Anius - Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Anius (Ancient Greek: Ἄνιος) was a king of Delos and priest of Apollo. Illustration of Aeneas meeting with Anius by Johann Wilhelm Baur ... Anius FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch IllustrationofAeneasmeetingwithAniusbyJohannWilhelmBaur InGreekmythology,Anius(AncientGreek:Ἄνιος)wasakingofDelosandpriestofApollo. Contents 1Family 2Mythology 3Notes 4References Family[edit] HewasthesonofApolloandRhoeo,daughterofStaphylusandChrysothemis.[1] Mythology[edit] AniuswasborneitherontheislandofDelos,whichwassacredtohisfatherApollo,oronEuboea,aftertheboxinwhichhismotherhadbeenplacedbyStaphyluswhenhehaddiscoveredherpregnancywaswashedashorethere.Rhoeothen,placingthebabyonApollo'saltar,askedthegodtocareforit,ifitwashis.[1]RhoeothenmarriedZarex,whothusbecamethelegalfatherofAnius.ApollocaredforthechildAniusforalongtime,teachinghimtheartsofdivinationandprophecy.AniuslaterbecameApollo'spriestandthekingofDelos.[2][3] Aniushadthreedaughters:Oeno,Spermo,andElais,knownastheOenotropae;andthreesons,Andros,Mykonos,andThasos.TheirmotherwasDorippe,aThracianwomanransomedbyAniusforthepriceofahorsefromthepirateswhohadkidnappedher.[4]Dionysusgavethethreedaughtersthepowertochangewhatevertheywantedintowine,wheat,andoil.[5]WhentheGreekslandedonDeloswhileontheirwaytoTroy,AniusprophesiedthattheTrojanWarwouldnotbewonuntilthetenthyear,andinsistedthattheystaywithhimfornineyears,promisingthathisdaughterswouldsupplythemwithalimentsduringthatperiod.WhenAgamemnonheardthis,hewantedtotaketheOenotropaewithhimbyforce,toprovidehisarmywithfoodandwine.TheyprayedtoDionysus,whochangedthemintodoves.[6][7] OfAnius'sthreesons,AndrosandMykonosbecameeponymsoftheislandsofAndrosandMykonosrespectively.[8]AsforThasos,hewasdevouredbydogs,andsincethenitwasprohibitedtokeepdogsonDelos.[9][10] Later,Anius,anoldfriendofAnchises,gaveaidtohim,hissonAeneas,andhisretinuewhentheywerefleeingfromTroyandenroutetothefuturesiteofRome.[11][12]Accordingtoarareversionofthemyth,AeneasmarriedAnius'sdaughterLavinia(orLauna),who,likeherfather,hadpropheticabilitiesandboreAeneasason,whowasalsonamedAnius.[13][14] Notes[edit] ^abTripp,Edward.TheMeridianHandbookofClassicalMythology.Meridian,1970,p.52. ^DiodorusSiculus,Bibliothecahistorica5.62 ^TzetzesonLycophron,570&580 ^EtymologicumMagnum293.39,ed.byFriedrichSylburg,p.266(underΔωρίππη) ^Pseudo-Apollodorus,BibliothecaEpitomeofBook4.3.10 ^Ovid,Metamorphoses13.631–640,wheretheyaresaidtohaveactuallybeencarriedoffbyAgamemnonandtohaveescaped,beforetheirtransformationtookplace ^Servius,CommentaryonVirgil'sAeneid3.80 ^StephanusofByzantium,Ethnicas.v.Andros,Mykonos ^Ovid,Ibis477 ^Hyginus,Fabulae247,whereheiscalled"Thasius" ^Virgil,Aeneid3.80–83,withServius'commentary ^Ovid,Metamorphoses13.622ff ^DionysiusofHalicarnassus,AntiquitatesRomanae1.59 ^AureliusVictor,OrigoGentisRomanae,9 References[edit] DiodorusSiculus,TheLibraryofHistorytranslatedbyCharlesHenryOldfather.Twelvevolumes.LoebClassicalLibrary.Cambridge,Massachusetts:HarvardUniversityPress;London:WilliamHeinemann,Ltd.1989.Vol.3.Books4.59–8.OnlineversionatBillThayer'sWebSite DiodorusSiculus,BibliothecaHistorica.Vol1-2.ImmanelBekker.LudwigDindorf.FriedrichVogel.inaedibusB.G.Teubneri.Leipzig.1888–1890.GreektextavailableatthePerseusDigitalLibrary. DionysusofHalicarnassus,RomanAntiquities.EnglishtranslationbyEarnestCaryintheLoebClassicalLibrary,7volumes.HarvardUniversityPress,1937–1950.OnlineversionatBillThayer'sWebSite DionysiusofHalicarnassus,AntiquitatumRomanarumquaesupersunt,VolI-IV..KarlJacoby.InAedibusB.G.Teubneri.Leipzig.1885.GreektextavailableatthePerseusDigitalLibrary. GaiusJuliusHyginus,FabulaefromTheMythsofHyginustranslatedandeditedbyMaryGrant.UniversityofKansasPublicationsinHumanisticStudies.OnlineversionattheToposTextProject. MaurusServiusHonoratus,InVergiliicarminacomentarii.ServiiGrammaticiquiferunturinVergiliicarminacommentarii;recensueruntGeorgiusThiloetHermannusHagen.GeorgiusThilo.Leipzig.B.G.Teubner.1881.OnlineversionatthePerseusDigitalLibrary. Pseudo-Apollodorus,TheLibrarywithanEnglishTranslationbySirJamesGeorgeFrazer,F.B.A.,F.R.S.in2Volumes,Cambridge,MA,HarvardUniversityPress;London,WilliamHeinemannLtd.1921.OnlineversionatthePerseusDigitalLibrary.Greektextavailablefromthesamewebsite. PubliusOvidiusNaso,IbistranslatedbyA.S.Kline©2003.OnlineversionatthePoetryinTranslation PubliusOvidiusNaso,Ibis.R.MerkeliiRecognitione,VolIII.RudolfMerkel.RudolfEhwald.Lipsiae.InAedibusB.G.Teubneri.1889.LatintextavailableatthePerseusDigitalLibrary. PubliusOvidiusNaso,MetamorphosestranslatedbyBrookesMore(1859-1942).Boston,CornhillPublishingCo.1922.OnlineversionatthePerseusDigitalLibrary. PubliusOvidiusNaso,Metamorphoses.HugoMagnus.Gotha(Germany).Friedr.Andr.Perthes.1892.LatintextavailableatthePerseusDigitalLibrary. StephanusofByzantium,StephaniByzantiiEthnicorumquaesupersunt,editedbyAugustMeineike(1790-1870),published1849.AfewentriesfromthisimportantancienthandbookofplacenameshavebeentranslatedbyBradyKiesling.OnlineversionattheToposTextProject. vteDelosLandmarks AgoraoftheCompetaliasts ArchaeologicalMuseumofDelos Cynthus DelosSynagogue MinoanFountain MosaicsofDelos Stoibadeion TempleoftheDelians People Anius AntiphanesofDelos Related Delia DelianLeague LeagueoftheIslanders Prohibitionofdying Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anius&oldid=1110630312" Categories:MythologicalGreekseersKingsinGreekmythologyChildrenofApolloCharactersintheAeneidMetamorphosescharactersCharactersinGreekmythologyAncientDelosHiddencategories:ACwith0elements Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages БългарскиCatalàDeutschΕλληνικάEspañolFrançaisGalegoItalianoLietuviųMagyar日本語PortuguêsРусскийSimpleEnglishСрпски/srpskiУкраїнська Editlinks