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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.
In Greek mythology, Thoas (Ancient Greek: Θόας, lit. '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.
Thoas, a king of Lemnos saved by his daughter Hypsipyle from the massacre by the Lemnian women. He was a son of Dionysus and Ariadne , and sometimes identified with Thoas , the king of the Taurians , below.
Thoas, who received from his uncle Rhadamanthys the island of Lemnos (situated in the northern part of the Aegean Sea) became its king. After some time Thoas lost his throne when the women of the island revolted against their unfaithful husbands.
From Attica the Pelasgians went to Lemnos, where they sought revenge from the Athenians for depriving them of their previous home. They raided Brauron during the festival and abducted a number of Athenian women whom they kept as concubines.
Thoas, the first mythical king of Lemnos and son of Dionysus and Ariadne, was married to Myrina. During his reign, women led from his daughter Ipsilili, rebelled the men who neglected them and decided to all kill them except Thoas.
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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.
