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Protogeneia

Protogeneia, in Greek mythology, may refer to:Protogeneia, a Phthian princess as the daughter of King Deucalion of Thessaly and Pyrrha, mythological progenitors of the Hellenes. She was the sister of Hellen and Amphictyon, Pandora II and possibly of Thyia, Melantho (Melanthea) and Candybus. By Zeus, Protogeneia became the mother of Opus, Aethlius, Aetolus and possibly of Dorus. Protogeneia, also called Cambyse, daughter of the above Opus. Zeus carried her off from the land of the Epeans and became by her, on mount Maenalus in Arcadia, the father of Opus II. She was later received by Locrus who for being childless, married Protogeneia and adopted her son Opus as his own. Protogeneia, a Calydonian princess as the daughter of King Calydon and Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon, and thus sister to Epicaste. By Ares, Protogeneia became the mother of Oxylus of Aetolia. Protogeneia, the eldest of the king Erechtheus's daughters. She and her sister Pandora were sacrificed on a hill called "Hyacinthus", and so were known as Hyacinthids.

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Protogeneia (/ˌprɒtə.əˈnə/; Ancient Greek: Πρωτογένεια, lit.'the firstborn'), in Greek mythology, may refer to:

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  1. Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10, p. 123, l. 50 - p. 124, l. 1
  2. Apollodorus, 1.7.2; Pherecydes, fr. 3F23; Gantz, p. 167; Hard, p. 404; Grimal, s.v. Protogenia, p. 396.
  3. Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 208
  4. Scholia ad Pindar, Olympian Odes 9.85 (Drachmann, pp. 288–289) [= BNJ 4 F117a]; Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 4.1780
  5. Hyginus, Fabulae 155
  6. Apollodorus, 1.7.2; Hyginus, Fabulae 155
  7. Eustathius ad Homer, p. 277
  8. Hard, p. 564; Scholia ad Pindar, Olympian 9.85 (Drachmann, pp. 288–289) [= BNJ 4 F117a]
  9. Pindar, Olympian Odes 9.43 ff.
  10. Apollodorus, 1.7.7
  11. RE, s.v. Protogeneia (3)
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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)