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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 ...
Lemnos. / 39.917°N 25.250°E / 39.917; 25.250. Lemnos or Limnos ( Greek: Λήμνος; Ancient Greek: Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region.
- Greece
- North Aegean
- 470 m (1,540 ft)
- Lemnos
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.
The constant disagreements between Thomas and Demetrios, who supported the Ottomans instead, eventually led Mehmed to invade and conquer the Morea in 1460. Though Thomas escaped into exile, Demetrios was captured at the despotate's capital, Mystras, and surrendered to the Ottomans on 29 May 1460, exactly seven years after Constantinople's fall ...
- March 1449 – 29 May 1460
- Helena Dragaš
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 ...
Thoas (king of Corinth), a son of Ornytion and a grandson of Sisyphus. Thoas (son of Jason and Hypsipyle), a son of Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and Hypsipyle the daughter of Thoas, the king of Lemnos (above), and the brother of Euneus. Thoas (mythology), other figures named "Thoas" in Greek mythology. Thoas may also refer to: 4834 Thoas ...
Revenge of the Women of Lemnos. The men of Lemnos soon discover the women from Thrace, a nearby country, and choose intimacy with them instead of their wives. Enraged, the women of Lemnos arise in fury one night and slaughter the men of Lemnos. King Thoas – secretly hidden on a ship by his daughter, Hypsipyle, is spared.
