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Thoas was a king of Lemnos. According to the 1st-century BC historian Diodorus Siculus , Thoas had been a general of the wise Cretan king Rhadamanthus (the brother of Minos and Ariadne's uncle) who gave to Thoas the island of Lemnos .
The name Thoas is derived from the old Greek word thoazo, which means "to move quickly, to hurry up or to hasten." This name is a perfect fit for some of the situations in which this king of Lemnos appeared, especially when he had to move quickly or hurry from one place to another.
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Fantasy. 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.
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 .
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.
(Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. iii. 997; Stat. Theb. iv. 769.) 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.)
Thoas, a king of Corinth. He was a son of Ornytion and a grandson of Sisyphus. Thoas, a son of Jason and Hypsipyle, and a grandson of Thoas, the king of Lemnos (above). He was the twin brother of Euneus. Other Greek mythological figures named Thoas include: Thoas, a son of Icarius of Sparta, and the brother of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus.
