Nauplius (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Nauplius is the name of one mariner heroes. Whether these should be considered to be the same person, or two or possibly three distinct persons, is not entirely clear. The most fam
Revenge of Nauplius (1530s), fresco from the Gallery of Francis I, Palace of Fontainebleau
Nauplius, father of Palamedes
Amymone
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In Greek mythology, Amymone was one of the 50 Danaids as a daughter of Danaus, king of Libya. As the "blameless" Danaid, her name identifies her as, perhaps, identical to Hypermnestra: the one Danaid
Nauplius (mythology)
…and Menelaus, and Auge, the mother of Telephus. The mythographer Apollodorus says he was the same as the Nauplius who was the son of Poseidon and Amymone. Nauplius was also the name of one of the Argonauts, and although Apollonius of Rhodes made the Argonaut a direct descendant of the son of Poseidon…
Poseidon approaches Amymone, whose identity is symbolized by the water jug. The Cupid above represents the erotic motive of the scene (Roman-era mosaic, House of Dionysos at Paphos)
Neptune and Amymone, fresco in Stabiae, Italy, 1st century
Marble torso of Amymone from a larger group that would have included Poseidon. 2nd-century BC, Archaeological Museum of Delos, Greece.