Hyria (mythology)

Summary

In Greek mythology, Hyria (Ancient Greek: Ὑρίη) or Hyrie, also called Thyria or Thyrie (Ancient Greek: Θυρίη, romanizedThurie)[a] was the Aetolian daughter of Amphinomus[1] and mother, by Apollo, of Cycnus.

Mythology edit

Hyrie grieved much for her son's death, not knowing he had been transformed into a swan; so she melted away in tears or, as others say, threw herself into a lake (Hyria) and was herself turned into a swan.[2]

See also edit

Footnote edit

  1. ^ Antoninus Liberalis spells her name as Thyrie, Ovid as Hyrie.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 12
  2. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 12; Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.371 ff.

References edit

  • Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.