantinus (Stephanus of Byzantium), the author of a geographical dictionary entitled Εθνικα (Ethnica), of which, apart from some fragments, we possess only the meagre epitome of one Hermolaus. ... Lycia (Lycian: Trm̃misa) is a region in the modern day Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey. ...

He is also said to have been the first king of Attica. In one version of the story the Boeotian and Attic traditions are combined: he was king of the Ectenes, who were the first people to occupy the land of Thebes, and settled in the area then known as Acte (Akte). The land was subsequently called Ogygia in his honor but later known as Attica. Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ... The Alabama Council for Technology in Education (ACTE) was founded in the early 1980s to promote general education and knowledge of technology for Alabama students in grades 3-12 in many areas ranging from computer literacy to video production. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...

Stories of his descent also differ widely, some legends claiming him as the son of either Cadmus or Poseidon, others claiming him to be one of the autochthones (aborigines) of Boeotia (as does Pausanius, above) or a son of Boeotus. Theophilus, in the fourth century CE (ad Autol.), says he was one of the Titans. Cadmus Sowing the Dragons teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908 Caddmus, or Kadmos (Greek: Κάδμος), in Greek mythology, was the son of the king of Phoenicia (Modern day Lebanon) and brother of Europa. ... Neptune reigns in the city of Bristol. ... In Greek mythology, Boeotus (or Boiotos) was the eponymous source of Boeotia in Greece. ... This article is about Theophilus of Alexandria. ... (3rd century - 4th century - 5th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... This article is about the race of Titans in Greek mythology. ...

He was the husband of Thebe, from whom the land of Thebes in Greece is said to derive its name. His children are listed variously as two sons: Eleusinus (for whom the city Elesis was named) and Cadmus (noted above as his father in other traditions); and three daughters: Aulis, Alalcomenia, and Thelvinia. In Greek mythology, the name Thebe refers to at least three different people An Amazon A nymph, daughter of Asopus and Metope, wife of Zethus. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... In Greek mythology, Aulis was a daughter of King Ogyges and Thebe. ... Alalcomenae () is the name of several towns in Greece. ...

Efforts to link his legend to the biblical tradition have him living at the time of the Exodus of the House of Israel from Egypt.^[4] Other sources say that during his reign Phoroneus was ruling the Argives. This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... Exodus is the second book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. ... In Greek mythology, Phoroneus was a culture-hero, son of Inachus and Melia. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ...

The first worldwide Deluge, called the Ogygian deluge, occurred during his reign and derives its name from him—though some sources regard it as a local flood, such as an inundation of Lake Copais, a large lake once in the center of Boeotia^[5], or a flood in Attica. When this flood has been considered global, a similarity is noticed with Noah's flood in the Bible. Various dates have been assigned to the event, including 9500 BCE (Plato), 2136 BCE (Varro), and 1796 BCE (Sextus Julius Africanus). Ogyges survived the flood but many people perished. After his death, due to the flood's devastation, Attica was without kings for 189 years, until the time of Cecrops (Cecrops Diphyes).^[6]. This article is about great floods. ... Location of Lake Copais in antiquity Lake Copais, Kopais, or Kopaida (ancient Greek , modern ) used to be in the centre of Boeotia, Greece, west of Thebes until the late 19th century. ... This article is about the biblical Noah. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... PLATO was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the University of Illinois (U of I) and later taken over by Control Data Corporation (CDC), who provided the machines it ran on. ... Marcus Terentius Varro ([[116 BC]–27 BC), also known as Varro Reatinus to distinguish him from his contemporary Varro Atacinus, was a Roman scholar and writer, who the Romans came to call the most learned of all the Romans. ... // Events 1787 - 1784 BC -- Amorite conquests of Uruk and Isin 1786 BC -- Egypt: Queen Sobekneferu died. ... Sextus Julius Africanus, a Christian traveller and historian of the 3rd century, was probably born in Libya, and may have served under Septimius Severus against the Osrhoenians in AD 195. ... The name Cecrops means face with a tail and it is said that this mythical Greek king, born from the earth itself, had his top half shaped like a man and the bottom half in serpent or fish-tail form. ...

Ogyges is possibly the namesake for the phantom island Ogygia, mentioned in Homer's Odyssey Phantom islands are islands that are believed to exist and appear on maps for a period of time (sometimes centuries), and then are removed after they are proven not to exist (or the general population stops believing that they exist). ... Ogygia was believed to have been an island in the Mediterranean that sank following a huge and powerful earthquake, which shook the area before the bronze age. ... This article is about the poem by Homer. ...

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