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Thoas (king of Lemnos) In Greek mythology, Thoas ( Ancient Greek: Θόας, "fleet, swift") [1] 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. He was the only man to survive the massacre, having been saved by his ...
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. He was a son of Ornytion and a grandson of Sisyphus.
In Greek mythology, Thoas ( Ancient Greek: Θόας, "fleet, swift") [1] was a king of the Taurians, a barbaric tribe in Crimea. [2] 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.
Jun 14, 2023 · Lemnos, also known as Limnos, is an Eastern Aegean Greek island with a rich history and culture. The island is steeped in mythology, being the domain of the Greek god Hephaestus who served as the god of fire and metalworking. Over time Lemnos has borne witness to several ancient civilisations, archaeological sites and religious monuments which ...
Jan 11, 2016 · The Greek island of Lemnos is the mythic location of the forge of Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, metallurgy, and all things fire. According to legend, Hephaestus landed here after Zeus hurled him ...
In ancient times, Lemnos was a member of the Delian League ruled by Athens. In the 4th century, the island came under Byzantine rule, but in 1204, the Venetians took possession. During the centuries that followed, the island was controlled by Venice, Genoa, and the Turks. Lemnos joined the Greek kingdom after the Balkan Wars in 1912 to 1913.
From 477 Lemnos was a member of the Delian League, and later, except for a Spartan interlude, it was controlled by Athens. In 197 bce Rome declared it free but gave it over in 166 bce to Athens, which retained nominal possession of the island until the time of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus (193–211 ce).
