Thoas, a king of
Lemnos saved by his daughter
Hypsipyle from the massacre by the Lemnian women. He was a son of
Dionysus and
Ariadne, and sometimes identified with
Thoas, the king of the
Taurians, below.
Thoas, a son of
Jason and
Hypsipyle, and a grandson of
Thoas, the king of Lemnos (above). He was the twin brother of
Euneus.
Other Greek mythological figures named Thoas include:
Thoas, a son of
Icarius of
Sparta, and the brother of
Penelope, the wife of
Odysseus.[2] According to the mythographer
Apollodorus, Icarius and the
NaiadnymphPeriboea had five sons: Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes and
Perileos, and a daughter Penelope.[3] According to
Strabo, however, the mother by Icarius of "Penelope and her brothers" was
Polycaste, the daughter of Lygaeus.[4]
Thoas (or Thoon?), a
Giant who, according to the mythographer
Apollodorus, along with the Giant
Agrius, was killed by the
Moirai (Fates) with bronze clubs, during the
Gigantomachy, the battle fought between the Giants and the
Olympian gods.[5]
Thoas, an
Athenian, who according to
Plutarch, was the brother of Euneus and
Solois, and accompanied
Theseus on his return from his expedition against the
Amazons. This Thoas is different than the
Thoas (see above), who was the son of Jason and Hypsipyle, and who also had a brother named
Euneus.[6]
^Parada, s.v. Thoas 5; Grant, pp.
519–
520; Smith,
s.v. Thoon;
Apollodorus,
1.6.2. Frazer translates Apollodorus 1.6.2 Θόωνα as "Thoas". Citing only Apollodorus 1.6.2, Parada names the Giant "Thoas" (Θόας), and Smith names the Giant "Thoon (Θόων)". Grant, citing no sources, names the Giant "Thoas", but says "he was also called Thoon".
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