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Antissa (mythology) 
Summary
In Greek mythology, Antissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a princess of Lesbos as the daughter of King Macar and sister to Methymna, Mytilene, Agamede, Arisbe and Issa.[1] Her brothers were Cydrolaus, Neandrus, Leucippus[2] and Eresus.[3] She was the eponym of the city Antissa on the said island.[4] In some account, Antissa was claimed to be Macareus' wife instead.[5]
Note edit
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Mytilene; Agamede; Arisbe & Issa
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 5.81.8
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Eresos
- ^ Philo, Brill's New Jacoby 790 F 26 = Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Antissa
- ^ Σ vet. Homer, Iliad 24.544c.
References edit
- 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.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790–1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.