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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, 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.
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Thoas is the son of Dionysus and Ariadne. He fathered Hypsipyle and Sicinus with his wife, Myrina. He was given Lemnos by Rhadamanthys, where he ruled until the women of Lemnos revolted against their unfaithful husbands. Thoas escaped to Tauris, where he became king.
Jan 9, 2017 · When the Lemnian women all the men in the island, Hypsipyle saved her father Thoas, and concealed him. ( Apollod. 1.9.17 .) Afterwards, however, he was discovered by the other women, and killed ( Apollod. 3.6.4 ), or he escaped to Tauris (Hygin.
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).
He was king of Lemnos and married to Myrina (a daughter of Cretheus the king of Iolcus), by whom he became the father of Hypsipyle and Sicinus. (Hom. Il. xiv. 230; Diod. v. 79; Schol. ad Apollon. i. 601; Hygin. Fab. 15, 120 ; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 1374.) When the Lemnian women all the men in the island, Hypsipyle saved her father Thoas, and ...
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