Agave_(mythology)

Agave (mythology)

Agave (mythology)

Various figures in Greek Mythology

In Greek mythology, Agave (/əˈɡeɪviː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγαύη, romanized: Agaúē, lit. 'illustrious, noble' or 'high-born'[1]) may refer to the following characters:[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. Index s.v. Agave. ISBN 9780241983386.
  2. [2]
    Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9780874365818.
  3. [3]
    Hyginus, Fabulae Preface (Latin ed. Micyllus; Bunte; Schimdt)
  4. [4]
    Homer, Iliad 18.35; Hesiod, Theogony 240; Apollodorus, 1.2.7
  5. [5]
    Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 64.
  6. [6]
    Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 9780786471119.
  7. [7]
    Homer, Iliad 18.39-51
  8. [8]
    Apollodorus, 2.1.5
  9. [9]
    Apollodorus, 3.4.2
  10. [10]
    Hyginus, Fabulae 163 Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

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