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In Greek mythology, Thoas (Ancient Greek: Θόας, "fleet, swift") was a son of the god Dionysus and Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos. He was the king of Lemnos when the Lemnian women decided to kill all the men on the island.
- Thoas (king of the Taurians)
He was king when Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia was taken to...
- Thoas (mythology)
Thoas, a king of the Taurians when Iphigenia became...
- Thoas (king of the Taurians)
He was king when Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia was taken to the land of the Taurians, and became a priestess of Artemis there. He was a character in Euripides ' play Iphigenia among the Taurians . He is sometimes identified with the Thoas who was the king of Lemnos and the son of Dionysus and Ariadne , and the father of Hypsipyle .
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Thoas, a king of the Taurians when Iphigenia became priestess of Artemis. He is sometimes identified with Thoas, the king of Lemnos above. Thoas, a king of Aetolia. He was the son of Andraemon and Gorge, and a Greek leader and hero in the Trojan War. Thoas, a king of Corinth.
This mythical story is connected with some specific historical events which happened when the first Greek colonists came to the island of Lemnos (where the old pre-Hellenic culture existed similar to the one in Troy) in about 800 BCE. The name Thoas was relatively common and in the Greek myths more personages with this name can be found, see Thoas.
Hypsipyle, in Greek legend, daughter of Dionysus’s son Thoas, king of the island of Lemnos. When the women of Lemnos, furious at their husbands’ betrayal, murdered all the men on the island, Hypsipyle hid her father and aided his escape. She became queen of the island and welcomed the Argonauts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
THOAS was king of Lemnos and father of Hypsipyle. When the Lemnian women, enraged by jealousy, killed all the men on the island, Hypsipyle saved her father's life and helped him escape by boat (Heroides VI.139-140; Argonauticon II.311-430). Ysiphele, daughter of Thoas, is queen of Lemnos when Jason and his companions arrive, LGW 1465-1468.
Jan 9, 2017 · Thoas. 2. A son of Dionysus and Ariadne. (Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. 3.997; Stat. Theb. 4.769 .) He was king of Lemnos and married to Myrina, by whom he became the father of Hypsipyle and Sicinus. ( Hom. Il. 14.230; Diod. 5.79; Schol. ad Apollon. 1.601; Hygin. Fab. 15, 120 ; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 1374.)
