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
Aerope
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In Greek mythology, Aerope was a Cretan princess as the daughter of Catreus, king of Crete. She was the sister of Clymene, Apemosyne and Althaemenes. After an oracle said he would be killed by one of
Nauplius (mythology)
…fleet, sailing home from the Trojan War, to shipwreck, in revenge for the unjust killing of Palamedes. This Nauplius was also involved in the stories of Aerope, the mother of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and Auge, the mother of Telephus. The mythographer Apollodorus says he was the same as the Nauplius who was the…
Tiestes and Aérope by Nosadella