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Girneft

Girneft (Girneto, dr. Greek. Ὑρνηθώ ) - a character in ancient Greek mythology. Daughter of Temen , king of Argos. Deiphont's wife. After the murder of her father, the army decided to transfer to them royal power [1] Cenotaph in Argos [2] .

According to others, she began to rule with her husband in Epidaurus. The brothers Girnefo Kerin and Falk tried to kidnap her from Epidaurus, taking her away in a chariot. Deiphonus rushed to rescue her, killed Kerin and entered the fight against the Falk . Falk dragged her along, and she died since she was pregnant. She was buried in Epidaurus, setting up the sanctuary of Girnefion [3] .

The plot is mentioned by the poet Dioscorides [4] . In Argos there was a fila girnafiev [5] .

  • See Kurilov A.G. Tradition about the Argos princess of the era of the Dark Ages // Bulletin of St. Petersburg State University . Series 2. 2000. Issue. 1 (No. 2). S.104-109.

Notes

  1. ↑ Pseudo-Apollodor. Mythological library II 8, 5
  2. ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas II 23, 3
  3. ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas II 28, 4-6
  4. ↑ Dioscorides. Epigram 36 Paige
  5. ↑ Commentary by L. D. Bondar, A. G. Kurilov in the book. Polyan. Strategies. St. Petersburg, 2002. S.367; Nagy G. Greek mythology and poetics. M., 2002. S. 362, according to the inscriptions
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Girnefoe&oldid=76552410


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